The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 74
... night , and you will make the charm there . And if the next night the girl comes to me , I will give you £ 5 . ” 1 Then my father thought , " If I refuse the Korala Mahatmaya , he will be angry , and put me into trouble , and ruin me ...
... night , and you will make the charm there . And if the next night the girl comes to me , I will give you £ 5 . ” 1 Then my father thought , " If I refuse the Korala Mahatmaya , he will be angry , and put me into trouble , and ruin me ...
Page 138
... night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that fell upon the village when it came . The crops withered , and the old and the young died ...
... night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ? Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the evil that fell upon the village when it came . The crops withered , and the old and the young died ...
Page 258
... night they slept in a boutique in one of these villages . The boutique was full of people ; they gathered round to watch Silindu eat his curry and rice with his handcuffed hands . They too discussed him in loud tones with the peon ...
... night they slept in a boutique in one of these villages . The boutique was full of people ; they gathered round to watch Silindu eat his curry and rice with his handcuffed hands . They too discussed him in loud tones with the peon ...
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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