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“Telugu:
గుళ్లో దేవునికి నైవేద్యము లేకుంటే, పూజారి పుళిహోరకు యేడ్చినాడట”,”
,”English Translation:
While the idol in the temple was in want of Naivédyam, the priest cried for Pulihora.Pulihora is a more expensive ofl‘ering prepared with acid.

“Telugu:
ఓర్చలేని రెడ్డి వుండీ చెరిచెను, చచ్చీ చెరిచెను”
English Translation:
The envious Reddi ruined the village while living, and was a curse to it when dead.A Reddi who had oppressed the people of his village all his life, requested them, when dying, to burn his body in a certain spot. This they willingly acceded to, and took the Reddi’s corpse there for that purpose, when they were attacked by the inhabitants of the neighbouring village, within the limit of which the Reddi had desired to be burned, and this became an everlasting cause of contention. (See Tatachari’s Tales Page 5.)

“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.