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valuable than that oi a female.] The Dards have sometimes acted on this maxim in order
to lull the suspicions of their Kashmir enemies.*
C. FABLES.
The woman and the hen.
16. Eyk tsheekeyn TcoTtoi ek asi/li; sese soni thul (, Kane ) deli ; setshey-se kokdite
zanmd Ido wii ; tide du dey the ; se ekenu lang MM ; Icofcoi der
( food, grain ) eggs two giving does ; this one rid got; the hen's stomach
pay, muy.
bursting, died.
Moral :—Anesey mani ctni ham.
Lao arem the dpejo Jang Hid,
Much to gain the little lost becomes
TEANSLATION.
A woman had a hen ; it used to lay one golden egg ; the woman thought that if she
gave much food it would lay two eggs ; but she lost even the one, for the hen died, its stomach
bursting. Moral. People often lose the little they have by aspiring to more.
17. THE SPAEEOW AND THE MOUNTAIN.
. " A sparrow who tried to kick the mountain himself toppled over."
Shunutur-se tshishe—sdti . pdjja dem the' ndre gd.
The sparrow with the mountain kicked fall went \xfj
18. THE BAT STTPPOETING THE FIEMAMENT.
The bat is in the habit of sleeping on its back- It is believed to be very proud.
It is supposed to say as it lies down and stretches its legs towards heaven, " This I do
so that when the heavens fall down I may be able to support them."
Tilteb rate suto—to -pay hunte angdi — loan theun ; anr/di
A bat at night sleeping its legs upwards heaven—ward does; the heavens
vj&ti — to pey—g\ sanarem theun.
when falling with my feet uphold I will.
™KaTLTI/M^ ia atta(*^ *«*«* used to consider themselves victorious if
they had robbed more sheep than they had lost men,
valuable than that oi a female.] The Dards have sometimes acted on this maxim in order
to lull the suspicions of their Kashmir enemies.*
C. FABLES.
The woman and the hen.
16. Eyk tsheekeyn TcoTtoi ek asi/li; sese soni thul (, Kane ) deli ; setshey-se kokdite
zanmd Ido wii ; tide du dey the ; se ekenu lang MM ; Icofcoi der
( food, grain ) eggs two giving does ; this one rid got; the hen's stomach
pay, muy.
bursting, died.
Moral :—Anesey mani ctni ham.
Lao arem the dpejo Jang Hid,
Much to gain the little lost becomes
TEANSLATION.
A woman had a hen ; it used to lay one golden egg ; the woman thought that if she
gave much food it would lay two eggs ; but she lost even the one, for the hen died, its stomach
bursting. Moral. People often lose the little they have by aspiring to more.
17. THE SPAEEOW AND THE MOUNTAIN.
. " A sparrow who tried to kick the mountain himself toppled over."
Shunutur-se tshishe—sdti . pdjja dem the' ndre gd.
The sparrow with the mountain kicked fall went \xfj
18. THE BAT STTPPOETING THE FIEMAMENT.
The bat is in the habit of sleeping on its back- It is believed to be very proud.
It is supposed to say as it lies down and stretches its legs towards heaven, " This I do
so that when the heavens fall down I may be able to support them."
Tilteb rate suto—to -pay hunte angdi — loan theun ; anr/di
A bat at night sleeping its legs upwards heaven—ward does; the heavens
vj&ti — to pey—g\ sanarem theun.
when falling with my feet uphold I will.
™KaTLTI/M^ ia atta(*^ *«*«* used to consider themselves victorious if
they had robbed more sheep than they had lost men,