The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 170
... understand that . ' ' The woman has offered to go and live with the Mahatmaya and cook his meals for him . So the Mahatmaya says , " Very well , I will take her to live with me while I am here . I will give her food and money , and also ...
... understand that . ' ' The woman has offered to go and live with the Mahatmaya and cook his meals for him . So the Mahatmaya says , " Very well , I will take her to live with me while I am here . I will give her food and money , and also ...
Page 172
... understand , ' he said at last . ' I do not understand this . The woman went to the Mahatmaya ? Offered herself ? Aiya , that cannot be so . Surely she would be afraid ? Yet you yourself say it's true . Aiyo , I do not understand . I ...
... understand , ' he said at last . ' I do not understand this . The woman went to the Mahatmaya ? Offered herself ? Aiya , that cannot be so . Surely she would be afraid ? Yet you yourself say it's true . Aiyo , I do not understand . I ...
Page 280
... understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . 6 ' I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' Explain to him , jailer . ' ' You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . ' ' Twenty years ...
... understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . 6 ' I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' Explain to him , jailer . ' ' You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . ' ' Twenty years ...
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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