69. Q.-More hageyākō miyad The cover is almost water-tight, the leaves being fastened together and above sewn together with small sticks, in the above question compared to the beams of a roof. Five brothers are entering at one time a flat hollow ? cheped latārēkō misāte bōlōā ? A.-Sarsarkō. The fingers (at meal-time). 70. Q.-More horōtekō si'ya, gel They are ploughing with five men, horōtekō karayā? A.-Karkad. 71. Q.-Atom atomte dōē janggiā, talārē dõē jilugiā ? A.-Pārkom. 72. Q.-Miyad orārē kirki menā; en kirkirē orā paromōtanā, batikam orāren horōkō en kirkirē kākō paromdariya ? A.-Da'; jāl; hae. but harrowing with ten ? The cleaning of the mouth in the morning. The "tooth-brush," generally a branch of the Sakua-tree, is first used for cleansing the teeth; after it is well chewed at both ends, it is broken in two places and the "harrowing" (the cleansing of the tongue) begins. While the former is done with one hand, both hands are necessary for the latter. On the sides are the bones, the flesh inside ? The bedstead. The bones are the wooden frame, the flesh is the man, resting on the bed. In a house is a window; the (whole) house goes through the window; but the inmates of the house cannot pass through the window ? The water; the fisher-net; the fishes. 73. Q.-Miyad horō dō garā garā. A man is going on crying in the te rā' berayā ? A.-Chand. rivers ? The bamboo-weel for catching fish. 1 Or: Miyad sandi harā garā garāte hunkar argu huñkār raka- A male buffalo in the water is 74. Q.-Miyad horō jang, jilu- A man has neither bones, nor mayom banōā, batikam go- A.-Sengel. 75.. Q.-Jatā kanted dõē jomea, holong lopongae, baharōā ? A.-Sengel. 76. Q.-Miyad horō gotā disumra khurji jom chabairēō kāe biyuā ? A.-Sengel. 77. Q.-Go'tania katā kā nelōā, gō'kain murdārā upun katā nelōā ? A.-Bing; choke. flesh, nor blood; still he is wan- The fire. He is eating branches and leaves, The fire. A man is not satisfied even after The bearer's feet are not seen, but The snake; the frog. The snake killed a frog and took Sometimes is added: Nenel- The onlooker (katkom = cancer) 80. Q.-Miyad dundu-bing bariā A Dundu snake has two heads ? two heads are the ends turned over, to avoid unravelling. 81. Q.-Miyad horō doyāsā're A man has teeth on his back? 83. Q.-Miyad horo seno doo A man can go out, but he cannot dariyā, hiju do kāe dariya? A.-Sar (tutti); kaji. 1 return? The arrow; the word. 85. Q.-Ni senōãe, ni na'dō Now he is going away far off, now 88. Q.-Rājā rānikōa charim Can you split the king's or the chatayā ? A.-Ub. queen's thin bamboo? boo-stick [or any other small 89. Q.-Jiyam, tikita arā'm ud Grandson, can you eat the roasted dariyā? A.-Ub. vegetable? The hair. "Roasted" because of the black 90. Q.-Hende tonangrē harā-kō In a black forest buffaloes have 1 The plough. 93. Q.-Chinam nelingā? Emad- Why do you look at me (i.e., meaing? A.-Diri; delkā. with an angry look)? Have I The stone; clod. The stone (clod), lying on the 94. Q.-Jargi hetēteyod miyadge The waterbird in the rainy kațatiya ? A.-Chatom. season has only one foot ? The bamboo umbrella. The man holding it in his hands, is covered almost by it; and he standing under it, is called the one foot of the umbrella. 95. Q.-Mid puru jondrā atām Can you count the flour of Indian lekayā? A.-Ipilkō. corn in a leaf-bowl? The stars. 96. Q.-Rör darute, da'seten- Water comes out of a withered 98. Q.-Miyad undute pandu- A cobra is disappearing in a hole ? bing bolōtanãe ? A.-Denki (dhenki). The rice-tamping-iron (beam). 99. Q.-Pundi otere hende baba- On a white field black rice is sown? Writing. Halloh, flesh! What is it, bone? Come on, we will run away. Who is coming then? A cobra is coming, nine hands long. Who says that? The man who died last year, says it. The frog; the stone (clod). (Or also the "flesh"=the clod; and the "bone"=the stubbles on the field). Both have a conversation together. Until the time of preparing the field comes near, both frog and clod were the masters of the field. Then the stone (clod) says to the frog: "Halloh, flesh," and it is answering with the question: "What is it, bone?" And then the former |