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Page 48
... lives were harder even than those of the other village women . As they became older the fear of hunger became more and more present with them . When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and ...
... lives were harder even than those of the other village women . As they became older the fear of hunger became more and more present with them . When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and ...
Page 56
... live on her land at Kotegoda : it lies fifty miles away , towards Ruhuna . His sons and daughters are married now in that village , and have children . They are rich : it is a good village : rain falls there , and there are cocoanut ...
... live on her land at Kotegoda : it lies fifty miles away , towards Ruhuna . His sons and daughters are married now in that village , and have children . They are rich : it is a good village : rain falls there , and there are cocoanut ...
Page 71
... live in towns can hardly realise how persistent and violent are the desires of those who live in villages like Beddagama . In many ways , and in this beyond all others , they are very near to the animals ; in fact , in this they are ...
... live in towns can hardly realise how persistent and violent are the desires of those who live in villages like Beddagama . In many ways , and in this beyond all others , they are very near to the animals ; in fact , in this they are ...
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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