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“Telugu:
పిల్లిని చంపిన పాపము నీది, బెల్లము తిన్న పాపము నాది”
English Translation:
You take the sin of killing the cat, I’ll take the sin of eating your molasses.Said by s stingy Komati to a Brahman priest to whom he had presented the cheapest possible ofl‘ering that would expiate the sin he had committed by killing a cat, viz., a little image of a cat made of molasses, which he afterwards was greedy enough to take back again and swallow.

“Telugu:
ఓడు వోడంటే, కంచం వోడన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
One said “ Loss, loss !” the other replied “A hole in the dish.”A pun on the word Odu.

“Telugu:
నెల బాలుడికి నూలిపోగు”
English Translation:
A thread to the new moon.When Hindus see the new moon, they unravel a thread from one of their garments and ofi‘er it, asking for a new cloth.