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Page 15
... died two days after giving birth to the twins . Silindu had a sister called Karlinahami , who lived in a house at the other Misfortune had fallen upon her , the misfortune so common in the life of a jungle village . Her husband had died ...
... died two days after giving birth to the twins . Silindu had a sister called Karlinahami , who lived in a house at the other Misfortune had fallen upon her , the misfortune so common in the life of a jungle village . Her husband had died ...
Page 71
... died . The brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it . Punchirala was about thirty - eight years old , The woman who had ...
... died . The brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it . Punchirala was about thirty - eight years old , The woman who had ...
Page 138
... died . died . It has brought us want and disease and death . ' The village soon became to believe in Punchi- rala's opinions . Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed . The deer was certainly a devil ...
... died . died . It has brought us want and disease and death . ' The village soon became to believe in Punchi- rala's opinions . Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed . The deer was certainly a devil ...
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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