The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 34
... Babehami's friends would find no difficulty in obtaining the authority to clear a chena , and that the Agent Hamadoru1 would never hear from Babehami whether they had cleared four acres or eight . But the life of the unfortunate man ...
... Babehami's friends would find no difficulty in obtaining the authority to clear a chena , and that the Agent Hamadoru1 would never hear from Babehami whether they had cleared four acres or eight . But the life of the unfortunate man ...
Page 164
... Babehami to oppose him , and there was every reason to believe that Babehami would be only too glad of an opportunity of working against Babun and Punchi Menika . Next day , after he had eaten the evening meal , in the headman's house ...
... Babehami to oppose him , and there was every reason to believe that Babehami would be only too glad of an opportunity of working against Babun and Punchi Menika . Next day , after he had eaten the evening meal , in the headman's house ...
Page 183
... Babehami had left at once to complain to the Korala . Late in the afternoon of the same day the Korala and Babehami arrived in the village . They called to them three or four of the village men , and went with them straight to Silindu's ...
... Babehami had left at once to complain to the Korala . Late in the afternoon of the same day the Korala and Babehami arrived in the village . They called to them three or four of the village men , and went with them straight to Silindu's ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo Amara Devi anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha buffalo called charm child cloth Colombo compound daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face 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 leopard listen live looked magistrate months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Appu Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko