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Page 127
... frightened of him . ” " Ané ! " said the mocking voice of the vederala behind them . " They are not frightened of the man . Oh no , nor of the devils either , I suppose . " Silindu and Hinnihami got up ; the old fear came upon Silindu ...
... frightened of him . ” " Ané ! " said the mocking voice of the vederala behind them . " They are not frightened of the man . Oh no , nor of the devils either , I suppose . " Silindu and Hinnihami got up ; the old fear came upon Silindu ...
Page 128
... frightened , Punchirala ? binder of yakkas is frightened of the yakkini . You can tell her , they say , because her eyes are red and unblinking , and because she neither fears nor loves . It is better for you that I should go - to the ...
... frightened , Punchirala ? binder of yakkas is frightened of the yakkini . You can tell her , they say , because her eyes are red and unblinking , and because she neither fears nor loves . It is better for you that I should go - to the ...
Page 150
... frightened , and run about like a scared bull . But you , Babun , you are young and strong ; you are a knowing man . Why do you starve here when you could eat rice and grow fat elsewhere ? " " So my sister and her man said , aiya ! They ...
... frightened , and run about like a scared bull . But you , Babun , you are young and strong ; you are a knowing man . Why do you starve here when you could eat rice and grow fat elsewhere ? " " So my sister and her man said , aiya ! They ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth Colombo compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hand hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko