Dimasa riddle (Raja ni daodi ruru minya)

Summary: 
This is a one line Dimasa riddle on Stone narrated by Abesh Diruwa of Kumacherra village.
Description: 

This is a short video of a one line Dimasa riddle on Stone narrated by Abesh Diruwa of Kumacherra village.

"Raja ni daodi ruru minya = Longthai"

King’s egg that can’t be boiled = stone

In this Dimasa riddle, the stone is referred as s King's egg as it cannot be cooked even by cooking. 

Cultural Narrative: 

The full line to line translation of a one line Dimasa riddle on Stone narrated by Abesh Diruwa of Kumacherra village. 

Abesh: Raja ni daodi ruru minya, snadi dei ? 

Abesh: King’s egg that can’t be boiled, what is it ? 

Monali: Bo la snadi ? 

Monali: What is it ? 

Abesh: Longthai. 

Abesh: Stone. 

Monali: Bo la nabani odehe thiba ? 

Monali: Why it is said so ? 

Abesh: Go Longthai kai la kunodin ruphuya thi odebani. 

Abesh; As stone cannot be cooked. 

Monali: Accha !

Monali: Okay !

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