“Telugu:
కాదు కాదు అంటే నాది నాది అన్నాడ”
English Translation:
When one said “ Kadu, Kadu” the other said “Nadi, Nadi.”Kadu in Telugu means “” it is not,”” “”no”” in Tamil it signifies “”the ear.”” A Telugu man on one occasion accidentally stuck the barb of his spear into a Tamilian’s ear, on which the latter cried out “” Kadu ! Kadu ! (My ear! my ear!). The Telugu man thinking he meant to say “” Not yours, not yours”” pulled at the spear all the harder, saying “”Nadi! Nadi!”” (It’s mine! it’s mine !Said to a man who is obstinate in argument.