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Page 89
... devils who live in it . The devils of the trees obey him , for his anger is terrible . If a devil has entered a man , and is harming him , and taking his life from him , the man should make a vow to the god , so my father used to say ...
... devils who live in it . The devils of the trees obey him , for his anger is terrible . If a devil has entered a man , and is harming him , and taking his life from him , the man should make a vow to the god , so my father used to say ...
Page 120
... devil , and the devil entered the man . When the one - eyed man made the charm he said to the devil : ' Unless she be given to me , do not leave him . ' " A cry broke from Hinnihami ; she covered her face with her hands , and crouched ...
... devil , and the devil entered the man . When the one - eyed man made the charm he said to the devil : ' Unless she be given to me , do not leave him . ' " A cry broke from Hinnihami ; she covered her face with her hands , and crouched ...
Page 138
... devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that fell upon the village when it came . The crops withered , and the old and the young died . It has brought us ...
... devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that fell upon the village when it came . The crops withered , and the old and the young died . It has brought us ...
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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