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Page 113
I pray you, vederala—you are a wise man, and renowned for your knowledge—
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
...
I pray you, vederala—you are a wise man, and renowned for your knowledge—
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
...
Page 161
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 ?” 'What nonsense. Are you a child, then P What shame is there in ...
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 ?” 'What nonsense. Are you a child, then P What shame is there in ...
Page 299
'What was his name and village?' 'He was from Beddagama.' “His name P' 'Aiya,
how can I tell his name?' 'What was his name, fool P' “They called him Babun." '
What was he convicted for 2' “It was a false case. They said he had robbed the ...
'What was his name and village?' 'He was from Beddagama.' “His name P' 'Aiya,
how can I tell his name?' 'What was his name, fool P' “They called him Babun." '
What was he convicted for 2' “It was a false case. They said he had robbed the ...
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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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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 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 Malay 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 vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
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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