The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 117
... stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who under- stood and spoke ( very badly ) Sinhalese ...
... stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who under- stood and spoke ( very badly ) Sinhalese ...
Page 149
... stood behind , leaning against the doorpost . ' Well , Babun , ' said Fernando , ' will the chena crop be good , do you think ? ' ' Who can say , aiya , who can say ? Only a fool measures his grain before it is on the threshing - floor ...
... stood behind , leaning against the doorpost . ' Well , Babun , ' said Fernando , ' will the chena crop be good , do you think ? ' ' Who can say , aiya , who can say ? Only a fool measures his grain before it is on the threshing - floor ...
Page 191
... stood up and said to him : ' Now Arachchi , tell us exactly what has happened . ' Babehami cleared his throat and then told the following story in a rather sing - song voice : ' About four days ago when I woke up in the morning my wife ...
... stood up and said to him : ' Now Arachchi , tell us exactly what has happened . ' Babehami cleared his throat and then told the following story in a rather sing - song voice : ' About four days ago when I woke up in the morning my wife ...
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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