The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 77
... asked Karlinahami . ' Am I not a vederala and the son of a veder- ala ? The learning of the father is handed down to the son . ' ' Yes , I remember hearing my mother speak of him : there was no one in the district , she said , so ...
... asked Karlinahami . ' Am I not a vederala and the son of a veder- ala ? The learning of the father is handed down to the son . ' ' Yes , I remember hearing my mother speak of him : there was no one in the district , she said , so ...
Page 105
... asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we stop now , the rain may come and de- stroy the salt ...
... asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we stop now , the rain may come and de- stroy the salt ...
Page 201
... asked the judge . ' Any questions ? ' asked the interpreter of Babun . Babun shook his head . ' What questions are there ? ' he said . ' Do you know this Mudalali ? ' said the judge to the Korala . " I have seen him before in ...
... asked the judge . ' Any questions ? ' asked the interpreter of Babun . Babun shook his head . ' What questions are there ? ' he said . ' Do you know this Mudalali ? ' said the judge to the Korala . " I have seen him before in ...
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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