Amba Yahaluwo for Life Vol 1
A beautiful story about two friends who had met over 65 years ago and are still friends! This comic book is based on one of the best children books written by a Sri Lankan author, Mr. T. B. Illangaratne
A beautiful story about two friends who had met over 65 years ago and are still friends! This comic book is based on one of the best children books written by a Sri Lankan author, Mr. T. B. Illangaratne
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<strong>Amba</strong><br />
<strong>Yahaluwo</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> life<br />
BASED ON A NOVEL BY T. B. ILLANGARATNE<br />
VOLUME 1<br />
COMIC BY: PRAMITH MALLAWARATCHIE
Colombo, 2024<br />
900<br />
Doctor-in-Charge:<br />
Dr. Nimal Muthu Banda<br />
Patient Name:<br />
Mr.Sunil Nelum Bandara<br />
Cardiac Ward<br />
900<br />
Doctor-in-Charge:<br />
Dr. Nimal Muthu Banda<br />
Patient Name:<br />
Mr.Sunil Nelum Bandara<br />
Cardiac Ward<br />
In the room, there's a sleeping elderly patient, Mr. Sunil Nelum Bandara, a wealthy<br />
businessman , who had a recent heart attack. His son and grandkids are all huddled<br />
around, anxiously waiting to know more about his condition.<br />
02
Suddenly the door opens and the doctor walks in ...<br />
Kids!!<br />
Shhh...<br />
Doctor Seeya ...!!<br />
Doctor Seeya...!!<br />
03
Dont worry...<br />
sunil seeya is fine<br />
he just needs<br />
some rest<br />
Lamay i see<br />
you have<br />
got some of<br />
the mangos<br />
i sent<br />
shall i tell<br />
you a mango<br />
story about<br />
seeya and<br />
me?<br />
yes!!<br />
Shhh...<br />
04
65 years ago...<br />
The story starts About<br />
65 years ago...<br />
We must have been about your age!<br />
It was like any other day …<br />
we had just finished school and Me,<br />
Sunil and a few other friends were<br />
walking back home!<br />
Doctor seeya... why didn't you<br />
eat at school? Did you not have<br />
interval at your school?<br />
We had putha!...<br />
But those days doctor seeya's thatha<br />
and Amma didn't have a lot of<br />
money... in fact when I was small... I<br />
even worked <strong>for</strong> your seeya's<br />
thatha!<br />
now let’s<br />
get back to<br />
the story<br />
ooh ..<br />
very hungry today!<br />
As always, I didn't get to<br />
eat anything during school<br />
must<br />
get a good<br />
mango!<br />
05
This mango<br />
looks really<br />
good<br />
Suddenly as Nimal looks up...<br />
‘The mango!!’<br />
that is<br />
mine!!!<br />
whaat...Sunil?<br />
06
what if i give<br />
you a piece of<br />
this?<br />
now i have<br />
to get this<br />
mango!<br />
I dont<br />
want just a<br />
piece?<br />
all the mangos are<br />
finished!<br />
whats going on<br />
over there?<br />
Why are you guys<br />
fighting?<br />
Sunil is trying to<br />
steal my mango!<br />
i saw it first!<br />
07
kapow!!<br />
Sunil seeya hit<br />
doctor seeya?<br />
Whoaa...!!<br />
Yes, really hard!<br />
08
arrgh! that hurt<br />
i should hit him<br />
back... grrr..<br />
but i cant appachi<br />
will beat me!<br />
and sunil has always<br />
been good to me<br />
something<br />
must be<br />
wrong!<br />
ok here... you can<br />
have the mango<br />
09
whack!!<br />
10
The mango flew away and landed on a pile of rotten mangoes...<br />
oh no... the mango<br />
landed on a pile of<br />
rotten mangos<br />
now no one can<br />
have it!<br />
Things got quiet... Sunil and Nimal were staring at each other!<br />
must not show that<br />
my hand is hurting<br />
my hand was hurting bad...<br />
but i didnt want to show it.. i tried<br />
rubbing my hand on my trousers to<br />
reduce the pain and made it look like i<br />
was just wiping my hand<br />
11
Suddenly a new mango fell right next to Nimal ...<br />
thud!!<br />
ha ha ... looks like the<br />
squirels have given a<br />
new mango to the<br />
deserving person!<br />
will sunil<br />
attack again?<br />
stupid<br />
squirels!!<br />
12
I wasnt sure if sunil<br />
would attack me again...<br />
so i quickly pulled out a<br />
small knife that i keep in<br />
my pocket!!<br />
whaaat?!<br />
a knife!!!<br />
13
Nimal quickly cut a piece from the mango ...<br />
i cut a big piece from<br />
my mango and offered<br />
it to sunil!<br />
here sunil have<br />
this piece...<br />
14
why is he tearing?<br />
14
and just like that<br />
sunil picked up his<br />
books turned around<br />
and walked away<br />
I never did get a<br />
chance to say sorry<br />
<strong>for</strong> that day!<br />
15
ah...<br />
welcome back my friend!<br />
let me just check you<br />
so sorry!!<br />
16<br />
i was sooo horrid to<br />
you that day! and you<br />
were so kind to me!
Haiyo no need to say sorry!...<br />
If not <strong>for</strong> that day I would<br />
have never found<br />
my amba yahaluwa!!<br />
17<br />
to be contd....
<strong>Amba</strong><br />
<strong>Yahaluwo</strong> <strong>for</strong> life<br />
AWAIT MORE ADVENTURES<br />
OF SUNIL AND NIMAL<br />
COMIC BY: PRAMITH MALLAWARATCHIE