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- King
Dutugemunu confined to the sick-bed
The
Naga King took the guise of an ordinary man and went in search
of the physicians who treated serpent bites. He met an expert,
in this field of medicine, spoke to him nicely, won his heart
and begged of him to teach this science to him.
- The
great mansion with a thousand rooms
“From the courtyard of the Brazen Palace the thunder of
sixty-four kinds of drums announces that the king, surrounded
by a thousand monks, has taken his seat on the ivory throne in
the great hall. This hall is the central apartment of the building,
around and above which are a thousand rooms disposed in nine storeys.
- A
promenade along the beach
I was on holiday at my aunt’s house, when my nephews asked
me to take them to the nearby harbour. I asked Menika, the maid,
to join us too. It was about one mile from my ancestral home to
the harbour.; and I did not like to take the risk of taking the
boys all on my own.
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