The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 35
... took his gun and went in the evening to the nearest water - hole to wait for deer . The first night he was unsuccessful : no deer came to drink ; but on the second he shot a doe . He skinned the deer , cut it up , and carried the meat ...
... took his gun and went in the evening to the nearest water - hole to wait for deer . The first night he was unsuccessful : no deer came to drink ; but on the second he shot a doe . He skinned the deer , cut it up , and carried the meat ...
Page 55
... took her with me into the jungle , but it is not enough ; the desire is still with me . I have thought about it . It is time that I took a wife to cook my food and bear me children . I want no other than this . I can leave your compound ...
... took her with me into the jungle , but it is not enough ; the desire is still with me . I have thought about it . It is time that I took a wife to cook my food and bear me children . I want no other than this . I can leave your compound ...
Page 89
... took a long time to make Silindu understand that there was hope for him . At first he would not listen to their entreaties and exhortations . At last , when he was prevailed upon to believe that it was Punchirala himself who had ...
... took a long time to make Silindu understand that there was hope for him . At first he would not listen to their entreaties and exhortations . At last , when he was prevailed upon to believe that it was Punchirala himself who had ...
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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