The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 201
... seen him before in Kamburupitiya . ' ' Have you seen him before in Beddagama ? " ' No. ' ' Did you know that he was there ? ' ' No. ' ' Do you know of any ill - feeling between complainant and accused ? ' No , I did not know the accused ...
... seen him before in Kamburupitiya . ' ' Have you seen him before in Beddagama ? " ' No. ' ' Did you know that he was there ? ' ' No. ' ' Do you know of any ill - feeling between complainant and accused ? ' No , I did not know the accused ...
Page 256
... seen Silindu and the Arachchi leave the vil- lage , Silindu walking behind and carrying a gun ; another had heard a shot from the direc- tion of the chena ; another had seen Silindu return by himself to the village carrying a gun . 256 ...
... seen Silindu and the Arachchi leave the vil- lage , Silindu walking behind and carrying a gun ; another had heard a shot from the direc- tion of the chena ; another had seen Silindu return by himself to the village carrying a gun . 256 ...
Page 268
... seen many villages since then . They are all the same ; even the names I never know ; always some huts , and men and women and children , suffering punishment for their sins and sinning again . ' This is fool's talk , ' said the peon ...
... seen many villages since then . They are all the same ; even the names I never know ; always some huts , and men and women and children , suffering punishment for their sins and sinning again . ' This is fool's talk , ' said 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