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J. Hinton Knowles —Kashmiri Riddles. 
[No. 3, 
This is also a saying, cited against a woman, who wishing to quarrel, 
goes and unites in a “ row ” close by. Kashmiri women have terrible 
tongues and, most shrill voices. At the time of quarrelling they screech, 
shout, and dance till they are too hoarse and too tired to go on. 
128, Zdme , zuse, punde, ase; 
Net sanan karih tirthan, 
Warih icaryas nunui ase ; 
Nisliih clihui tali parzantan ; 
He will yawn, cough, sneeze, and laugh ; 
He always bathes at the sacred places ; 
Year in and year out he will remain naked; 
He is near to you, recognise him. 
Ans. Ruth, the face. 
129, Avail maharaj sdvah jangas tulunavanas gat altar. 
The maliaraj came and entered into the fight and destroyed (them). 
Ans. Mas kdsun , to shave the head. 
Gatakdr tulunawun , lit. to cause darkness to arise. 
Vide Nos. 70 and 112. 
130, Gugusi gugusi gugaliye gajih till gugus lead, 
Rah (or huh ) nai kadai rinddliye atili chhuh bihit thag. 
Be careful, 0 woman, mind and take it out of the oven. 
I will not take it out, 0 woman, (because) a robber is sitting there. 
Ans. Zananah jord dsah, yimav tsuchih dsah Icarit , gajih manz 
thavimatsah. Tamili leak tali wot timannisliak began ah. Akih zandnili dup 
beyis kun titai path, yuth nah zih puts bozili, zih tsuehili kad gajih vianzah. 
Tami dyutus jawdb, zih bull kadah nah, tikidzih yih mahnyuv chhuh atiti. 
There were two women who had made some bread and put it in 
the oven. At that time a stranger came to them. One woman said to 
the other in such a way that their guest might not understand, “ Tako 
the bread out of the oven.” The (other) woman replied, “ 1 will not tako 
it out, because there is a man there.” 
Gugusi, gugusi, gugaliye, rinddliye, are words merely mado up for 
the occasion in order to deceive the stranger. 
I protested against including Iho above in this little collection; 
but everybody, that 1 asked, declared it was a riddle, so 1 have put 
it in. 
131, Ay eyas lull gaynjas ; 
Kuku lanjih bcclu yas; 
Mudur dsas tali kut gayas f 
