The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 24
Page 17
... stories were either old tales which she had learnt from her mother , or were stories usually about Buddha , which she had heard told by pilgrims round the camp- fire on their way to pilgrimages , or in the madamas or pilgrims ' resting ...
... stories were either old tales which she had learnt from her mother , or were stories usually about Buddha , which she had heard told by pilgrims round the camp- fire on their way to pilgrimages , or in the madamas or pilgrims ' resting ...
Page 94
... story was finished . In the end he was an absorbed listener as Karlinahami told the following story : 1 The Lord Buddha , in one of his previous lives , met a young girl carrying kunji to her father , who was ploughing in the field ...
... story was finished . In the end he was an absorbed listener as Karlinahami told the following story : 1 The Lord Buddha , in one of his previous lives , met a young girl carrying kunji to her father , who was ploughing in the field ...
Page 193
... story , Babun and Silindu had not really listened to what he was saying . They were still dazed and confused , they did not quite understand what was going on . But as he proceeded , they gradually grasped what he was doing , and when ...
... story , Babun and Silindu had not really listened to what he was saying . They were still dazed and confused , they did not quite understand what was going on . But as he proceeded , they gradually grasped what he was doing , and when ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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