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Page 138
... tired . Babun was sent to prison by the judge Hamadoru , but to me , he said , " Clear out . " The case was false . They were trying to bring evil upon me and my daughter . The Mudalali wanted the girl . They were still trying to bring ...
... tired . Babun was sent to prison by the judge Hamadoru , but to me , he said , " Clear out . " The case was false . They were trying to bring evil upon me and my daughter . The Mudalali wanted the girl . They were still trying to bring ...
Page 139
... tired of all this : I am very tired . I thought : No. What is the good ? Out there away from the village , and the hut , and the compound , and the daughter ? It is the evil all over again . Aiyo ! how tired I am of it . It is better to ...
... tired of all this : I am very tired . I thought : No. What is the good ? Out there away from the village , and the hut , and the compound , and the daughter ? It is the evil all over again . Aiyo ! how tired I am of it . It is better to ...
Page 143
... tired , Hamadoru . For three days now I have been walking and no food but the jungle fruit and leaves . If I might rest now a little , and sleep until to - morrow ... What can I do ? I have told all . I am almost an old man , very poor ...
... tired , Hamadoru . For three days now I have been walking and no food but the jungle fruit and leaves . If I might rest now a little , and sleep until to - morrow ... What can I do ? I have told all . I am almost an old man , very poor ...
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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