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Page 21
... died of fever two months before : a month later she bore a child which lived but two weeks . When Dingihami died , Silindu brought her to his hut to bring up his two children . Her hut was abandoned to the jungle . When the next rains ...
... died of fever two months before : a month later she bore a child which lived but two weeks . When Dingihami died , Silindu brought her to his hut to bring up his two children . Her hut was abandoned to the jungle . When the next rains ...
Page 72
... died . The brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it . Punchirala was about thirty - eight years old . The woman who had ...
... died . The brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it . Punchirala was about thirty - eight years old . The woman who had ...
Page 138
... died . It has brought us want and disease and death . " The village soon came to believe in Punchirala's opinions . Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed . The deer was cer- tainly a devil , who had ...
... died . It has brought us want and disease and death . " The village soon came to believe in Punchirala's opinions . Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed . The deer was cer- tainly a devil , who had ...
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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