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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 2 — The Foolish Man

H. (Henry) Parker translation

Then the man was caused to exclaim “Hobbancōḍi”2; “Wellawaehun” was forgotten. From there until the time when he comes to his village, having come saying and saying “Hobbancōḍi, Hobbancōḍi,” he says to his wife, “Bolan, to-day in our girl’s quarter I ate Hobbancōḍi. The taste is very good; you cook them, too.”

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