The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 53
... daughter to his house . " But there are no women for you here . They are all sickly things , unfit to bear you children . ' ยท My father's brother married a woman of Kotegoda , ' said Babehami . In those days wives brought dowries with ...
... daughter to his house . " But there are no women for you here . They are all sickly things , unfit to bear you children . ' ยท My father's brother married a woman of Kotegoda , ' said Babehami . In those days wives brought dowries with ...
Page 54
... daughter of Silindu . I am going to take her to live with me . Babehami looked at his brother - in - law , his little eyes moving restlessly in astonishment and anger . Nanchohami threw up her hands , and began in a voice which shrilled ...
... daughter of Silindu . I am going to take her to live with me . Babehami looked at his brother - in - law , his little eyes moving restlessly in astonishment and anger . Nanchohami threw up her hands , and began in a voice which shrilled ...
Page 79
... daughter . ' An uncomfortable silence fell upon the listeners . Karlinahami and Babun looked at Silindu , who remained silent , his eyes fixed upon the ground . The vederala's intentions were very clear , and the point of his previous ...
... daughter . ' An uncomfortable silence fell upon the listeners . Karlinahami and Babun looked at Silindu , who remained silent , his eyes fixed upon the ground . The vederala's intentions were very clear , and the point of his previous ...
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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