Jamaica Anansi

Jamaica Anansi stories

Name: Jamaica Anansi stories
Author: Beckwith, Martha Warren, 1871-1959; Roberts, Helen H. (Helen Heffron), 1888-1985 [Contributor]

作者：Beckwith, Martha Warren, 1871-1959; Roberts, Helen H. (Helen Heffron), 1888-1985 [Contributor]
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字数：475,598　来源：Project Gutenberg

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JAMAICA ANANSI STORIES
MEMOIRS OF
VOLUME XVII.
CONTENTS.
ANIMAL STORIES.
OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY.
MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES.
SONG AND DANCE.
PREFACE.
ANIMAL STORIES.
1. TYING TIGER.
2. TIGER AS SUBSTITUTE.
3. TIGER AS RIDING-HORSE.
4. TIGER’S SHEEP-SKIN SUIT.
5. TIGER CATCHING THE SHEEP-THIEF.
6. TIGER’S BREAKFAST.
7. EGGS AND SCORPIONS.
8. TIGER’S BONE-HOLE.
9. THE CHRISTENING.
10. EATING TIGER’S GUTS.
11. THROWING AWAY KNIVES.
12. GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
13. DAY-TIME TROUBLE.
14. NEW NAMES.
15. LONG-SHIRT.
16. SHUT UP IN THE POT.
17. HOUSE IN THE AIR.
18. GOAT ON THE HILL-SIDE.
19. DOG AND DOG-HEAD.
20. TACOOMAH’S CORN-PIECE.
21. ANANSI AND THE TAR-BABY.
22. INSIDE THE COW.
23. CUNNIE-MORE-THAN-FATHER.
24. THE DUCKANO TREE.
25. FOOD AND CUDGEL.
26. THE RIDDLE.
27. ANANSI AND BROTHER DEAD.
28. BROTHER DEAD AND THE BRINDLE PUPPY.
29. THE COWITCH AND MR. FOOLMAN.
30. DRY-HEAD AND ANANSI.
31. THE YAM-HILLS.
32. THE LAW AGAINST BACK-BITING.
33. FLING-A-MILE.
34. BUT-BUT AND ANANSI.
35. TUMBLE-BUG AND ANANSI.
36. HORSE AND ANANSI.
37. ANANSI IN MONKEY COUNTRY.
38. CURING THE SICK.
39. ANANSI, WHITE-BELLY AND FISH.
40. GOAT’S ESCAPE.
41. TURTLE’S ESCAPE.
42. FIRE AND ANANSI.
43. QUIT-QUIT AND ANANSI.
44. SPIDER MARRIES MONKEY’S DAUGHTER.
45. THE CHAIN OF VICTIMS.
46. WHY TUMBLE-BUG ROLLS IN THE DUNG.
47. WHY JOHN-CROW HAS A BALD HEAD.
48. WHY DOG IS ALWAYS LOOKING.
49. WHY ROCKS AT THE RIVER ARE COVERED WITH MOSS.
50. WHY GROUND-DOVE COMPLAINS.
51. WHY HOG IS ALWAYS GRUNTING.
52. WHY TOAD CROAKS.
53. WHY WOODPECKER BORES WOOD.
54. WHY CRAB IS AFRAID AFTER DARK.
55. WHY MICE ARE NO BIGGER.
56. RAT’S WEDDING.
57. COCKROACH STORIES.
58. HUNTER, GUINEA-HEN AND FISH.
59. RABBIT STORIES.
60. THE ANIMAL RACE.
Turtle answer de same song quite at de mile-post,—
61. THE FASTING TRIAL (FRAGMENT).
62. MAN IS STRONGER.
OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY.
