The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 12
... called Siliņdu , with his wife Dingihami . They formed one of the ten families which made up the village , and all the families were connected more or less closely by marriage . Silindu was a cousin of the wife of Babehami , the headman ...
... called Siliņdu , with his wife Dingihami . They formed one of the ten families which made up the village , and all the families were connected more or less closely by marriage . Silindu was a cousin of the wife of Babehami , the headman ...
Page 77
... called Tikiri Banda , and he wanted to marry the daughter of the headman . The headman refused to give her , and Tikiri Banda being very angry put a charm upon a devil which lived in a banian - tree . And the devil took a snake in his ...
... called Tikiri Banda , and he wanted to marry the daughter of the headman . The headman refused to give her , and Tikiri Banda being very angry put a charm upon a devil which lived in a banian - tree . And the devil took a snake in his ...
Page 105
... called to a band of Tamils who were passing , and 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 ...
... called to a band of Tamils who were passing , and 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 ...
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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