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“Telugu:
గడ్డము కాలి వొకడు యేడుస్తూ వుంటే, చుట్టకు నిప్పు యిమ్మని వొకడు వెంబడించినట్టు”
English Translation:
When one man was crying out that his board was on fire another followed him asking him for a light for his cigar.If my beard is burnt, others try to light their pipes at it. (Turkish.)¤

“Telugu:
ఏమి పోలిశెట్టీ అంటే, యెప్పటి మొత్తుకోళ్లే అన్నాడ�”
English Translation:
When Polisetti was asked how he was getting on, he replied “I am in trouble as usual.”

“Telugu:
బ్రతకని బిడ్డ తెగబారెడు”
English Translation:
The dead infant is always a fine child.Thought more of when dead than when living.For folks fare well, and fair children die.