63. THE PEA THAT MADE A FORTUNE.
64. SETTLING THE FATHER’S DEBT.
65. MR. LENAMAN’S CORN-FIELD.
66. SIMON TOOTOOS.
And stretch him out and cut him neck.—
As him eating done—
67. THE TREE-WIFE.
When de man sing, de spit dat de woman spit answer him,—
To every place where de woman spit, de man go dere an’ stan’ an’ call—
68. SAMMY THE COMFEREE.
He melt off to him leg. An’ sing again—
He melt off to his middle. He sing again—
69. GRANDY-DO-AN’-DO.
She jump into horse pasture now.—
She got into bull pasture now.—
70. JACK AND HARRY.
71. PEA-FOWL AS MESSENGER.
72. THE BARKING PUPPY.
73. THE SINGING BIRD.
74. TWO SISTERS.
75. ASOONAH.
76. THE GREEDY CHILD.
77. ALIMOTY AND ALIMINTY.
78. THE FISH LOVER.
Fish coming now, sing
79. JUGGIN STRAW BLUE.
80. THE WITCH AND THE GRAIN OF PEAS.
81. BOSEN CORNER.
82. THE THREE DOGS.
Den de Ol’ Witch sing,—
83. ANDREW AND HIS SISTERS.
84. THE HUNTER.
85. MAN-SNAKE AS BRIDEGROOM.
Snake go
86. THE GIRLS WHO MARRIED THE DEVIL.
Devil didn’t hear him, crow again—
Devil hear now; as he hear, he come—
After dem bag o’ corn, tu’n upon rice now—
An’ de rice he eat now, tu’n upon de barley—
As Devil hear, him come—
1. Variant.
2. Variant.
87. BULL AS BRIDEGROOM.
88. THE TWO BULLS.
De ol’ bull gwine answer him now,—
89. BALLINDER BULL.
90. BIRD ARINTO.
91. TIGER SOFTENS HIS VOICE.
Then the door open, so—
The girl answer (tho’t it was her mother now)—
The door commence to open now,—
92. HIDDEN NAMES.
93. ANANSI AND MR. ABLE.
94. THE KING’S THREE DAUGHTERS.
95. THE DUMB CHILD.
The chil’ begin hum it now,—
96. THE DUMB WIFE.
97. LEAP, TIMBER, LEAP.
98. THE BOY FOOLS ANANSI.
99. THE WATER CRAYFISH.
MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES.
100. ALI BABA AND KISSEM.
101. BULL-OF-ALL-THE-LAND.
102. THE BOILING POT.
103. THE TWELVE ONE-EYED MEN.
104. BIRD AND HUNTER.
105. JACK AND THE DEVIL ERRANT.
106. THE MAGIC HAT AND THE STAFF OF LIFE.
107. UNCLE GREEN AND JACK.
108. BIG BEGUM AND LITTLE BEGUM.
109. THE FOOL AND THE WISE BROTHER.
110. THE CHILDREN AND THE WITCH.
111. THE BOY AND THE MERMAID.
112. DIFFICULT TASKS.
113. THE GRATEFUL BEASTS.
114. JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK.
115. JACK AND THE DEVIL.
The girl’s father came. The girl started singing—
116. JACK’S RIDDLE.
117. JACK AS FORTUNE-TELLER.
118. ROBIN AS FORTUNE-TELLER.
119. JACK AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD.
120. THE BOY AND HIS MASTER.
121. THE LANGUAGE OF BEASTS.
122. THE THREE PIECES OF ADVICE.
123. THREE BROTHERS AND THE LIFE-TREE.
124. THE SKILFUL BROTHERS.
125. THE THREE SILLIES.
126. A MISUNDERSTANDING.
127. BIG-HEAD, BIG-BELLY, AND LITTLE-FOOT.
128. THE GOAT IN THE LION’S DEN.
129. THE DONKEY, THE CAT AND THE LION’S HEAD.
130. CLEVER MOLLY MAY.
131. DANCING TO ANANSI’S FIDDLE.
132. ANANSI CLAIMS THE DINNER.
133. ANANSI SEEKS HIS FORTUNE.
134. THE PANNIER-JAR.
135. ANANSI KILLS HIS GRANDMOTHER.
136. WHITE BELLY AND ANANSI.
137. MONKEY HUNTS ANANSI.
138. ANANSI AND THE PIG COMING FROM MARKET.
DANCE AND SONG.
139. THE FIFER.
140. IN COME MURRAY.
141. TACOOMAH MAKES A DANCE.
Duck an’ Turtle swim—
142. ANANSI MAKES A DANCE.
143. RED YAM.
144. GUZZAH MAN.
145. FOWL AND PRETTY POLL. [70]
146. THE CUMBOLO.
Susan, da’we all a Cumbolo. Susan, da’we all a Cumbolo. [72]
147. JOHN-CROW AND FOWL AT COURT.
148. WOODEN PING-PING AND COCK.
149. ANIMAL TALK.
WITTICISMS.
