The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 26
... trouble , but a dirty child is the worst of troubles . ' The result was that they never got parangi , or the swollen belly and pale skin of fever . Their skin was smooth and blooming ; it shone with a golden colour , like the coat of a ...
... trouble , but a dirty child is the worst of troubles . ' The result was that they never got parangi , or the swollen belly and pale skin of fever . Their skin was smooth and blooming ; it shone with a golden colour , like the coat of a ...
Page 221
... trouble . ' ' Yes , Arachchi , that is why I have come to you . I want an end of all this trouble . Do you hear that ? An end now - to - day - of trouble . Trouble , trouble , for years . We must end it to - day . Do you hear ? ' ' What ...
... trouble . ' ' Yes , Arachchi , that is why I have come to you . I want an end of all this trouble . Do you hear that ? An end now - to - day - of trouble . Trouble , trouble , for years . We must end it to - day . Do you hear ? ' ' What ...
Page 254
... trouble and evil and wandering in the jungle . It is a good thing for you that I leave the compound ; when I go , good fortune may come . ' ' Do not say that , Appochchi ; do not say that ! To whom did we run in the compound , Hinnihami ...
... trouble and evil and wandering in the jungle . It is a good thing for you that I leave the compound ; when I go , good fortune may come . ' ' Do not say that , Appochchi ; do not say that ! To whom did we run in the compound , Hinnihami ...
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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