1887.] J. Hinton Knowles— Kashmiri Riddles. 153 
I came and I went; 
I sat on many branches ; 
I was sweet—and where did I go ? 
Ans. Nindar , sleep. 
KuJcii is old Kashmiri. Waryah, sethah , are now used. 
132, Anzinih hande ndgarddo, anzinih Tcudanaipawo ; 
Ghhdni guruh nah, hrdli thuruJc nah; pdnai byutulc suwo. 
0 spring of the goose, the goose made its way to you ; 
No carpenter cut it, no potter formed it; but you of yourself 
became hardened (lit. sat hard). 
Ans. Tulah-Jcatur, ice on surface of water. 
133, Hapat Jcandur; bretln pandit; talim poni liyur Jchasan; breri brah¬ 
man; gagar suts; Jcdshuri parimi; shdl gadah-hanz ; thapal sarraf. 
Bears (are) bakers ; stupid people (are) pandits ; the lower waters 
flow up; cats (are) brahmans; rats (are) tailors; Kashmiris (are) 
Panjabis; jackals (are) fishermen ; usurpers (are) bankers. 
Ans. Purshiyar , the name of a ghat in Srinagar city just 
below the second bridge. 
A man was going to a village, when he was met by another man, 
who asked him where he was going and whence he had come. He 
replied as above that he had come from the place where bears were 
bakers, etc., etc. 
134, Khatis andar maz Jcuchih hand. 
A little piece of flesh in the cupboard. 
Ans. Zyav tah as, the tongue in the mouth. 
Khat is a small cupboard let into the wall, wherein Kashmiris_ 
generally store rice, milk, etc., to preserve them from rats and cats. 
135, Bdlas peth tcalah saruph , lat tah Tear milawit, 
Aurah ay as Zuhrah Khotan lat ninas gilaivit. 
A black snake on a hill with its tail and neck together, (lit. making 
its tail and neck to meet). 
Zuhrah Khotan came over and wrenched off its tail. 
Ans. Kuluph , a padlock. 
136, Tsor chhis rabis mandan; tsor chhis Jchandam tiiri ; zah chhis cliard- 
ganah; zah chhis tir-anddzah; aJc chhus morchhalah tear an. 
She treads the mud with four ; four are dishes of sweets ; two are 
lamps ; two are archers; and one fans her. 
Ans. Qav , a cow’s feet, teats, eyes, horns, and tail. 