OLD-TIME FOOLS.
I.
II.
III.
DUPPY STORIES.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
ANIMAL JESTS.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
LIES.
XVI.
XVII.
PHILOSOPHY.
XVIII.
RIDDLES.
7. Me fader hab a cock in him yard; eb’ry crow him crow fire.
8. My father have a thing in his yard and he run from yard to yard.
10. My father have a thing in his yard, cry for the crop once a year.
12. My father have a thing in his yard, have to blind it to use it.
14. My father has a cock in his yard, doesn’t crow till the sun is hot.
16. My father have ten trees in his yard an’ two taller than the rest.
19. My father have a thing in his yard; it button from head to foot.
24. We have a t’ing in the yard an’ no man can tell where it end.
26. My father have a house without window or door.
27. Me fader hab a man an’ he kyan’ stan’ up till him belly full.
28. Me father have a black servant and when he feed her she bawl. [83]
33. Me fader hab a horse; eb’ry lep em lep em lef’ piece a em gut.
34. My father have a pony; every jump he jump he stop a gap.
36. My father have a horse and every walk he walk he drop silver.
39. My father have a rooster, got no coop can keep him but one.
42. My father has a bull, can’t feed but upon three ridges.
50. Me fader hab a Guinea ship o’ nager; eb’ryone o’ dem a t’ree foot.
55. Me fader hab a pepper-tree an i nebber ripe till night come.
56. Me fader hab a tree full apple an’ not a man can count them.
57. My father has a sheet that covers the whole world.
58. My father has a lamp that shines over the whole world.
59. My father have a house up on one post. [91]
65. My father have a thing go up chimbly chip chirrup. [93]
67. Me father sen’ ten men fe ketch one t’ief. [95]
78. I was going over Dingledown hill and I saw a grey horse.
83. Going up a lane I see a drink an’ see a chaw.
84. A man was going to Kingston, saw two roads and took both. [100]
86. I heave up a t’ing white an’ it come down red.
87. In England I am, in Jamaica I stand.
93. Four bredder walk a road and not one can touch. [102]
96. Two sister on ribber side; no one could never wash the other.
100. A man mek him house an’ him sleep outside.
101. A man work for rich and work for poor and yet his head outside.
103. Man mek him house, an’ him bade da a do. [105]
105. I know a man talk every second.
106. Born from de worl’ mek an’ nebber a month ole yet. [106]
107. Baby born an’ vanish.
108. I know a baby born widout belly.
109. Tallest man in Kingston don’ have any belly.
110. Holler belly mumma, humpback pupa, pickney wid t’ree foot.
111. Born in white, live in green, die in red, bury in black. [107]
112. He laugh plain and talk plain but havn’t any life.
115. I was tying mat ever since an’ I never lay down on one.
116. If me stan’ me kimbo; if me lie me kimbo. [110]
117. A thousand hungry men kill a thousand bullocks.
118. And smart as little Tommie be, one man kill the whole world.
119. Woman have a chile an’ fust begin larnin’ larn him fe t’ief. [111]
120. Black man dance on white man table.
121. A black man sit upon a white man head.
122. A white man stand upon a black man head.
123. A black man sit upon a red man head.
124. John Redman tickle John Blackman till him laugh puco-puco. [112]
125. Mr. Redman box Mr. Blackman make Mr. Whiteman laugh.
126. The white man take a red cloth tie his head.
130. Little Miss Nancy tie up her frock and wheel round three times.
131. Little Miss Nancy like to dance and dance so rough.
132. Miss D. June (?) cutting wood for a year, never get a bundle.
133. Little Johnny fell in the water and never drowned.
134. Aunty Mary cut two packey, not one bigger than the other. [113]
135. Send bwoy to fetch doctor, doctor come before bwoy. [114]
136. Dead carry the living over Napoleon’s grass-piece. [115]
137. A hen have six chickens; and hold the hen, the chickens cry.
139. One John-crow sit down on three cotton-tree.
