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Kural 1312
புலவி நுணுக்கம்
Feigned Anger
ஊடி இருந்தேமாத் தும்மினார் யாம்தம்மை
நீடுவாழ் கென்பாக் கறிந்து.
Ooti Irundhemaath Thumminaar Yaamdhammai / Neetuvaazh Kenpaak Karindhu
English
He sneezed while we went on sulking Expecting me to say \"live long\"
— One day we silent sulked; he sneezed: The reason well I knew;He thought that I, to speak well pleased, Would say, 'Long life to you!'
When I continued to be sulky he sneezed and thought I would (then) wish him a long life