The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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... died two days after giving birth to the twins . Silindu had a sister called Karlinahami , who lived in a house at ... died of fever two months before : a month later she bore a child which lived but two weeks . When Dingihami died ...
... died two days after giving birth to the twins . Silindu had a sister called Karlinahami , who lived in a house at ... died of fever two months before : a month later she bore a child which lived but two weeks . When Dingihami died ...
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... died . The brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it . Punchirala was about thirty - eight years old . The woman who had ...
... died . The brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it . Punchirala was about thirty - eight years old . The woman who had ...
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... dying . She flung herself down by him , caressing his head , and calling to him not to leave her . ' Punchi Appu ! Punchi Appu ... died for her . There was nothing for her to live for now , and already she felt THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 141.
... dying . She flung herself down by him , caressing his head , and calling to him not to leave her . ' Punchi Appu ! Punchi Appu ... died for her . There was nothing for her to live for now , and already she felt THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 141.
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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