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Page 43
... elephants broke in and destroyed much kurakkan . The Lord Buddha him- self would be powerless against the elephants . " Silindu got up as if to go . He took a step towards the stile which led into the compound , and then turned back as ...
... elephants broke in and destroyed much kurakkan . The Lord Buddha him- self would be powerless against the elephants . " Silindu got up as if to go . He took a step towards the stile which led into the compound , and then turned back as ...
Page 107
... elephant . Then the pilgrims called upon the name of the god , and with bowls of blazing cam- phor upon their heads followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind- folded , took the god , hidden by the ...
... elephant . Then the pilgrims called upon the name of the god , and with bowls of blazing cam- phor upon their heads followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind- folded , took the god , hidden by the ...
Page 259
... elephant . The elephant is too sad even to talk . Usually when I see him he is eating ; for he is always hungry be- cause of his sins in the previous birth . But some- times I find him standing alone away among the rocks , swaying from ...
... elephant . The elephant is too sad even to talk . Usually when I see him he is eating ; for he is always hungry be- cause of his sins in the previous birth . But some- times I find him standing alone away among the rocks , swaying from ...
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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