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Page 118
... yakka who lives in the banian - trees in the jungle over there " ( Babun made a sweep with his arm towards the west ) . " This yakka has entered this man , and his life is going from him . Why has the yakka entered the man ? There is ...
... yakka who lives in the banian - trees in the jungle over there " ( Babun made a sweep with his arm towards the west ) . " This yakka has entered this man , and his life is going from him . Why has the yakka entered the man ? There is ...
Page 120
... yakka answered , fighting against the power , ' Some- thing must be given . The master said , " Unless she be given , do not leave the man . " Am I to die for this foolish man's sake ? ' Then the god said , ' Yes , something must be ...
... yakka answered , fighting against the power , ' Some- thing must be given . The master said , " Unless she be given , do not leave the man . " Am I to die for this foolish man's sake ? ' Then the god said , ' Yes , something must be ...
Page 126
... yakka has gone , " said Silindu . " The god drove him out after the vederala took you . But now what to do ? The house is empty without you , child . " " I must come back , Appochchi . I cannot live in this house . " " But , is it safe ...
... yakka has gone , " said Silindu . " The god drove him out after the vederala took you . But now what to do ? The house is empty without you , child . " " I must come back , Appochchi . I cannot live in this house . " " But , is it safe ...
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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