The
Two Men And The Bear
or
Minisün
Dedena Saha Walaha
by
Gyan
Fernando
Origin
of this story: This was an original goody-goody story which appeared in the
"Kumaraodaya", a Sinhala text for grade 1 in the 1950s. Our
version has a goody-goody ending as well but the ending may be unsuitable for
adults.
Once
upon a time two men from a remote village in the Mahiyangana area were ambling
along a jungle road talking of this and that (occasionally scratching their
backsides) chewing Betel and spitting red betel juice all over the place whilst
the women folk were busy working in the fields. This is rather typical of
Srilankan villagers.
The
two men were friends by the way.
