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... grain is reaped , and on it the village must live until the next February . No man will ever do any other work , nor will he leave the village in search of work . But even in a good year the grain from the chenas was scarcely sufficient ...
... grain is reaped , and on it the village must live until the next February . No man will ever do any other work , nor will he leave the village in search of work . But even in a good year the grain from the chenas was scarcely sufficient ...
Page 20
... grain , with a hundred per cent . interest , at the time of reaping ; the fat Sinhalese Mudalali , 1 Kodikarage Allis Appu , had supplied grain and curry stuffs on the same terms ; and among a crowd of smaller men the sly - faced low ...
... grain , with a hundred per cent . interest , at the time of reaping ; the fat Sinhalese Mudalali , 1 Kodikarage Allis Appu , had supplied grain and curry stuffs on the same terms ; and among a crowd of smaller men the sly - faced low ...
Page 25
... grain that was in the barn . The grain which remains is my father's , and he keeps it for his use . You must go to the Mudalali in Kamburupitiya , Silindu and borrow from him . And when you go there , remember , you must take a permit ...
... grain that was in the barn . The grain which remains is my father's , and he keeps it for his use . You must go to the Mudalali in Kamburupitiya , Silindu and borrow from him . And when you go there , remember , you must take a permit ...
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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