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“Telugu:
కుక్కను కొట్ట బచ్చెన కొయ్య కావలెనా”
English Translation:
Do you require a painted stick to strike a dog with?

“Telugu:
గంప శిడి కాదు, గాలపు శిడి”
English Translation:
It is not the basket, but the hook.Galapu Sidi is the hook used in the swinging festival (Charak Puja) and Gampa Sidi is a basket sometimes used instead of the hook.Applied to a very difficult task.

“Telugu:
గడ్డము కాలి వొకడు యేడుస్తూ వుంటే, చుట్టకు నిప్పు యిమ్మని వొకడు వెంబడించినట్టు”
English Translation:
When one man was crying out that his board was on fire another followed him asking him for a light for his cigar.If my beard is burnt, others try to light their pipes at it. (Turkish.)¤