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Page 56
... daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it to live in this village ? Even the chena crops wither for want of rain . It is an evil place this . " " I want no woman of Kotegoda ...
... daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it to live in this village ? Even the chena crops wither for want of rain . It is an evil place this . " " I want no woman of Kotegoda ...
Page 221
... daughter . He is a good man ; and the trouble came from Babun , as you say . ' " " " That is it , Arachchi , that is it . Let the Mudalali take Punchi Menika . My daughter cannot live with thieves now . She will go to the Mudalali . Do ...
... daughter . He is a good man ; and the trouble came from Babun , as you say . ' " " " That is it , Arachchi , that is it . Let the Mudalali take Punchi Menika . My daughter cannot live with thieves now . She will go to the Mudalali . Do ...
Page 297
... daughter , a daughter - in - law , and a grandchild . They had tried to help Punchi Menika by letting her work in their chenas , and by giving her a share in the meagre crop . They struggled hard against the fate that hung over them ...
... daughter , a daughter - in - law , and a grandchild . They had tried to help Punchi Menika by letting her work in their chenas , and by giving her a share in the meagre crop . They struggled hard against the fate that hung over them ...
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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