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Page 212
Will they kill him ?' ' Babun is all right. I have told him. The Government do not kill.
There is no killing here. But in the jungle, always killing — the leopard and jackal,
and the hunter. Yes, and the hunter, always killing, the blood of deer and pig ...
Will they kill him ?' ' Babun is all right. I have told him. The Government do not kill.
There is no killing here. But in the jungle, always killing — the leopard and jackal,
and the hunter. Yes, and the hunter, always killing, the blood of deer and pig ...
Page 260
He's mad, father, as mad as you.' The old man turned and looked hard at Silindu,
while Silindu stared at him. The spectators laughed at the curious sight. The old
man smiled. ' He's not mad,' he said. ' Not as mad as I am. So he killed twice, did
...
He's mad, father, as mad as you.' The old man turned and looked hard at Silindu,
while Silindu stared at him. The spectators laughed at the curious sight. The old
man smiled. ' He's not mad,' he said. ' Not as mad as I am. So he killed twice, did
...
Page 266
Remember it is not for the killing of the two men, but for the previous birth. Then
there comes hell. You must have killed many deer and pig.' ' Yes, yes, I am a
hunter, but what of that, father, what of that ? ' ' Each is a sin, for I told you, didn't I,
...
Remember it is not for the killing of the two men, but for the previous birth. Then
there comes hell. You must have killed many deer and pig.' ' Yes, yes, I am a
hunter, but what of that, father, what of that ? ' ' Each is a sin, for I told you, didn't I,
...
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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 chena child cloth compound crop daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The village in the jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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