পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/৪৩

ON APPEARING ON THE " CHATAI " HILL. 35 80. On appearing on the " Chatai " Bill, Kihar jagarat mara . Chatai parbatat gdto Dekhddi adhali Pdchota bharo. What fault have I committed ? I have appeared on the Chatai hil]. And have to pay five eight-anna pieces. The 5^t^ ^^^ is a mythical hill, which was supposed to be situated somewhere in the Sibsagar district. The proverb applies to the case of a person who has to pay a fine for some imaginary fault. 91. Carelessness, Kakalat kachi Buri phure nachi. The tickle is on the waist of the old woman, Who impatiently looks for it elsewhere. 02. Quarrelling for no reason. Kathd b^ kat bhekuri talat. Where is your reason (for quarrelling), it is underneath the bhekuri Lush. C31[f^ is a kind of scrub jungle. This proverb applies to cases of quarrels about nothing;