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“Telugu:
గడ్డం వపనముచ్యతే”
English Translation:
My beard will be fit for shaving.Said by a goat to a lion which he threatened to devour to fulfil a vow.

“Telugu:
కూత లార్భాటాలేగాని కుప్పలో గింజ లేదు”
English Translation:
Great cries, but not a grain in the heap.A great noise of threshing, but no grain to thresh.””Great cry and little wool” as the fellow said when he sheared the pig.

“Telugu:
చదివేది రామాయణము, పడగొట్టేవి దేవస్థలాలు”
English Translation:
He reads the Ramayana, and knocks down temples.Much religion, but no goodness.