The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 57
Leonard Woolf. followed him out of the compound . He walked slowly over to Silindu's hut . He found Silindu squatting under a ragged mustard - tree which stood in the compound , and he squatted down by his side . He did not like Silindu ...
Leonard Woolf. followed him out of the compound . He walked slowly over to Silindu's hut . He found Silindu squatting under a ragged mustard - tree which stood in the compound , and he squatted down by his side . He did not like Silindu ...
Page 68
... compound where he had married and where he lived . The compound was no longer avoided ; the men entered it now to see Babun , and the women began to come and gossip with Punchi Menika . It was not in Babehami's nature to remain long ...
... compound where he had married and where he lived . The compound was no longer avoided ; the men entered it now to see Babun , and the women began to come and gossip with Punchi Menika . It was not in Babehami's nature to remain long ...
Page 254
... compound , Hinnihami and I ? What father was like you in the village ? Must I forget all that now , and sit alone in another's compound begging a little kunji and a handful of kurakkan ? No , no ! I cannot stay here . Won't they take me ...
... compound , Hinnihami and I ? What father was like you in the village ? Must I forget all that now , and sit alone in another's compound begging a little kunji and a handful of kurakkan ? No , no ! I cannot stay here . Won't they take me ...
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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