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Page 8
... round and round the holes , stretching down their heads to the water , which they cannot touch . Many die of thirst and weakness around the water - holes . From time to time one , in his efforts to reach the water , slips , and falls ...
... round and round the holes , stretching down their heads to the water , which they cannot touch . Many die of thirst and weakness around the water - holes . From time to time one , in his efforts to reach the water , slips , and falls ...
Page 17
... round the one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into the darkness . Outside lay Silindu , apparently paying no attention to the tale . The ...
... round the one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into the darkness . Outside lay Silindu , apparently paying no attention to the tale . The ...
Page 21
... round the tree , and tore at it with their tusks , and looked up and cursed Yakkini . But Yakkini sat and watched them , and licked the blood which dripped from the little pig's back . I too lay very still under my domba - bush , for ...
... round the tree , and tore at it with their tusks , and looked up and cursed Yakkini . But Yakkini sat and watched them , and licked the blood which dripped from the little pig's back . I too lay very still under my domba - bush , for ...
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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