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Page 131
... fawn newly dropped by its mother . He went straight to Hinni- hami , who lay in the hut nursing the child , and kneeling down by her placed the fawn in her arms . Hinnihami with a little laugh took it , and nestling it against the child ...
... fawn newly dropped by its mother . He went straight to Hinni- hami , who lay in the hut nursing the child , and kneeling down by her placed the fawn in her arms . Hinnihami with a little laugh took it , and nestling it against the child ...
Page 132
... fawn was sucking quietly and nestling against Hinnihami and the child . " The little weakling , " said Hinnihami , gently touching with her fingers the soft skin of the fawn . " How hungry for milk the little one is ! Where has it come ...
... fawn was sucking quietly and nestling against Hinnihami and the child . " The little weakling , " said Hinnihami , gently touching with her fingers the soft skin of the fawn . " How hungry for milk the little one is ! Where has it come ...
Page 134
... fawn to- gether . The village looked on with astonishment and disapproval . " The woman is as mad as the father , " was the general comment . It was com- monly rumoured that she showed more love for Punchi Appu , as the fawn was called ...
... fawn to- gether . The village looked on with astonishment and disapproval . " The woman is as mad as the father , " was the general comment . It was com- monly rumoured that she showed more love for Punchi Appu , as the fawn was called ...
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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