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... tank , a large shallow depression in the jungle . Where the depression was deepest the villagers had raised a long narrow bund or mound of earth , so that when the rain fell the tank served as a large pond in which to store the water ...
... tank , a large shallow depression in the jungle . Where the depression was deepest the villagers had raised a long narrow bund or mound of earth , so that when the rain fell the tank served as a large pond in which to store the water ...
Page 130
... tank was full , and to regret the want of seed paddy . Then a rumour spread that the Gov- ernment was going to make advances of seed , and at last one day the Korala Mahatmaya appeared in the village , and the rumour was confirmed ...
... tank was full , and to regret the want of seed paddy . Then a rumour spread that the Gov- ernment was going to make advances of seed , and at last one day the Korala Mahatmaya appeared in the village , and the rumour was confirmed ...
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... tank in the jungle , and people went there from all the villages of the west - poor men living in villages like this . Now it is a town , and all are rich there , and eating rice . " " Yes , aiya , we know that . The tank was built in ...
... tank in the jungle , and people went there from all the villages of the west - poor men living in villages like this . Now it is a town , and all are rich there , and eating rice . " " Yes , aiya , we know that . The tank was built in ...
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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