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FEBBUARY, 1933 ]
KASHMIRI RIDDLES
Ayeyas ta gayeyas ; Ku ku lanji, becheyas ; Mudar asam ta kut gayas ! I came and went away; I perched on various branches; It was sweet to me, and whither did it go! Answer :-Sleep.
10. Bála pětha minimar ush tráwán. A doe is shodding tears on a hill. Answer :-Straining boiled rice in a pot.
11. Bar dit khar natsan. An ass is dancing with the door shur Answer A mill grinding corn.
Baras pèth kalo-shahmar Lat ta de milavit; Ora dyas kenkalat, Lat ninas gilavit. A black snake is on the door With tail and mouth joined; A lizard came up; It twisted away its tail. Answer :-Padlock and key.
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Buthi bhasm, sanyasi chukho ; Athi lúr, pyáda chukho : Dhas dhas karawun day chukho; Pati kini yet, král chukho. Thou art a mendicant, thy face being unvered with ashes Thou art a footman, a stick being in thy hand; Thou art a god, making a rumbling sound; Thou art a potter, with a basket on thy buck. Answer :-Corn grinding-mill.
Chelis ubras krihin kár. Timesu karầm táo tây. In the white cloud are black crows. They are calling " Caw! caw!" Answer :-Writing on white paper.
15. Darakhti jánawara, darakhtas chu na bihan, Baiza-kashi be-shumar, phiih chuk na ráh diwan. A tree bird, [but it does not sit on the tree; It produces innumerable eggs, [but] never hatches thom. Answer:- Fish : likened to a bird because of its fins, which are compared
with wings.
