The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 26
... fawn when the sun shines on it . Their eyes were large and melancholy ; like the eyes of Buddha in the Jataka , they were like two windows made of sapphire shining in a golden palace . ' Their limbs were strong and straight , for their ...
... fawn when the sun shines on it . Their eyes were large and melancholy ; like the eyes of Buddha in the Jataka , they were like two windows made of sapphire shining in a golden palace . ' Their limbs were strong and straight , for their ...
Page 132
... fawn newly dropped by its mother . He went straight to Hinnihami , who lay in the hut nursing the child , and kneeling down by her placed the fawn in her arms . Hinnihami with a little laugh took it , and nest- ling it against the child ...
... fawn newly dropped by its mother . He went straight to Hinnihami , who lay in the hut nursing the child , and kneeling down by her placed the fawn in her arms . Hinnihami with a little laugh took it , and nest- ling it against the child ...
Page 134
... fawn . ' Hinnihami pressed the fawn to her . ' Yes , he has come to me out of the jungle , a sign from the god , a great charm against evil . Did not the god himself take the doe as his mistress ? They told it to us at Beragama . And ...
... fawn . ' Hinnihami pressed the fawn to her . ' Yes , he has come to me out of the jungle , a sign from the god , a great charm against evil . Did not the god himself take the doe as his mistress ? They told it to us at Beragama . And ...
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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