HUSBAND-PRA6TICAL KNOWLEDGE. 69 A woman who has always to be corrected for making mistakes, gives vent to her wrath by saying that her husband's name is “ chisel, a.e, he has a tongue as sharp as a chisel. 205, Husband. কিহত কৰিলে কি, ধান এদোন দি, পৈ তাে পালো নিতৌ কিলাই সি। Kihat karilo ki, dhan edon di, Pai to palo nito kilai si. what have I done to have bought a husband for a dom of paddy, Who always beats me. In Assam the bridegroom, as a rule, has to make presents to the birde's parents before marriage, so that in this proverb the order of things is reversed. 06. Pract&cal knowledge. খাব জানিলে চাউলেই চিৰা, বহিব জানিলে মাটিয়েই পিৰা, বুলিব জানিলে মজিয়াই দেড়পৰৰ বাট । | Khaba janile chaulei chira, | Bahiba janile mátiyei pira, Buliba janile mojiyai der parar bat. If eaten knowingly (contentedly), common rice is “ chira » | (parched rice), To one who knows how to sit the ground is the stool, To her who knows how to walk the dining-room is। one and a half prahar's journey. | If you know how to eat, rice is as good as “ chra. If you know how to sit, the ground is as good as a chair. And if you only know how to walk, it takes as long as a paha and a half to cover the floor in your house. Slowness of gait in a woman is considered lady-like, as well as graceful. মজিয়া=মাজ কোথালি (maj kothdle), the middle room of the house, where the meals are served and eaten, Univ Calif - Digitized by Microsoft ®
