ఈ పుట అచ్చుదిద్దబడ్డది
TELUGU PROVERBS.
688. కొండ వలె వచ్చి మంచు వలె తేలినట్టు
- Coming like a mountain, and melting away like dew.
- (See No. 2118.)
- Said of a difficulty which appears great when distant but is easily overcome when grappled with.
689. కొండవీటి చేంత్రాడు.
- Like a well-rope at Kondavidu.
- Where water is very scarce and the wells very deep.
- Said of a long-winded story.
690. కొంప తీస్తివా రామన్నా ఆంటే, అందుకు సందేహమా అన్నట్టు.
- “Have you ruined me Ramanna?” [said a man to his parrot] “Is there any doubt of that?” it replied.
- A man was duped into buying a parrot by the seller pretending it had power to discover hidden treasure. He pointed to a place where money had been previously buried and enquired of the parrot, which answered "Is there any doubt of that?" the only sentence it had been taught to repeat. The purchaser having bought the parrot for a large sum, in vain endeavoured to cause it to discover treasure. At last in his disappointment he cried "Have you ruined me Ramanna?" when he received the same answer " Is there any doubt of that?"
- Applied to a person who knowingly gives bad advice to others, and then laughs at their misfortunes.
691. కొట్టకమునుపే యేడుస్తావేమంటే, ముందు కొట్టబోతావని యేడుస్తానన్నట్టు.
- “Why do you cry before being beaten?” he asked, “you are going to beat me in future” replied [the boy].
- (See No. 372.)
- Never yowl till you’re hit.
- Let your trouble tarry till its own day comes.
- Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
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