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“Telugu:
అంఅటి యేరు వచ్చినది అత్తగారూ అంటే, కొలబుర్ర నాచేతిలో వున్నది కోడలా అన్నద�”
English Translation:
“A river of porridge has come, mother-in-law !” she cried. “But I have the measure, daughter-in-law,” replied the dame.

“Telugu:
కోళ్లకు రెక్కలూ తాళ్లకు చండ్లూ వున్నట్టు,”
,”English Translation:
Like the wings of fowls, and the flower-stalks of palmyra trees.Domestic fowls make no use of their wings, and the flower-stalk (spadix) of the palmyra bears no fruit.Useless possessions.

“Telugu:
అద్దె పేరంటము, శిద్దె మురికి”
English Translation:
[ Going to] an entertainment on hire is [ to get] the dirt off a leathern ghi bottle.Pérantam is an invitation given to married women on the occasion of any domestic festival. Family priests sometimes hire married women to attend on such occasions, the condition being that all presents received 30 to the priest. The food set before these substitutes is often had.Come uncalled sit unserved.Go neither to a wedding nor a christening without invitation.