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Page 10
... wild buffalo loves the wallow , and the leopard his lair among the rocks . Silent , inert , and sullen he worked in the chena or squatted about his compound , but when he started for the jungle he became a different man . With slightly ...
... wild buffalo loves the wallow , and the leopard his lair among the rocks . Silent , inert , and sullen he worked in the chena or squatted about his compound , but when he started for the jungle he became a different man . With slightly ...
Page 26
... wild fruit or a comb of the wild honey . Gradually the hut of the veddas , as they were nicknamed , seemed to the other villagers to fall under a cloud.
... wild fruit or a comb of the wild honey . Gradually the hut of the veddas , as they were nicknamed , seemed to the other villagers to fall under a cloud.
Page 136
... wild excitement which had possessed him now for three days , a feeling of immense lassitude came upon him . His mind worked slowly , confusedly ; he had no clear idea of where he was going , or of what he ought to do . He was very tired ...
... wild excitement which had possessed him now for three days , a feeling of immense lassitude came upon him . His mind worked slowly , confusedly ; he had no clear idea of where he was going , or of what he ought to do . He was very tired ...
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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