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Did you not ask me to give the woman to the Mudalali ? ' · No , ' said Babehami . •
Did not the Mudalali call her to go to his house ? ' ' I know nothing of that . ' •
Weren't you angry when I married the woman ? · No. ' Babun turned desperately
to ...
Did you not ask me to give the woman to the Mudalali ? ' · No , ' said Babehami . •
Did not the Mudalali call her to go to his house ? ' ' I know nothing of that . ' •
Weren't you angry when I married the woman ? · No. ' Babun turned desperately
to ...
Page 200
Has the Mudalali ever stayed in the village before ? • No. ' * Do you owe anything
to him ? ' ' No. ' Next witness . ' Babehami stood down and the Korala entered the
witness - box . He was examined by Mr. Perera . He told his story very simply ...
Has the Mudalali ever stayed in the village before ? • No. ' * Do you owe anything
to him ? ' ' No. ' Next witness . ' Babehami stood down and the Korala entered the
witness - box . He was examined by Mr. Perera . He told his story very simply ...
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Hamadoru , ' he said , ' I have killed the Arachchi and the Mudalali . ' The
Ratemahatmaya sat up . “ You ? What ? What do you mean ? Who are you ? ' • I
am Silindu of Beddagama . The Arachchi brought a false case against me and
my son in ...
Hamadoru , ' he said , ' I have killed the Arachchi and the Mudalali . ' The
Ratemahatmaya sat up . “ You ? What ? What do you mean ? Who are you ? ' • I
am Silindu of Beddagama . The Arachchi brought a false case against me and
my son in ...
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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 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 perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted 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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