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Page 63
... elephant . Then the pilgrims called upon the name of the god , and with bowls of blazing camphor upon their heads followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind - folded , took the god , hidden by the ...
... elephant . Then the pilgrims called upon the name of the god , and with bowls of blazing camphor upon their heads followed him in procession to his mistress's temple . There the kapuralas , blind - folded , took the god , hidden by the ...
Page 64
... elephant lifted up its trunk and trumpeted as the god was placed upon its back , she stretched out her hands and ... elephant's back . She felt again the awe which great trees in darkness and the shadows of the jungle at nightfall roused ...
... elephant lifted up its trunk and trumpeted as the god was placed upon its back , she stretched out her hands and ... elephant's back . She felt again the awe which great trees in darkness and the shadows of the jungle at nightfall roused ...
Page 154
... elephant is too sad even to talk . Usually when I see him he is eating ; for he is always hungry because of his sins ... elephants , old man , ' said the trader . ' I know the bazaar , and there they think of fanams1 first and the path ...
... elephant is too sad even to talk . Usually when I see him he is eating ; for he is always hungry because of his sins ... elephants , old man , ' said the trader . ' I know the bazaar , and there they think of fanams1 first and the path ...
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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