The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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... headman because he was the only man in the village who could write his name . He was a very small man , and was ... headman , the headman over a village . 2 A Buddhist temple containing an image of Buddha . real occupation was hunting ...
... headman because he was the only man in the village who could write his name . He was a very small man , and was ... headman , the headman over a village . 2 A Buddhist temple containing an image of Buddha . real occupation was hunting ...
Page 35
... headman's door for a whole day . But if it were a case of repayment , he would sit staring over his creditor's head , listen- ing , without a sign or a word , to the quiet persuasive arguments of the headman . The headman's dislike ...
... headman's door for a whole day . But if it were a case of repayment , he would sit staring over his creditor's head , listen- ing , without a sign or a word , to the quiet persuasive arguments of the headman . The headman's dislike ...
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... headman . The headman refused to give her , and Tikiri Banda being very angry put a charm upon a devil which lived in a banian - tree . And the devil took a snake in his hand and touched the headman with it on the back as he passed ...
... headman . The headman refused to give her , and Tikiri Banda being very angry put a charm upon a devil which lived in a banian - tree . And the devil took a snake in his hand and touched the headman with it on the back as he passed ...
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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