The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 60
... words ? I will never leave you nor my sister . ' Babun turned upon her : ' Are the words in the jungle nothing then ? Did you lie to me when you said you would come to my house ? They are right then when they say that women's words are ...
... words ? I will never leave you nor my sister . ' Babun turned upon her : ' Are the words in the jungle nothing then ? Did you lie to me when you said you would come to my house ? They are right then when they say that women's words are ...
Page 161
... words ? A child of eight ? ' " Chi , chi . words and lies . ' But he came here with evil ' Lies ? What did he say ? That your face is very fair , and that all men desire you ? ' He ' Aiya , aiya , do not speak like that . spoke shameful ...
... words ? A child of eight ? ' " Chi , chi . words and lies . ' But he came here with evil ' Lies ? What did he say ? That your face is very fair , and that all men desire you ? ' He ' Aiya , aiya , do not speak like that . spoke shameful ...
Page 175
... words again . I told you , so many years back , that I want no other wife than this . It is the same now . I will live with no one else . All these lies and words are useless . ' Ohé , ohé ! it may lead to angry words ; yes , but are ...
... words again . I told you , so many years back , that I want no other wife than this . It is the same now . I will live with no one else . All these lies and words are useless . ' Ohé , ohé ! it may lead to angry words ; yes , but are ...
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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