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Page 11
In February the grain is reaped, and on it the village must live until the next Feb.
ruary. No man will ever do any other work, nor will he leave the village in search
of work. But even in a good year the grain from the chenas was scarcely sufficient
...
In February the grain is reaped, and on it the village must live until the next Feb.
ruary. No man will ever do any other work, nor will he leave the village in search
of work. But even in a good year the grain from the chenas was scarcely sufficient
...
Page 44
As they became older the fear of hunger became more and more present with
them. When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live
upon the fruits and leaves and roots, which they gathered themselves in the
jungle.
As they became older the fear of hunger became more and more present with
them. When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live
upon the fruits and leaves and roots, which they gathered themselves in the
jungle.
Page 157
For a while Babun did not like to disturb his silence, then he asked diffidently: “
But, aiya, if Colombo is your village, how is it that you now live in Kamburupitiya P
Fernando laughed. “What talk is this of villages 2 he said. “Everywhere here the ...
For a while Babun did not like to disturb his silence, then he asked diffidently: “
But, aiya, if Colombo is your village, how is it that you now live in Kamburupitiya P
Fernando laughed. “What talk is this of villages 2 he said. “Everywhere here the ...
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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 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 Malay 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 vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
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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