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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 .
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 .
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6 * 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 ? It is lies what he said . There was a pause while the judge waited ...
6 * 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 ? It is lies what he said . There was a pause while the judge waited ...
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Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun . He jumped up and ran to the bars of the gate , crying out : Ohé ! Babun ! Babun ! Babun looked round . There was no surprise or interest in his face , when he saw that it was Silindu .
Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun . He jumped up and ran to the bars of the gate , crying out : Ohé ! Babun ! Babun ! Babun looked round . There was no surprise or interest in his face , when he saw that it was Silindu .
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop dark daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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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