The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 102
... in the ceremony of the following morning , when the kapurala goes down , accompanied by all the pilgrims , into the bed of the river , and ' cuts . the waters ' with a golden knife . Silindu 102 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
... in the ceremony of the following morning , when the kapurala goes down , accompanied by all the pilgrims , into the bed of the river , and ' cuts . the waters ' with a golden knife . Silindu 102 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
Page 107
... kapurala as he passed , for in this way they escape the curse of barrenness . The kapurala carried the god to his mistress , and then retired . Amid the roar of tomtoms , the jangling of bells , the flaring of great lights , and the ...
... kapurala as he passed , for in this way they escape the curse of barrenness . The kapurala carried the god to his mistress , and then retired . Amid the roar of tomtoms , the jangling of bells , the flaring of great lights , and the ...
Page 112
... kapurala's foot and prayed for a child ? Truly they say he is the god of the barren wife . Chi , chi , she covers her face with her hands . Is the man dead then ? What has the widow to do in Beragama ? Ohé ! now , see . She has come to ...
... kapurala's foot and prayed for a child ? Truly they say he is the god of the barren wife . Chi , chi , she covers her face with her hands . Is the man dead then ? What has the widow to do in Beragama ? Ohé ! now , see . She has come to ...
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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