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

Note 2 — The Story of Mādampē-rāla

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A little time having halted and been at home, he came back to the chena, and having set fire to it he began to work [again]. Having sown it and finished, bringing his wife and bags after the millet (kurahan) ripened they went to the chena, and she began to cut the millet. In the whole seven chenas she cut the millet in just one day. Having cut it and collected it at one place, together with the man she dragged2 (carried) it home. That she cut the millet in the whole seven chenas the man was much pleased.

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