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Page 68
The marriage of Punchi Menika and Babun created a great sensation in the
village. The headman and his wife did not at first hide their anger, and the
thought that they had been crossed was not unpleasant to many of the villagers.
Moreover ...
The marriage of Punchi Menika and Babun created a great sensation in the
village. The headman and his wife did not at first hide their anger, and the
thought that they had been crossed was not unpleasant to many of the villagers.
Moreover ...
Page 198
'I don't understand,' said Babun. 'Yakko,' said the interpreter angrily, 'do you want
to ask complainant any questions * 'What questions are there to ask 2. It is lies
what he said.' There was a pause while the judge waited for Babun to think of a ...
'I don't understand,' said Babun. 'Yakko,' said the interpreter angrily, 'do you want
to ask complainant any questions * 'What questions are there to ask 2. It is lies
what he said.' There was a pause while the judge waited for Babun to think of a ...
Page 273
Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun. He jumped up and ran to the bars
of the gate, crying out : 'Ohé ! Babun I Babun I' Babun looked round. There was
no surprise or interest in his face, when he saw that it was Silindu. A great ...
Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun. He jumped up and ran to the bars
of the gate, crying out : 'Ohé ! Babun I Babun I' Babun looked round. There was
no surprise or interest in his face, when he saw that it was Silindu. A great ...
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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 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 Malay 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 vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hansa, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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