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... Yakkini , and making a great noise . And the old sow , who had borne the little pig in Yakkini's mouth , put her forefeet against the trunk of the tree , and looked up , and said , ' Come down , Yakkini ; she - devil , thief . Are you ...
... Yakkini , and making a great noise . And the old sow , who had borne the little pig in Yakkini's mouth , put her forefeet against the trunk of the tree , and looked up , and said , ' Come down , Yakkini ; she - devil , thief . Are you ...
Page 27
... Yakkini . But Yakkini sat and watched them , and licked the blood which dripped from the little pig's back . I too lay very still under my domba - bush , for there is danger in an angry herd . At last the old boar became tired , and he ...
... Yakkini . But Yakkini sat and watched them , and licked the blood which dripped from the little pig's back . I too lay very still under my domba - bush , for there is danger in an angry herd . At last the old boar became tired , and he ...
Page 128
... yakkini to you in the house , you dog . You can tell them , they say , by the eyes which do not blink . Rightly the village women call me yakkini . I will stay with you . Look at my arms . Are they not as strong as a man's arms ? I will ...
... yakkini to you in the house , you dog . You can tell them , they say , by the eyes which do not blink . Rightly the village women call me yakkini . I will stay with you . Look at my arms . Are they not as strong as a man's arms ? I will ...
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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