A recurring duo. Timmappa is a naive villager, and his donkey is ironically the smarter one. In story #7 of the 13, Timmappa tries to teach his donkey to read a newspaper. When he fails, he blames the printer. The humor lies in the pure, unadulterated kamada (local slang) used in their arguments.
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Literal Translation: "Kannada Erotic Stories of [Vulgar Genital Slang] Part 13." A recurring duo
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Goravayya is the hero of at least four of the thirteen stories. He is a wandering Shaiva devotee who appears simple-minded but is actually a linguistic genius. In one famous story from this collection, Goravayya is offered stale food by a greedy landlord. He blesses the landlord saying, "Ninna manege yavagalu kempu shani irali" (May your house always have red Saturn—meaning, may you always have leftover food to give). The landlord realizes too late that Goravayya has cursed him with perpetual poverty disguised as a blessing.