140. A fleety horse get up over a broken bridge. [117]
141. John, the mule, in the stable, his tail outside.
142. Stick a hog at its head and it bleed at its tail. [118]
143. Kingston bully-dog bark, Montego bully-dog answer.
144. England dog bark, Jamaica dog sound.
145. Portland dog bark, Westmoreland dog hear. [119]
146. Jamaica bully-dog bark, Kingston bully-dog keep silent.
147. Rope run, horse stan’ up.
148. Old England dead an never rotten.
149. Water grow.
150. Water stan’ up.
151. No ca how time hard, one coco full pot.
152. One bammie shingle off Mt. Olivet church.
153. One little bit o’ bag hold three.
154. A gully with two notch in it.
155. What water wash, sun can’t dry.
156. Up the hill, down the hill; yet never tired.
157. Chaw fine and never tired.
158. This corner, this corner is no corner at all.
159. Chip-cherry, beer, cedar.
160. Stump to stump; dig out stump out of dogwood heart.
161. A ’tump in a pond; all the rain can’t cover the ’tump-head.
162. There’s a rope and every bump a sheet of paper.
163. Sack a back an’ not de front.
164. Roomful, hallful; you can’t get a spoonful. [120]
165. Knock an’ stan’ up.
166. Water a-bottom, fire a-top.
167. Hell a-top an’ hell a-bottom.
168. Hair a-top, hair a-bottom; only a dance in the middle.
170. Outside black, inside red; cock up your foot and poke it in. [122]
171. White a top, black a middle and red a bottom. [123]
174. White within, black within, red without.
175. Hard as rock, not rock; white as milk, not milk.
178. Four sit down on four waiting till four come.
179. Six and four waiting for twenty-four.
180. Nine run, one come, two run.
181. Ten on to four. [127]
182. Six is in, the seventh is out; set the virgin free.
183. Blackey cover ten.
184. Two peepers, two pokers, two waddlers, and one zum-zum. [128]
186. Whitey whitey can’t climb whitey whitey.
189. Tetchie in, tetchie out; all hands can play on it.
190. Hip hop; hip hop; jump wide.
191. Drill a hall, drill a room; lean behind the door. [130]
192. Little titchie above ground.
193. Every jump shiney jump, whitey hold it back.
194. Miss Witty wit and wit till she wit out her last wit.
195. Earie, hearie, earie, knock, pom!
196. Papa take hairy-hairy put in blackey-blackey.
198. Long Aunty Long-long, no one can long as Aunty Long-long.
201. Limb fell lamb; down fell lamb in the cow coram.
213. Bees bite honey, honey run.
251. A word of one syllable which, when two is taken off, ten remain.
252. Give me ‘black water’ in three letters.
253. Spell me a broken wall in three letters.
260. The river is bank to bank; how will you get over?
265. What is the cleanest thing in a dirty woman’s house?
266. What is the bes’ furniture for a man’s house?
267. Why do a tailor and a plantain resemble?
268. Why do a well-dressed lady and a chair resemble?
269. Why does a judge and a mile-post resemble?
270. What makes the devil and a shoemaker resemble?
273. What money in the world is the hardest money to change?
274. A reason why a moth-eaten coat is like a bible?
INDEX TO RIDDLES.
ABBREVIATIONS OF TITLES.
1. Jamaica references.
2. General References.
3. Riddle References.
NOTES.
1. TYING TIGER.
2. TIGER AS SUBSTITUTE.
3. TIGER AS RIDING-HORSE.
4. TIGER’S SHEEP-SKIN SUIT.
5. TIGER CATCHING THE SHEEP-THIEF.
6. TIGER’S BREAKFAST.
7. EGGS AND SCORPIONS.
8. TIGER’S BONE-HOLE.
9. THE CHRISTENING.
10. EATING TIGER’S GUTS.
11. THROWING AWAY KNIVES.
12. GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
13. SEEING TROUBLE.
14. NEW NAMES.
15. LONG SHIRT.
16. SHUT UP IN THE POT.
17. HOUSE IN THE AIR.
18. GOAT ON THE HILL-SIDE.
19. DOG AND DOG-HEAD.
20. TACOOMAH’S CORN-PIECE.
21. ANANSI AND THE TAR BABY.
22. INSIDE THE COW.
23. CUNNIE-MORE-THAN-FATHER.
24. THE DUCKANO TREE.
25. FOOD AND CUDGEL.
26. THE RIDDLE.
27. ANANSI AND BROTHER DEAD.
28. BROTHER DEAD AND THE BRINDLE PUPPY.
I was unable to get an explanation of the sorcerer’s phrase.
