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“Telugu:
నేతగాడికేలరా కోతిపిల్ల”
English Translation:
What does a Weaver want with a young monkey’!The monkey would do much mischief.Imprudent association with bad people.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఏనుగను తెచ్చి యేకుల బుట్టలో వుంచి అది తననెత్తిన పెట్టి తన్ను యెత్తుకో అంటాడు”
English Translation:
He tells me to put the elephant into the cotton basket, to place the basket on his head, and to lift him up.Ekulabutta is a very small hand basket.Being asked to do an utter impossibility.

“Telugu:
కడుపు కూటికి యేడిస్తే, కొప్పు పూలకు యేడ్చినది”
English Translation:
When the belly cried for food, the hair cried for flowers.

“Telugu:
గడ్డ తిన్నా కంపే, పాయ తిన్నా కంపే”
English Translation:
If you eat the root [of garlick] there is a smell, if you eat a clove of it there is a smellWhether you do a little evil or much, it is alike bad. ​