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“Telugu:
గుడ్డు వచ్చి పిల్లను యెక్కిరించినది”
English Translation:
The egg made faces at the chicken.Mocking and mimicking a superior.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఆడబోయిన తీర్థము యెదురుగా వచ్చినది”
English Translation:
The sacred water in which the man was going to bathe came to meet him.(Sec No. 1810.)A thing sought for to come to hand without trouble.

“Telugu:
నిప్పులు వళ్లో కట్టుకొని వున్నాడు”
English Translation:
He has fire in his skirt.

“Telugu:
చల్లకు వచ్చి ముంత దాచుకొన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
Coming to beg buttermilk and hiding the cup.Pride with poverty.Pride and poverty are ill met yet often together.