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“ കുടകുമലയിന്നു പേറുകഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടു കാണിയാക്കെണ്ടി എരയിന്റെ തലയിലൊ”
English Translation:
After the childbirth took place in the Coorg hills, does the newborn need to be formally presented to the household pillar? (Insisting on rigid, misplaced rituals long after the major event has already concluded elsewhere.)

“ ആട്ടികൊണ്ടുപോകുമ്പോൾ പിണ്ണാക്കു കൊടുക്കാത്തവൻ വീട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ എണ്ണകൊടുക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Will the man who refused you oil cake while pressing oil ever give you pure oil when you visit his home? (Someone who refuses to part with worthless scraps during a windfall will never share real wealth later.)

“ പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലിൽ പതിരുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ (പശുവിൻപാലും കൈക്കും) പഴഞ്ചോറ്റിൽ കൈവേകും”
English Translation:
If there is any husk of falsehood in an old proverb, your hand will be scalded by cold leftover rice (and cow’s milk will taste bitter). (Traditional folk wisdom is proven and infallible; questioning it is as absurd as expecting cold rice to burn your skin.)