The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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... and eyes ; the wind swept them with its burning gusts and eddies of dust . Their feet were torn by the thorns , and swollen 1 Earthenware pots . and blistered by the hot roads . As Hinnihami followed 90 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
... and eyes ; the wind swept them with its burning gusts and eddies of dust . Their feet were torn by the thorns , and swollen 1 Earthenware pots . and blistered by the hot roads . As Hinnihami followed 90 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
Page 91
Leonard Woolf. and blistered by the hot roads . As Hinnihami followed hour after hour along the white track , which for ... followed , carrying bundles and children . There were , however , also little bands of Buddhists , Sinhalese like ...
Leonard Woolf. and blistered by the hot roads . As Hinnihami followed hour after hour along the white track , which for ... followed , carrying bundles and children . There were , however , also little bands of Buddhists , Sinhalese like ...
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... followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind- folded , took the god , hidden by the cloth , from the elephant , and carried him up the steps of the temple . Again , the pilgrims shouted the god's ...
... followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind- folded , took the god , hidden by the cloth , from the elephant , and carried him up the steps of the temple . Again , the pilgrims shouted the god's ...
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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