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Page 18
But one day he was sitting in front of his hut staring into the jungle , when Punchi Menika crawled up to him and put her hand on his knee , and looked solemnly up into his face . Silindu looked down at her , took her by her hands ...
But one day he was sitting in front of his hut staring into the jungle , when Punchi Menika crawled up to him and put her hand on his knee , and looked solemnly up into his face . Silindu looked down at her , took her by her hands ...
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Punchi Menika rushed forward , threw herself at Silindu's feet , which she touched and caressed with her hands . She struck the ground several times with her forehead , crying and wailing : · Appochchil Appochchi !
Punchi Menika rushed forward , threw herself at Silindu's feet , which she touched and caressed with her hands . She struck the ground several times with her forehead , crying and wailing : · Appochchil Appochchi !
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At that tree take the path towards the hand with which you eat rice . That is the way to my father's house . ' " And the Buddha went as Amara Devi had directed him , and found the house , and went in . Amara Devi's mother was in the ...
At that tree take the path towards the hand with which you eat rice . That is the way to my father's house . ' " And the Buddha went as Amara Devi had directed him , and found the house , and went in . Amara Devi's mother was in the ...
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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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