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Page 103
... stood temples . The one at the north end belonged to the Beragama deviyo : the temple or dewala itself was a small , squat , oblong building , above which at one end rose the customary dome - like erection of Hindu temples , on which ...
... stood temples . The one at the north end belonged to the Beragama deviyo : the temple or dewala itself was a small , squat , oblong building , above which at one end rose the customary dome - like erection of Hindu temples , on which ...
Page 117
... stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who understood and spoke ( very badly ) Sinhalese . The ...
... stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who understood and spoke ( very badly ) Sinhalese . The ...
Page 214
... stood still in the track and laughed . ' Child , ' he said , ' we are mad , we have become like the bear and the elephant ; it is time to return to the village . ' Then he turned round and began to walk . Soon he stopped again ...
... stood still in the track and laughed . ' Child , ' he said , ' we are mad , we have become like the bear and the elephant ; it is time to return to the village . ' Then he turned round and began to walk . Soon he stopped again ...
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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