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Page 77
... asked Karlinahami . ' Am I not a vederala and the son of a veder- ala ? The learning of the father is handed down to the son . ' ' Yes , I remember hearing my mother speak of him there was no one in the district , she said , so skilled ...
... asked Karlinahami . ' Am I not a vederala and the son of a veder- ala ? The learning of the father is handed down to the son . ' ' Yes , I remember hearing my mother speak of him there was no one in the district , she said , so skilled ...
Page 105
... asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , ' Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we stop now , the rain may come and de- stroy the ...
... asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , ' Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we stop now , the rain may come and de- stroy the ...
Page 184
... asked . ' I know nothing about them : they are not mine . ' ' Don't lie , yakko . They were in Where did you get them from ? ' your house . ' Hamadoru , I know nothing about them . Some one must have put them there . ' ' Lies . They ...
... asked . ' I know nothing about them : they are not mine . ' ' Don't lie , yakko . They were in Where did you get them from ? ' your house . ' Hamadoru , I know nothing about them . Some one must have put them there . ' ' Lies . They ...
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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