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“Telugu:
చూడగా చూడగా గుర్రము గాడిదె అయినది”
English Translation:
As he looked and looked the horse turned out a donkey.By close inspection the true state is known.

“Telugu:
ధర్మపురిలో దొంగిలించబోతూ ధార్వాడలోనుంచి వంగుకొని పోయినాడ�”
English Translation:
[The thief] going to rob in Dharmapuri went crouching from Dharwada ( Dharwar ).

“Telugu:
చెల్లీ చెల్లడములకు శెట్టిగారు వున్నారు”
English Translation:
The Setti is here to test the genuineness.A fool travelling with a Setti [merchant] was plundered. On the robbers’ questioning the genuineness of the coin, the man referred to his rich friend who had up to that time escaped their observation.To injure a friend unwittingly, from stupidity.