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... Nanchohami did not seem to remember that they had to repay two kurunies of kurakkan for every kuruni lent to them . Nanchohami had touched the mainspring upon which the life of the village worked- debt . The villagers lived upon debt ...
... Nanchohami did not seem to remember that they had to repay two kurunies of kurakkan for every kuruni lent to them . Nanchohami had touched the mainspring upon which the life of the village worked- debt . The villagers lived upon debt ...
Page 52
... Nanchohami and Babehami , as he and his brother - in - law were eating the evening meal . " Sister , ' he said , ' it is time that I took a wife . ' Nanchohami laughed . There is no difficulty . When you 52 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
... Nanchohami and Babehami , as he and his brother - in - law were eating the evening meal . " Sister , ' he said , ' it is time that I took a wife . ' Nanchohami laughed . There is no difficulty . When you 52 THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE.
Page 53
... Nanchohami , ' it would be a good thing for you to go to Kotegoda and take a woman from there , a daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it to live in this village ? Even the ...
... Nanchohami , ' it would be a good thing for you to go to Kotegoda and take a woman from there , a daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it to live in this village ? Even the ...
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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 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 Malay 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