The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 75
... told him that the girl was cross - eyed and ugly , and not worth £ 5 , but at the most ten rupees . He gave my father ten rupees , and told him he would give THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 75.
... told him that the girl was cross - eyed and ugly , and not worth £ 5 , but at the most ten rupees . He gave my father ten rupees , and told him he would give THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 75.
Page 76
... told her mother how she had been charmed to go to the cave . The mother told the Malay men , and they were very angry . Next time that the Korala Mahatmaya went to their village , they set upon him , and beat him with clubs and sticks ...
... told her mother how she had been charmed to go to the cave . The mother told the Malay men , and they were very angry . Next time that the Korala Mahatmaya went to their village , they set upon him , and beat him with clubs and sticks ...
Page 192
... told him : he said , " Last night about four peyas1 before dawn I went out into the compound for a call of nature . I heard a noise in your com- pound . Thinking it was a wild pig I stepped back into the doorway and looked . Then I saw ...
... told him : he said , " Last night about four peyas1 before dawn I went out into the compound for a call of nature . I heard a noise in your com- pound . Thinking it was a wild pig I stepped back into the doorway and looked . Then I saw ...
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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