The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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... crop . ' These words of Nanchohami were not with- out effect . An uneasy movement began among the little group of women at the mention of debts ; clothes were gathered up , the chatties of water placed on their heads , and they began to ...
... crop . ' These words of Nanchohami were not with- out effect . An uneasy movement began among the little group of women at the mention of debts ; clothes were gathered up , the chatties of water placed on their heads , and they began to ...
Page 145
... 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 required ...
... 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 required ...
Page 150
... crop , after the fifth had been paid to the cultivators , ' Fernando went on . Would you do it for that ? ' ' Yes , aiya , I will do it for that , gladly . ' ' Very well , that's settled . You are my gambaraya now . ' Fernando sighed ...
... crop , after the fifth had been paid to the cultivators , ' Fernando went on . Would you do it for that ? ' ' Yes , aiya , I will do it for that , gladly . ' ' Very well , that's settled . You are my gambaraya now . ' Fernando sighed ...
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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