“Telugu: ఆశలేని కూటికి ఆకలి లేదు”English Translation: There is no appetite for food unhoped for. — Telugu Related Mantras “Telugu: కోతి పిడికిలి”English Translation: A monkey’s fist.Not letting go any thing in its grasp.Applied to obstinacy. “Telugu: అడ్డెడు తవ్వెడు బియ్యము యిచ్చి అమ్మా నీ ప్రసాదము అన్నట్టు”English Translation: Like giving [a cook] two and a half measures of rice and saying, “Madam, this is your gift.”The cook gets four-fifths of the rice for herself, and yet she must be coaxed to cook the food. The allusion is to a traveller endeavouring to get some person to cook for him. “Telugu: తాళ్లకు తలను చండ్లు మేకలకు మెడను చండ్లు”English Translation: The Palmyra trees have teats on their heads, the goats have teats (Wattles) on their necks.The Hindus call the flower stalk (apadix ) of the Palmyra a teat.Useless appendages.