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Page 9
... called Silindu , with his wife Dingihami . They formed one of the ten families which made up the village , and all the families were connected more or less closely by marriage . Silindu was a cousin of the wife of Babehami , the headman ...
... called Silindu , with his wife Dingihami . They formed one of the ten families which made up the village , and all the families were connected more or less closely by marriage . Silindu was a cousin of the wife of Babehami , the headman ...
Page 46
... called Tikiri Banda , and he wanted to marry the daughter of the headman . The headman refused to give her , and Tikiri Banda being very angry put a charm upon a devil which lived in a banian - tree . And the devil took a snake in his ...
... called Tikiri Banda , and he wanted to marry the daughter of the headman . The headman refused to give her , and Tikiri Banda being very angry put a charm upon a devil which lived in a banian - tree . And the devil took a snake in his ...
Page 62
... called to a band of Tamils who were passing , and asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , ' Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we ...
... called to a band of Tamils who were passing , and asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , ' Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we ...
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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