The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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... heard her teeth click- ing in the darkness , " the ear of the hungry is in the belly the sound of your teeth can be heard a hoo1 cry's distance away . " So we lay still again , and at last the herd of pigs came down the track . First ...
... heard her teeth click- ing in the darkness , " the ear of the hungry is in the belly the sound of your teeth can be heard a hoo1 cry's distance away . " So we lay still again , and at last the herd of pigs came down the track . First ...
Page 113
... heard us , nor driven him out . ' . ' Be patient , mother . This fever is a hard thing to cure . Did I not tell you that even in the hospital there is no medicine against it ? And it is hard for a man to find the lucky hour . The gecko ...
... heard us , nor driven him out . ' . ' Be patient , mother . This fever is a hard thing to cure . Did I not tell you that even in the hospital there is no medicine against it ? And it is hard for a man to find the lucky hour . The gecko ...
Page 292
... heard that he is dead ? ' ' I have heard nothing . From whom could I hear ? If you want to hear anything you must go to the prison . It will take you many days - first to Kamburupitiya , and then west along the great road , three days ...
... heard that he is dead ? ' ' I have heard nothing . From whom could I hear ? If you want to hear anything you must go to the prison . It will take you many days - first to Kamburupitiya , and then west along the great road , three days ...
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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