ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
నడిచే కొద్దీ డొంక, పెట్టే కొద్దీ కుదురు”
English Translation:
As you walk you widen the path, as you put [earth] youraise the ledge. Donku is a path between two fields.Kuduru is a ledge made withearth round a mortar in which grain is pounded.

“Telugu:
తల్లి లేని పిల్ల వుల్లి లేని కూర”
English Translation:
A motherless child is like a curry without onions.

“Telugu:
చెవుడు చెవుడూ అంటే, తవుడు తవుడూ అంటాడు”
English Translation:
When they call out “Deaf man! Deaf man!” he answers “[I’ve got] Bran, Bran!”The jingle of the Telugu words is similar to that of the English equivalents.