The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 130
... chena crop was assured . The more energetic began to talk of rice cultivation , now that the tank was full , and to regret the want of seed paddy . Then a rumour spread that the Government was going to make advances of seed , and at ...
... chena crop was assured . The more energetic began to talk of rice cultivation , now that the tank was full , and to regret the want of seed paddy . Then a rumour spread that the Government was going to make advances of seed , and at ...
Page 145
... chena crop made his own position far from easy : the debt outstand- ing together with the interest would be in itself a heavy charge on the next crop , even if it were a really good one . To be safe in giving still more credit , he ...
... chena crop made his own position far from easy : the debt outstand- ing together with the interest would be in itself a heavy charge on the next crop , even if it were a really good one . To be safe in giving still more credit , he ...
Page 290
... chena crop was not reaped yet . ' ' Reaped ? Why it had only just been sown . ' ' It must have been three months before . ' ' Three months , you fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ? ' Fool ? Who is a fool ? ' ' Hold your ...
... chena crop was not reaped yet . ' ' Reaped ? Why it had only just been sown . ' ' It must have been three months before . ' ' Three months , you fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ? ' Fool ? Who is a fool ? ' ' Hold your ...
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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