The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 155
... eyes are like cat's eyes . The proverb says , " If the eyes of a woman are like the eyes of a cat , evil comes to the man who looks into them . " The hair of the English Mahatmayas ' women is very fair , the colour of the young cocoanut ...
... eyes are like cat's eyes . The proverb says , " If the eyes of a woman are like the eyes of a cat , evil comes to the man who looks into them . " The hair of the English Mahatmayas ' women is very fair , the colour of the young cocoanut ...
Page 198
... eyes on the jungle . At last Babun thought of a question . ' Did you not ask me to give the woman to the Mudalali ... eyes , ' the cat's eyes , ' of the white Hamadoru frightened him . ' Is that all ? ' said the judge . Babun was silent ...
... eyes on the jungle . At last Babun thought of a question . ' Did you not ask me to give the woman to the Mudalali ... eyes , ' the cat's eyes , ' of the white Hamadoru frightened him . ' Is that all ? ' said the judge . Babun was silent ...
Page 284
... eyes , lifeless and filmy , peering out of innumerable wrinkles . The eyes were not blind , but they seemed to be sightless - the pupil , the iris , and even the white had merged —because the mind was dying . It is what usually happens ...
... eyes , lifeless and filmy , peering out of innumerable wrinkles . The eyes were not blind , but they seemed to be sightless - the pupil , the iris , and even the white had merged —because the mind was dying . It is what usually happens ...
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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