88 SOME ASSAMESE PROVERBS. 262. Taddy cultivation, «r^tt ^Hc^ c^t^t^ 5t^i cTff^ c^c5T ^^ I Garu chaba gadhuli rowd chaba puwd, Jakai baote chhowali chaba dekhi kene kuwd. Look for your bullocks in the evening, look at your paddy-field in the morning, Have a peep at the girl who is fishing with the *'jaMi," and see what she is like* The Assamese lets his bullocks roam about after midday* when he has finished ploughing. In the evening he ties them up so as to be ready to commence ploughing as soon as it is light. The second part of the proverb is irrelevant, although amusing. Ddk is the author of this proverb. 263. f^^t^"?^^ c^^1 c^t^^ ^^ I Sichatkai chhera botala tan. It is easy to catch fish by ladling up water than to collect fish that have been left behind < 264. A fence. Nita chdone tdti. A fence always requires looking after. The Assamese fence in their "roi^«V' the paddy-fields, after the ^^kathiyd" (seedlings) has been transplanted; the fences are made of split bamboo, and are constantly either being stolen and used for firewood, or broken down by stray cattle. The author of this proverb is Dak. 265. Fepper^ pan, and plantains, ^^ *lft ¥^1 f^^l^ "^f^ I Jdlukat gobar panat mati, Kald puU rubd tinibar kdti
