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Page 14
... Yakkini , ” I said , for I heard her teeth clicking in the darkness , " the ear of the hungry is in the belly : the sound of your teeth can be heard a hoo1 cry's distance away . " So we lay still again , and at last the herd of pigs ...
... Yakkini , ” I said , for I heard her teeth clicking in the darkness , " the ear of the hungry is in the belly : the sound of your teeth can be heard a hoo1 cry's distance away . " So we lay still again , and at last the herd of pigs ...
Page 75
... yakkini to you in the house , you dog . You can tell them , they say , by the eyes which do not blink . Rightly the village women call me 1 Hinnihami addresses Punchirala by name , and thereby shows him that she does not regard herself ...
... yakkini to you in the house , you dog . You can tell them , they say , by the eyes which do not blink . Rightly the village women call me 1 Hinnihami addresses Punchirala by name , and thereby shows him that she does not regard herself ...
Page 76
... yakkini . You can tell her , they say , because her eyes are red and unblinking , and because she neither fears nor loves . It is better for you that I should go to the trees from which I came , mighty vederala . Otherwise , I would ...
... yakkini . You can tell her , they say , because her eyes are red and unblinking , and because she neither fears nor loves . It is better for you that I should go to the trees from which I came , mighty vederala . Otherwise , I would ...
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became Beddagama began better bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak stand stood story strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice walked watched wife wild wind woman women