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Page 50
... Punchi Menika had crept up very quietly ; but the doe be- came uneasy , lifted her head , and looked intently at the bush behind which Punchi Menika crouched . She approached the bush slowly , stamping the ground angrily from time to ...
... Punchi Menika had crept up very quietly ; but the doe be- came uneasy , lifted her head , and looked intently at the bush behind which Punchi Menika crouched . She approached the bush slowly , stamping the ground angrily from time to ...
Page 65
... Punchi Menika out of the compound . Punchi Menika , still crouching at his feet , told her father that she would never leave him . It was eventually arranged that for the present Babun should live in the house while he put up another ...
... Punchi Menika out of the compound . Punchi Menika , still crouching at his feet , told her father that she would never leave him . It was eventually arranged that for the present Babun should live in the house while he put up another ...
Page 66
... Punchi Menika began to live together in it . It was the beginning of a far greater prosperity for the family . Babun worked hard : he cleared his chena and watched it well : his crop was always the best in the village , and the produce ...
... Punchi Menika began to live together in it . It was the beginning of a far greater prosperity for the family . Babun worked hard : he cleared his chena and watched it well : his crop was always the best in the village , and the produce ...
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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