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They were surprised at first that the animals in the jungle did not speak to them as
they always did to Silindu when he was alone . But Silindu explained it to them . '
You are very young , ' he said . “ You do not know the tracks . You are strange ...
They were surprised at first that the animals in the jungle did not speak to them as
they always did to Silindu when he was alone . But Silindu explained it to them . '
You are very young , ' he said . “ You do not know the tracks . You are strange ...
Page 161
Aiya , aiya , do not speak like that . He spoke shameful words . I cannot tell you
what he said . ' Nonsense . You have beaten my servant and you must tell me
why , or I must go to the headman . ' Aiya , why force me to tell what is shameful ?
Aiya , aiya , do not speak like that . He spoke shameful words . I cannot tell you
what he said . ' Nonsense . You have beaten my servant and you must tell me
why , or I must go to the headman . ' Aiya , why force me to tell what is shameful ?
Page 168
I will speak to Babun . Shall it be done soon ? ... A message was sent to Babun
that the headman wanted to speak to him . Babun was very much ... This
Mahatmaya has been speaking of it , saying you are a good man . All that is very
long ago ...
I will speak to Babun . Shall it be done soon ? ... A message was sent to Babun
that the headman wanted to speak to him . Babun was very much ... This
Mahatmaya has been speaking of it , saying you are a good man . All that is very
long ago ...
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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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