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Page 66
... Punchi Menika . There was very little of her sister's gentleness in Hinnihami . There was , added to the strangeness ... Punchi Menika , soon learned to respect the passionate anger which it was so easy to rouse in Hinnihami . And the ...
... Punchi Menika . There was very little of her sister's gentleness in Hinnihami . There was , added to the strangeness ... Punchi Menika , soon learned to respect the passionate anger which it was so easy to rouse in Hinnihami . And the ...
Page 149
... Punchi Menika brought the wooden mortar in which the grain was pounded , turned it upside down , and dusted the top with a piece of cloth . ' Will you sit down , aiya ? ' said Babun . Fernando sat down upon it . Babun squatted opposite ...
... Punchi Menika brought the wooden mortar in which the grain was pounded , turned it upside down , and dusted the top with a piece of cloth . ' Will you sit down , aiya ? ' said Babun . Fernando sat down upon it . Babun squatted opposite ...
Page 301
... Punchi Menika's life , except that now she had to find food for herself alone . The years had brought more evil , death , and decay upon the village . Of the five houses which stood when Punchi Menika returned from her journey to the ...
... Punchi Menika's life , except that now she had to find food for herself alone . The years had brought more evil , death , and decay upon the village . Of the five houses which stood when Punchi Menika returned from her journey to 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