“Tamil:
வண்ணானுக்குப் போனான் வண்ணாத்திக்கு வந்தான்.”
“English Translation:
To the washerman, his name was “gone;” to the washer-woman, “come.”This proverb is explained as follows:—a washerman engaged a servant who gave his name as Pónán, he is gone. In the absence of her husband he told the washer-woman that his name was Vandán, he is come.The washerman wanting the man called him by name,-Pónáu. At the same moment the wife called the man by his other name Vandán. The washerman thereupon concluded that the servant had gone to his wife. Again he called as before, and his wife also called. As the servant did not come to him, the washerman became angry and went to his wife when an altercation took place. The matter being explained, they suspected that something was wrong, and soon found that the man had made off with their savings, and that he had given the two names to serve his secret purpose.”,