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“Telugu:
బొంకరా బొంకరా పోలిగా అంటే, టంగుటూరి మిరియాలు తాటి కాయలంతేశి అన్నాడ”
English Translation:
“Go on with your lies Poliga,” said one, “The Țanguțûru pepper is as big as Palmyra fruit,” he replied.He may lie boldly who comes from afar. (French) ​

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“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:
ఆముదములో ముంచిన యేకువలె వున్నాడు”
English Translation:
He is like a flock of cotton dipped in castor oil.To look like a drowned mouse.5

“Telugu:
ఈ వూళ్లో పెద్దలు యెవరంటే తాళ్లు, దాతలు యెవరంటే చాకళ్లు”
English Translation:
When asked who were the great (men) in the village, he said “ The Pa1myras;” when asked who were the givers (of presents), he replied “The washermen.”A joke. The Palmyras (see No. 290) are the tallest trees, and the washermen give people back their clothes.