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Page 105
... Tamil god , so he called to a band of Tamils who were passing , and asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , " Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the ...
... Tamil god , so he called to a band of Tamils who were passing , and asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , " Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the ...
Page 106
... Tamils and Sinha- lese . Their language , customs , and religions are different . The Tamils are Dravidians , probably the original inhabitants of India ; they are Hindus in religion . The Sinhalese are Aryans , and their religion is ...
... Tamils and Sinha- lese . Their language , customs , and religions are different . The Tamils are Dravidians , probably the original inhabitants of India ; they are Hindus in religion . The Sinhalese are Aryans , and their religion is ...
Page 117
... Tamils and Sinhalese in the crowd , but there stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who ...
... Tamils and Sinhalese in the crowd , but there stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who ...
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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