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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 1 (of 3)

Note 3 — The Stupid Boy

H. (Henry) Parker translation

As he was coming along from there the boy lagged behind. So the monk spoke to the boy, “Aewariyakkā Mulakkā, Aḍā! Come on quickly,” he said. Then the boy ate some packets of sugar,3 and rows of plantains.4

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