29. THE COWITCH AND MR. FOOLMAN.
30. DRY-HEAD AND ANANSI.
31. THE YAM-HILLS.
32. THE LAW AGAINST BACK-BITING.
33. FLING-A-MILE.
34. BUT-BUT AND ANANSI.
35. TUMBLE-BUG AND ANANSI.
36. HORSE AND ANANSI.
37. ANANSI IN MONKEY COUNTRY.
38. CURING THE SICK.
39. ANANSI, WHITE-BELLY AND FISH.
40. GOAT’S ESCAPE.
41. TURTLE’S ESCAPE.
42. FIRE AND ANANSI.
43. QUIT-QUIT AND ANANSI.
44. SPIDER MARRIES MONKEY’S DAUGHTER.
45. THE CHAIN OF VICTIMS
46. WHY TUMBLE-BUG ROLLS IN THE DUNG.
47. WHY JOHN-CROW HAS A BALD HEAD.
48. WHY DOG IS ALWAYS LOOKING.
49. WHY ROCKS AT THE RIVER ARE COVERED WITH MOSS.
50. WHY GROUND-DOVE COMPLAINS.
51. WHY HOG IS ALWAYS GRUNTING.
52. WHY TOAD CROAKS.
53. WHY WOODPECKER BORES WOOD.
54. WHY CRAB IS AFRAID AFTER DARK.
55. WHY MICE ARE NO BIGGER.
56. RAT’S WEDDING.
This story is told in Milne-Home, 63–64. [175]
57. COCKROACH STORIES.
58. HUNTER, GUINEA-HEN AND FISH.
59. RABBIT STORIES.
60. THE ANIMAL RACE.
61. THE FASTING TRIAL.
62. MAN IS STRONGER.
63. THE PEA THAT MADE A FORTUNE.
64. SETTLING THE FATHER’S DEBT.
65. MR. LENAMAN’S CORN-FIELD.
66. SIMON TOOTOOS. [176]
I heard this story more than once in Jamaica.
