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time, and at last I heard far away the sound of a hoof upon a dry stick. “Sister,” I
whispered, “I hear a deer coming this way.” “Yakko, have you no ears?” she said.
“A long while now I have been listening to a herd of wild pig coming down wind.
time, and at last I heard far away the sound of a hoof upon a dry stick. “Sister,” I
whispered, “I hear a deer coming this way.” “Yakko, have you no ears?” she said.
“A long while now I have been listening to a herd of wild pig coming down wind.
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The devil remains; the god has not 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 devil remains; the god has not 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.
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jackals are picking the bones of the elephant on the river bank, there are other
elephants bathing in the river. Nor are they all cows. Well, well.' 'Ralahami, do
you really know anything 2 Have you heard that he is dead?' 'I have heard
nothing.
jackals are picking the bones of the elephant on the river bank, there are other
elephants bathing in the river. Nor are they all cows. Well, well.' 'Ralahami, do
you really know anything 2 Have you heard that he is dead?' 'I have heard
nothing.
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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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