The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 11
... live in it . They are simple , sullen , silent men . In their faces you can see plainly the fear and hardship of their lives . They are very near to the animals which live in the jungle around them . They look at you THE VILLAGE IN THE ...
... live in it . They are simple , sullen , silent men . In their faces you can see plainly the fear and hardship of their lives . They are very near to the animals which live in the jungle around them . They look at you THE VILLAGE IN THE ...
Page 44
... lives were harder even than those of the other village women . As they became became more and older the fear of hunger more present with them . When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and ...
... lives were harder even than those of the other village women . As they became became more and older the fear of hunger more present with them . When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and ...
Page 157
... live here , like a sanyasi on the top of a bare rock ! Perhaps one day I shall return to Colombo , and live in a great house , as my father did . My father was a rich man , but always gambling ; no money stayed in the 1 Gama means a ...
... live here , like a sanyasi on the top of a bare rock ! Perhaps one day I shall return to Colombo , and live in a great house , as my father did . My father was a rich man , but always gambling ; no money stayed in the 1 Gama means a ...
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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