1887.] J. Hinton Knowles —Kashmiri Riddles. 151 
A one-legged (lit. a lame) horse kicked, 
And pearls were scattered. 
Ans. Muhilih sueti munun , to pound with a pestle. 
Chhangare is very old Kashmiri. Now-a-days the words chheka- 
ranah yun , pareshdn gatshun and chhakunah yun , are used. 
121, Wanas levih Jcus ? 
Who will wash the jungle ? 
Ans. Rud yd shin , rain or snow. 
122, Wanas duvih kus ? 
Who will sweep the jungle P 
Ans. Wav , the wind. 
123, Pewdn chhuh moha zan; 
Saman chhuh kohd zan ; 
Tsaldn chhuh tsura zan; 
It falls like a musquito ; 
Collects together like a great hill; 
(And) runs away like a thief. 
Ans. Shm, snow. 
124, Navih lejih gadi sat. 
A new pot with seven holes in it. 
Ans. Ruth yd Jcalah, the face (which is likened to a new pot, 
because it is clean). 
125, Guris jpeth hust. 
An elephant on a horse. 
Ans. Khrdvih peth mahnyuv } a man walking in pattens. 
I have heard something like this in Persian 
Ghist an chist dar jahan bisydr , 
Fil rd di'dam o bar asp saivar. 
126, Huti yut. 
(Going) hither and thither. 
Ans. Yeni yeruni, sorting the warp. 
127, Hul gandit baticli natsan. 
Tightening her girdle the duck dances 
Ans. Pruts, a little apparatus forming part of the spinning- 
wheel and intended to receive the thread. 
