The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 138
... deer which they say is found in the jungle . Was not the woman herself in travail that very night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that ...
... deer which they say is found in the jungle . Was not the woman herself in travail that very night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that ...
Page 139
... deer and Hinnihami . The deer had gone up to the child and tried to nibble the leaves , but the boy had snatched them away . The headman and the vederala were convinced that Hinnihami and the deer were the direct cause of the child's ...
... deer and Hinnihami . The deer had gone up to the child and tried to nibble the leaves , but the boy had snatched them away . The headman and the vederala were convinced that Hinnihami and the deer were the direct cause of the child's ...
Page 266
... deer and pig . ' ' Yes , yes , I am a hunter , but what of that , father , what of that ? ' ' Each is a sin , for I told you , didn't I , that the Lord Buddha said , " It is a sin to kill . " My son , you are a hunter , you know the ...
... deer and pig . ' ' Yes , yes , I am a hunter , but what of that , father , what of that ? ' ' Each is a sin , for I told you , didn't I , that the Lord Buddha said , " It is a sin to kill . " My son , you are a hunter , you know the ...
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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