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Page 138
... deer which they say is found in the jungle . Was not the woman herself in travail that very night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that ...
... deer which they say is found in the jungle . Was not the woman herself in travail that very night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that ...
Page 139
... deer . As she looked up the first stone was thrown : it missed its mark , but another followed , and struck with a thud upon the deer's side . He bounded forward . Hinni- hami cried out and ran towards him : at the sound of her voice he ...
... deer . As she looked up the first stone was thrown : it missed its mark , but another followed , and struck with a thud upon the deer's side . He bounded forward . Hinni- hami cried out and ran towards him : at the sound of her voice he ...
Page 262
... deer and pig . ” " Yes , yes , I am a hunter , but what of that , father , what of that ? " " Each is a sin , for I told you , didn't I , that the Lord Buddha said , ' It is a sin to kill . ' My son , you are a hunter , you know the ...
... deer and pig . ” " Yes , yes , I am a hunter , but what of that , father , what of that ? " " Each is a sin , for I told you , didn't I , that the Lord Buddha said , ' It is a sin to kill . ' My son , you are a hunter , you know the ...
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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