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But the yakka answered , fighting against the power , “ Something must be given .
” The master said , “ Unless she be given , do not leave the man . Am I to die for
this foolish man's sake ? ” Then the god said , “ Yes , something must be given ...
But the yakka answered , fighting against the power , “ Something must be given .
” The master said , “ Unless she be given , do not leave the man . Am I to die for
this foolish man's sake ? ” Then the god said , “ Yes , something must be given ...
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are not The god said that one must be given , and it was done . I was given , and
the man took me . Surely the gods cannot lie . The evil has been driven out ; and
as for the man , I am not frightened of him . ' ' Ané ! ' said the mocking voice of ...
are not The god said that one must be given , and it was done . I was given , and
the man took me . Surely the gods cannot lie . The evil has been driven out ; and
as for the man , I am not frightened of him . ' ' Ané ! ' said the mocking voice of ...
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this year . permit could be given to Babun and Silindu It was a Government rule
that permits were to be given only to fit persons . Babun and Silindu were not fit
persons , therefore no permits could be given to them . That was all . They
returned ...
this year . permit could be given to Babun and Silindu It was a Government rule
that permits were to be given only to fit persons . Babun and Silindu were not fit
persons , therefore no permits could be given to them . That was all . They
returned ...
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hansa, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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