The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 10
... rice ' ; but in reality they only cultivated rice about once in ten years . Rice requires water in plenty ; it must stand in water for weeks before it grows ripe for the reaping . It could only be cultivated if the village tank filled ...
... rice ' ; but in reality they only cultivated rice about once in ten years . Rice requires water in plenty ; it must stand in water for weeks before it grows ripe for the reaping . It could only be cultivated if the village tank filled ...
Page 95
... rice and sugar ; go on until you come to another where they sell kunji . From there you will see a flamboyant- tree in full blossom . At that tree take the path towards the hand with which you eat rice.1 That is the way to my father's ...
... rice and sugar ; go on until you come to another where they sell kunji . From there you will see a flamboyant- tree in full blossom . At that tree take the path towards the hand with which you eat rice.1 That is the way to my father's ...
Page 96
... rice , and said , " Amara Devi , cook for me kunji , boiled rice , and cakes . " She never thought to say , " How can I cook so much out of half a seer of rice ? " but was ready to do as she was told . She cleaned the rice , boiled the ...
... rice , and said , " Amara Devi , cook for me kunji , boiled rice , and cakes . " She never thought to say , " How can I cook so much out of half a seer of rice ? " but was ready to do as she was told . She cleaned the rice , boiled 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 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