The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 18
... hand on his knee , and looked solemnly up into his face . Silindu looked down at her , took her by her hands , and stood her up between his two knees . He stared vacantly into her eyes for some time , and then suddenly he began to speak ...
... hand on his knee , and looked solemnly up into his face . Silindu looked down at her , took her by her hands , and stood her up between his two knees . He stared vacantly into her eyes for some time , and then suddenly he began to speak ...
Page 60
... hands . She struck the ground several times with her forehead , crying and wailing : ' Appochchi Appochchi ! Will ... hand and pulled him back . Punchi Menika threw herself on the ground again in front of Silindu . 6 Appochchi ! it is ...
... hands . She struck the ground several times with her forehead , crying and wailing : ' Appochchi Appochchi ! Will ... hand and pulled him back . Punchi Menika threw herself on the ground again in front of Silindu . 6 Appochchi ! it is ...
Page 95
... hand with which you eat rice.1 That is the way to my father's house . " And the Buddha went as Amara Devi had ... hand with which you eat rice ' is a common expres- sion for the right hand , the left hand being used for an un ...
... hand with which you eat rice.1 That is the way to my father's house . " And the Buddha went as Amara Devi had ... hand with which you eat rice ' is a common expres- sion for the right hand , the left hand being used for an un ...
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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