The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 143
... fool , yes , a fool ; he knew that ; but how can a man know how to walk surrounded by all the snares of evil and disaster ? A man may wash himself clean of oil , but however much he rubs himself he will never rub off fate . And then ...
... fool , yes , a fool ; he knew that ; but how can a man know how to walk surrounded by all the snares of evil and disaster ? A man may wash himself clean of oil , but however much he rubs himself he will never rub off fate . And then ...
Page 174
... fool . Yes , I am a fool . I know that . The tale was false . It was the Mahatmaya who called the woman to come to him , and she refused . I knew it . Yes , brother , I knew it . But I was frightened by your words . thought , " he is my ...
... fool . Yes , I am a fool . I know that . The tale was false . It was the Mahatmaya who called the woman to come to him , and she refused . I knew it . Yes , brother , I knew it . But I was frightened by your words . thought , " he is my ...
Page 290
... fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ? ' Fool ? Who is a fool ? ' ' Hold your tongue ! Hold your tongue ! At any rate , it was before the New Year , and it's already six months since the New Year . ' Aiyo ! Six months since ...
... fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ? ' Fool ? Who is a fool ? ' ' Hold your tongue ! Hold your tongue ! At any rate , it was before the New Year , and it's already six months since the New Year . ' Aiyo ! Six months since ...
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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