The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 59
... buffalo seeks the cows in the village herds . The girl is very gentle , and my mind is made up . Also the girl wishes to come to me . ' The loud voices of the two men had reached the women in the house . They had come out , and stood ...
... buffalo seeks the cows in the village herds . The girl is very gentle , and my mind is made up . Also the girl wishes to come to me . ' The loud voices of the two men had reached the women in the house . They had come out , and stood ...
Page 186
... buffalo knows , the old buffalo knows ; the young men laugh at him , " buffaloes ' eyes , ' they say , " blind eyes , foolish eyes , a foolish face like a buffalo , " but he is clever , amma ! he is clever - when wounded - when he hears ...
... buffalo knows , the old buffalo knows ; the young men laugh at him , " buffaloes ' eyes , ' they say , " blind eyes , foolish eyes , a foolish face like a buffalo , " but he is clever , amma ! he is clever - when wounded - when he hears ...
Page 219
... buffalo . Three times , four times that night in the hut when I saw it first I got up to get my gun and end it . And again , after the court , I would have done it , had I had a gun . But I thought - no , not yet , for once we must act ...
... buffalo . Three times , four times that night in the hut when I saw it first I got up to get my gun and end it . And again , after the court , I would have done it , had I had a gun . But I thought - no , not yet , for once we must act ...
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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