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Page 97
bundle of fire - wood on her head , and a sheaf of jungle leaves in the folds of her
cloth . And Buddha lived in the house some days in order to learn the behaviour
of the girl . At the end of three days he gave her half a seer 11 of rice , and said ...
bundle of fire - wood on her head , and a sheaf of jungle leaves in the folds of her
cloth . And Buddha lived in the house some days in order to learn the behaviour
of the girl . At the end of three days he gave her half a seer 11 of rice , and said ...
Page 107
On each of the fourteen nights of his festival the kapuralas entered his shrine ,
and covering the god in a great black cloth , so that no one should look upon him
, carried him out , and placed him upon the back of an elephant . Then the
pilgrims ...
On each of the fourteen nights of his festival the kapuralas entered his shrine ,
and covering the god in a great black cloth , so that no one should look upon him
, carried him out , and placed him upon the back of an elephant . Then the
pilgrims ...
Page 148
Punchi Menika brought the wooden mortar in which the grain was pounded ,
turned it upside down , and dusted the top with a piece of cloth . “ Will you sit
down , aiya ? ” said 148 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
Punchi Menika brought the wooden mortar in which the grain was pounded ,
turned it upside down , and dusted the top with a piece of cloth . “ Will you sit
down , aiya ? ” said 148 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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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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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listened live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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 |
| ISBN | 0883867052, 9780883867051 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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