67. THE TREE-WIFE.
68. SAMMY THE COMFEREE.
69. GRANDY DO-AN’-DO.
70. JACK AND HARRY.
71. PEA-FOWL AS MESSENGER.
72. THE BARKING PUPPY.
73. THE SINGING BIRD.
74. TWO SISTERS.
75. ASSONAH.
76. THE GREEDY CHILD.
77. ALIMOTY AND ALIMINTY.
78. THE FISH LOVER.
79. JUGGIN STRAW BLUE.
80. THE WITCH AND THE GRAIN OF PEAS.
81. THE WITCH AT BOSEN CORNER.
82. THE WITCH AND THE THREE DOGS.
83. ANDREW AND HIS SISTERS.
84. THE HUNTER.
85. MAN-SNAKE AS BRIDEGROOM.
86. THE GIRLS WHO MARRIED THE DEVIL.
87. BULL AS BRIDEGROOM.
88. THE TWO BULLS.
89. BALLINDER BULL.
90. BIRD ARINTO.
91. TIGER SOFTENS HIS VOICE.
92. AND 93. HIDDEN NAMES; ANANSI AND MR. ABLE.
94. THE KING’S THREE DAUGHTERS.
95. THE DUMB CHILD.
96. THE DUMB WIFE.
97. LEAP, TIMBER, LEAP. [177]
98. THE BOY FOOLS ANANSI.
99. THE WATER CRAY FISH.
100. ALI BABA AND KISSEM.
101. BULL-OF-ALL-THE-LAND.
102. THE BOILING POT.
103. THE TWELVE ONE-EYED MEN.
104. BIRD AND HUNTER.
105. JACK AND THE DEVIL ERRANT.
106. THE MAGIC HAT AND THE STAFF OF LIFE.
107. UNCLE GREEN AND JACK.
108. BIG BEGUM AND LITTLE BEGUM.
109. THE FOOL AND THE WISE BROTHER.
110. THE CHILDREN AND THE WITCH.
111. THE BOY AND THE MERMAID.
112. DIFFICULT TASKS.
113. THE GRATEFUL BEASTS.
114. JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK.
115. JACK AND THE DEVIL.
116. JACK’S RIDDLE.
117. JACK AS FORTUNE-TELLER.
118. ROBIN AS FORTUNE-TELLER.
119. JACK AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD.
120. THE BOY AND HIS MASTER.
121. THE LANGUAGE OF BEASTS.
122. THE THREE PIECES OF ADVICE.
123. THE BROTHERS AND THE LIFE-TREE.
124. THE SKILLFUL BROTHERS.
125. THE THREE SILLIES.
126. A MISUNDERSTANDING.
127. BIG-HEAD, BIG-BELLY AND LITTLE-FOOT.
128. THE GOAT IN THE LION’S DEN.
129. DONKEY, CAT AND THE LION’S HEAD.
130. CLEVER MOLLY MAY.
131. DANCING TO ANANSI’S FIDDLE.
132. ANANSI CLAIMS THE DINNER.
133. ANANSI SEEKS HIS FORTUNE.
134. THE PANNIER JAR.
135. ANANSI KILLS HIS GRANDMOTHER.
136. WHITE-BELLY AND ANANSI.
137. MONKEY HUNTS ANANSI.
138. ANANSI AND THE PIG.
139. THE FIFER.
141. TACOOMAH MAKES A DANCE.
142. ANANSI MAKES A DANCE.
143. RED YAM.
145. FOWL AND PRETTY POLL.
146. THE CUMBALO.
149. ANIMAL TALK.
WITTICISMS.
VI. See number 145.
XI. See number 48.
XII. From Alexander Archibald, near Mandeville.
XIII. From Mrs. Matilda Hall, Harmony Hall. See number 4.
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES.
46. WHY TUMBLE-BUG ROLLS IN THE DUNG.
48. WHY DOG IS ALWAYS LOOKING.
56. RAT’S WEDDING.
66. SIMON TOOTOOS.
97. LEAP, TIMBER, LEAP.
INDEX TO INFORMANTS.
3. Bailey, Vivian, a lad, also of Mandeville.
8. Brown, Margaret, aged 55, mother of Arthur.
21. Foster, Alexander, aged 40, one of the Maroon story-tellers.
27. Hilton, Norman, aged 13, son to Elizabeth.
28. Hilton, James Anderson, aged 33, one of the Maroon men.
30. Johnson, Emanuel, about 40, from Orange Hill near Brownstown.
31. Jones, Stanley, aged 27, one of the Claremont group.
42. Robinson, Howard, from Retirement.
44. Roe, Charles, aged 50, one of the Maroons.
45. Roe, Martha, aged 74, also a Maroon.
46. Roe, Richard, aged 55, another Maroon.
47. Samuels, Etheline, aged 14, from Claremont.
48. Saunders, William, a lad employed at the hotel in Mandeville.
51. Tathum, Clarence, aged 20, from Mandeville.
52. Thompson, Charles, aged 18, a Maroon.
56. Vassel, Sarah, a girl employed on the Bog estate.
57. Watkins, Susan, aged 23, from Claremont.
65. Wright, Eliza, aged 30. From Maroon Town.
66. Wright, Samuel, aged 28, a Maroon.
NOTES
BOYS GIRLS
4. My house has no door.
1. My house is large; it has no door.
9. There is a house without a door.
24. A Grandmother sits on the stool and weeps there.
Canadian: Ontario, JAFL 31:67
33. What goes through the hedge and leaves its guts behind?
41. All my children have on turbans.
54. I have seen twenty children in a row with bright frocks on.
6. My children have turbans; he who has no turban is no child of mine.
77. My half cocoanut spreads over the whole town.
78. A single grain of rice filled the whole house.
28. I have built me a great house; it stands upon one post.
I built a hut with only one post to prop up the roof.
29. What grows bigger the more you cut away from it?
57. One is father of a hundred.
I have two roads open, though I follow the wrong one I am not lost.
XXX. What is it that goes to the water on the head?
35. What goes to the village head downwards?
6. Two things early and late together yet never touch.
I have a child who is known to steal.
44. When the lion roars it is heard everywhere.
6. A roadful, a barnful; thou canst not catch a pipeful.
97. Lift up, let it fall: kiba kipandika, kiba kipandua.
36. Flink flank under a bank 10 about 4.
14. In a field I saw 10 pulling 4.
XXX. En Penjim Penjoy penjava, etc.
342. Una en un minuto, dos en un momento, y ninguna en un siglo.