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Page 149
“Will you sit down, aiya?” said Babun. Fernando sat down upon it. Babun
squatted opposite to him, while Punchi Menika stood behind, leaning against the
doorpost. “Well, Babun,” said Fernando, “will the chena crop be good, do you
think?
“Will you sit down, aiya?” said Babun. Fernando sat down upon it. Babun
squatted opposite to him, while Punchi Menika stood behind, leaning against the
doorpost. “Well, Babun,” said Fernando, “will the chena crop be good, do you
think?
Page 162
“I cannot do it, aiya.” “What folly! There is nothing to fear. The houses are near
with the same fence. No one will know if you come to me through the fence after
nightfall. If I say 'Come, I want you,' is it not enough? Do you wish me to lie on the
...
“I cannot do it, aiya.” “What folly! There is nothing to fear. The houses are near
with the same fence. No one will know if you come to me through the fence after
nightfall. If I say 'Come, I want you,' is it not enough? Do you wish me to lie on the
...
Page 294
“I have come about my man, aiya. A long time ago he was sent here for six
months. The time has passed, but he has not returned to the village. They say he
is dead. Is it true, aiya?” “What was his name and village?” “He was from
Beddagama.
“I have come about my man, aiya. A long time ago he was sent here for six
months. The time has passed, but he has not returned to the village. They say he
is dead. Is it true, aiya?” “What was his name and village?” “He was from
Beddagama.
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Appu Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face 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 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 vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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