ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
ఆకలి యెత్తుతుంది అత్తగారా అంటే, రోకలి మింగవే కోడలా అన్నద�”
English Translation:
When the daughter-in-law said she was hungry, her mother-in-law told her to swallow the pestle.Rokali is a wooden pestle, five or six feet long, used for pounding rice.

“Telugu:
అవ్వా కావలెను, బువ్వా కావలెను”
English Translation:
I want grand-mother and I want food.Said by a child who did not wish to leave its grand-mother, but who had to do so to get its dinner.You cannot drink and whistle at the same time. (Danish)

“Telugu:
ఏరు తీశినట్టు”
English Translation:
Like the flood subsiding.Perfect stillness after a tumult.After a storm comes a calm.