The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 113
... tell me what wrong have we done . The devil remains ; the god has not heard us , nor driven him out . ' . ' Be patient , mother . This fever is a hard thing to cure . Did I not tell you that even in the hospital there is no medicine ...
... tell me what wrong have we done . The devil remains ; the god has not heard us , nor driven him out . ' . ' Be patient , mother . This fever is a hard thing to cure . Did I not tell you that even in the hospital there is no medicine ...
Page 161
... 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 shame- ful ? ' What nonsense . Are you a child , then ? What shame is ...
... 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 shame- ful ? ' What nonsense . Are you a child , then ? What shame is ...
Page 299
... tell you anything here . You must go to Kamburupitiya , and send a petition to the Agent Hamadoru . ' ' But you know my man , aiya ; you said you did . What harm to tell me ? Is he here now ? What has happened to him ? I have come many ...
... tell you anything here . You must go to Kamburupitiya , and send a petition to the Agent Hamadoru . ' ' But you know my man , aiya ; you said you did . What harm to tell me ? Is he here now ? What has happened to him ? I have come many ...
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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