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Various things happening in different times in Sri Lanka are widely discussed among us. Some things are new events. Some things are unimaginable. One of the most famous newspapers for various things like this is called Rivirasa. Even though Riviraza newspaper does not exist today, special news was always reported on Riviraza during its existence. We are going to write about an incident reported by former senior journalists Piyasena Ulawithana and Daya Muthukumarana.
This news will be published in Rivirasa newspaper on Sunday, April 15, 1979. The headline of this news is, "A child who grew up in the forest with the wild animals is found". Along with this headline, the Rivirasa media team manages to publish some pictures. These pictures were taken by W. it. Journalist named Wijesundara. The rights of these photos are still owned by W.A. To Wijesundara. Today we decided to find out what is true or not about this event forty one years ago. However, we thought it would be better to tell you this story first. So let's first find out what is the news about the baby born in the forest.
As reported by Riviresa,
"Because of growing up and living with a herd of monkeys, this child, who spends time with behaviors similar to monkeys, was first put in a cage and now the people of the orphanage are trying hard to get him used to being with other children."
They have started this news. It is mentioned above in this news.
"A wild child who was caught while living with a herd of wildebeests in the Binthenne jungle is now getting used to human life and passed away at the Galle Sambodhi Orphanage."
that According to this, we conclude that if he was alive today, he would be fifty years old or close to that.
"It has been seen that this child with a face full of round eyes, pointed teeth, hands and long fingers that can hang from branches, strong arms and a broad chest, does not have as much vitality as his legs. Since it has been used for a long time to walk like an animal with its hands and feet on the ground, the legs are slightly bent and the feet are located in such a way that it is easy to walk.
This is how they report the news. As mentioned in this news, the child was found in the great forest. All the characteristics of the child are arranged in a way that suits the forest. The child's life has been spent with wild animals in the forest. Even about these physical features, which are clear to you, the journalist explains that he has limbs with natural characteristics of living in the forest. They are trying to explain all these characteristics about the life of this child because they have been used to walking like an animal with their hands on the ground for a long time. And how they found this child was explained wonderfully. Reading this news, we feel exactly like reading the first part of a Tarzan tele-story or the first part of a creation like Mowgli.
A woman who went to cut wood in the forest was scared when she saw a child like a bunch of weeds. Later, suspiciously knowing that it was a child, they chased away the herd of weeds and said that the child was caught. It is said that at that time, the leader of the weed herd jumped on the woman's body and bit her.
It is true that there is something problematic in this passage mentioned in this news. The reason for that is that if the child lived with wild animals, why didn't the child run away with them when the herds were chased away? And how this woman was strong enough to take the child without giving up the fight even while biting the leader of the weed herd.
But we are talking about a story from a very old time like one thousand two hundred and seventy nine and this woman is not from the society we live in. Therefore, we can believe that there was a possibility that a woman who was going to cut wood in the forest, collided with a wild animal. The reason for that is that if she doesn't have such strength, she can't go to the forest and fetch firewood.
After the police heard about the child being brought to the village with great difficulty, with the support of the Probation and Child Protection Department, As, a great philanthropist in the southern province. It has been handed over to the Sambodhi Institute under the assistance of Mr. Dissanayake Hamu
This is the rest of the explanation.
This child, who cannot speak, becomes curious to the point of passion when he makes noises the way insects make noises. A child named "Tissa" always prefers to keep his hands up. If you want to walk with your feet together, you have to hold it with your hands because it prefers to walk like a quadruped. He sleeps on the front of his hand like a woodpecker sleeping in a tree fork.
We thought you should read this part while they explain further about this.
In order to change this situation of the child, the management department of Sambodhi Home is making a strong effort and R. M. Mrs. R Ratnayake is in charge. They used to have the tendency to bite and scratch when angered, but now they are said to have decreased. But the upper part of this boy, who always grins with his teeth, is very strong and well grown. The teeth are located like a normal person