The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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... he was the laziest man in the village . His 1 The lowest rank of headman , the headman over a village . 2 A Buddhist temple containing an image of Buddha . real occupation was hunting ; that is to say he 12 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
... he was the laziest man in the village . His 1 The lowest rank of headman , the headman over a village . 2 A Buddhist temple containing an image of Buddha . real occupation was hunting ; that is to say he 12 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
Page 99
... Buddhists , and Indian fakirs and Moormen . Innumerable bullock - carts stood on the road and paths and open spaces ... Buddhist scrip- tures repeat at intervals . It is also used by pilgrims at the sight of temples or dagobas . and ...
... Buddhists , and Indian fakirs and Moormen . Innumerable bullock - carts stood on the road and paths and open spaces ... Buddhist scrip- tures repeat at intervals . It is also used by pilgrims at the sight of temples or dagobas . and ...
Page 113
... for these— 1 Procession , usually a Sinhalese or Buddhist procession . 2 Lizard . The chirping cry of the gecko is universally re- garded as a warning cry of ill omen . ' But , vederala , what are we to do THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 113.
... for these— 1 Procession , usually a Sinhalese or Buddhist procession . 2 Lizard . The chirping cry of the gecko is universally re- garded as a warning cry of ill omen . ' But , vederala , what are we to do THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 113.
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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