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Page 69
... stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who understood and spoke ( very badly ) Sinhalese . The ...
... stood by him an old Tamil man who interpreted what he said . Babun led Silindu up to the sanyasi and dropped the money in the bowl . He explained what he wanted to the old Tamil , who understood and spoke ( very badly ) Sinhalese . The ...
Page 72
... stood knee - deep in the river . And when the supreme moment came , and the kapurala cut the waters , and the crowd with a shout splashed high over themselves and one another the waters which would bring them good fortune through the ...
... stood knee - deep in the river . And when the supreme moment came , and the kapurala cut the waters , and the crowd with a shout splashed high over themselves and one another the waters which would bring them good fortune through the ...
Page 102
... stood near Fernando ; his forehead was wrinkled with perplexity . Surely the story could not be true , and yet how could it be false ? Why should the Mahatmaya and Babehami lie to him ? The simplicity of his character made him always ...
... stood near Fernando ; his forehead was wrinkled with perplexity . Surely the story could not be true , and yet how could it be false ? Why should the Mahatmaya and Babehami lie to him ? The simplicity of his character made him always ...
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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