“నంగి వంగలు మేస్తే నారికేళాలు దూడమేశినది అన్నాడట.”

అర్థం · Meaning

“When the Nangi ate up the brinjals, the calf ate up the cocoanuts” said be (For 7am see No. 97.) A certain S'udra named Venn before going on a pilgrimage delivered over charge of his brinjal garden to a Komati called Kustumbha. When he returned and applied for his garden his friend told him that the Nangi had eaten up all the brinjals. Vénu knew that no such animal existed, but remained quiet and waited his opportunity to pay oil’ the Kornati. Shortly afterwards Knstumbha required a man to watch his cocoannt garden and engaged Venn for this work. The éddra sold all the cocoa nuts and appropriated the proceeds. On being questioned by the Kornati, Vépu told him that the calf had eaten all the cocoanuts. " How is that P” asked Kustumbha, “ How could it reach them 9" “ Oh" replied Venn “ When the Nangi ate the brinjals could not the calf eat the cocoanutsl'” The Komati, knowing his own dishonesty, could give no answer. ( 214 )

ఈ సామెతను ఎప్పుడు వాడతారు? — జీవితంలో ఆ పరిస్థితి వచ్చినప్పుడు, ముఖ్యంగా సంబంధాలు, విలువలు, మనుషుల స్వభావం గురించి మాట్లాడేటప్పుడు ఈ సామెతను ఉటంకిస్తారు. సామెతలు (samethalu) are one-line lessons — this saying is quoted in conversation to make the point memorable.