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Page 7
... round and round the holes , stretching down their heads to the water , which they cannot touch . Many die of thirst and weakness around the water - holes . From time to time one , in his efforts to reach the water , slips , and falls ...
... round and round the holes , stretching down their heads to the water , which they cannot touch . Many die of thirst and weakness around the water - holes . From time to time one , in his efforts to reach the water , slips , and falls ...
Page 12
... round the one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into the darkness . Outside lay Silindu , apparently paying no atten- tion to the tale ...
... round the one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into the darkness . Outside lay Silindu , apparently paying no atten- tion to the tale ...
Page 127
... round and round too - he leading , and I following . And at last we came to very thick jungle which not even he knew . And a sort of madness came on us to go on and on always , and we had forgotten the village and the wife and mother ...
... round and round too - he leading , and I following . And at last we came to very thick jungle which not even he knew . And a sort of madness came on us to go on and on always , and we had forgotten the village and the wife and mother ...
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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