One day, it so happened that a tortoise made its way from the water into the house. According to a famous proverb in Tamil Nadu, Aamai pugunthaveedu urupudathu, which means a house into which a tortoise enters will never prosper. When he went to the place I had pointed, fortunately for the poor little tortoise, it had escaped. Note the aamai, which, on its own, means tortoise, at the end of each word. Ultimately, the poor little tortoise fell victim.

Source: The Hindu May 07, 2023 04:30 UTC