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Page 27
... lives were harder even than those of the other village women . As they became older the fear of hunger became more and more present with them . When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and ...
... lives were harder even than those of the other village women . As they became older the fear of hunger became more and more present with them . When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and ...
Page 32
... live with him in this informal way , the arrangement is , however , regarded as in many ways a formal one , a slightly lower form than the recognised marriage . The man and the woman are of the same caste always : there would even be ...
... live with him in this informal way , the arrangement is , however , regarded as in many ways a formal one , a slightly lower form than the recognised marriage . The man and the woman are of the same caste always : there would even be ...
Page 100
... live on air ? " He is a hard man . He said ( his stomach swollen with rice ) , " For ten years now I have told you to leave your village . There are fields and land elsewhere ; there is work elsewhere ; they pay for work on the roads ...
... live on air ? " He is a hard man . He said ( his stomach swollen with rice ) , " For ten years now I have told you to leave your village . There are fields and land elsewhere ; there is work elsewhere ; they pay for work on the roads ...
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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