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Page 14
... strange , unconscious way , in the same unconscious way in which the wild buffalo loves the wallow , and the leopard his lair among the rocks . Silent , inert , and sullen he worked in the chena or squatted about his compound , but when ...
... strange , unconscious way , in the same unconscious way in which the wild buffalo loves the wallow , and the leopard his lair among the rocks . Silent , inert , and sullen he worked in the chena or squatted about his compound , but when ...
Page 24
... strange and silent children , sitting one on either side of him in a long , thoughtless trance . And they learnt to believe all he told them about the strange world of jungle which surrounded them , the world of devils , animals , and ...
... strange and silent children , sitting one on either side of him in a long , thoughtless trance . And they learnt to believe all he told them about the strange world of jungle which surrounded them , the world of devils , animals , and ...
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... strange place and among strangers . ' Fernando laughed . ' An evil you call it ! But how many have got wealth and fortune by going to strange places ! Have you not heard of Maha Potana ? Many years ago it was all trees and jungle like ...
... strange place and among strangers . ' Fernando laughed . ' An evil you call it ! But how many have got wealth and fortune by going to strange places ! Have you not heard of Maha Potana ? Many years ago it was all trees and jungle like ...
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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