The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 271
... prison or to the hanging- repeat the holy words many times . In that way you will acquire merit . Also meditate on you sins , the sin of killing , the deer and pig which you have killed . So you will acquire merit too . And avoid ...
... prison or to the hanging- repeat the holy words many times . In that way you will acquire merit . Also meditate on you sins , the sin of killing , the deer and pig which you have killed . So you will acquire merit too . And avoid ...
Page 272
... prison . It seemed to him an immense building . It was a large and ancient Dutch fort , with high battlemented grey walls of great thickness . The inside formed a square paved courtyard in which the prisoners worked at breaking stones ...
... prison . It seemed to him an immense building . It was a large and ancient Dutch fort , with high battlemented grey walls of great thickness . The inside formed a square paved courtyard in which the prisoners worked at breaking stones ...
Page 292
... prison . It will take you many days - first to Kamburupitiya , and then west along the great road , three days to Tangalla , where the prison is . You must ask at the prison . They can tell you . ' Punchi Menika left the vederala in ...
... prison . It will take you many days - first to Kamburupitiya , and then west along the great road , three days to Tangalla , where the prison is . You must ask at the prison . They can tell you . ' Punchi Menika left the vederala in ...
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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