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Page 35
... clothes were gathered up , the chatties of water placed on their heads , and they began to move away out of reach of the sharp tongue of the headman's wife . And as they moved away up the small path , which led from the tank to the ...
... clothes were gathered up , the chatties of water placed on their heads , and they began to move away out of reach of the sharp tongue of the headman's wife . And as they moved away up the small path , which led from the tank to the ...
Page 96
... clothes and pillows to mend , but I have no money to pay for the mending . ' Then he re- plied , " There is no need of money ; bring them for me to mend . ' So the Lord Buddha sat and mended the torn clothes and pillows ; and in the ...
... clothes and pillows to mend , but I have no money to pay for the mending . ' Then he re- plied , " There is no need of money ; bring them for me to mend . ' So the Lord Buddha sat and mended the torn clothes and pillows ; and in the ...
Page 107
... cloth , so that no one should look upon him , carried him out , and placed him upon the back of an elephant . Then the pilgrims called upon the name of the god , and with bowls of blazing cam- phor upon their heads followed him in ...
... cloth , so that no one should look upon him , carried him out , and placed him upon the back of an elephant . Then the pilgrims called upon the name of the god , and with bowls of blazing cam- phor upon their heads followed him in ...
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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