Dream Time River

afternoon asked bait bamboo Bayba beach began bird bo trees boat Boteju boys canoe catapult clump coconut cricket cried dark demon Dhanu and Jeeva Dhanu felt Dhanu's father dream drums Dutch Elmo Lincoln excitement eyes feeling fish fisherman flying friends frightened garden getting glanced grinning hands head heard holy hook Hoot Gibson iguana island Jeeva's father jungle kachcheri Kalu Albat karuva Kataragama keerala kite knew Kodikara lanterns later laundryman look Lucy Hamy milk tins mind morning mother moved night noise Piyatissa police pulled Ram Bram ramparts river rock round seemed shouted silence Sinhala smiled sound Star Fort stared started stayed stood stop stork-billed kingfisher strange suddenly talk Tarzan tell test cricketer things thought thread took tovil town tree trying turned Upasaka Rala verandah Vesak wag-tails waiting waves wild