Project Gutenberg 2005-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 65 Meriläinen, Heikki 1847 1939 Merilainen, Heikki Korpelan seppä Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Korpelan seppä" by Heikki Meriläinen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on Maria, a character facing the harsh realities of rural life, particularly regarding her relationship with the cows on her small farm, especially one named Maatikki. The story delves into human emotions, vulnerability, and the connection between the protagonist and her animals, setting the stage for the unfolding drama of rural existence. At the start of the story, we find Maria tending to her cows, specifically Maatikki, a cow she feels a deep bond with. The narrative portrays a vivid scene of Maria preparing smoke to drive away pests bothering her cow, reflecting the challenges of her agricultural life. The tranquility quickly shatters when Maatikki is injured due to a confrontation with another cow, leading to a series of distressing events where Maria is helplessly confronted with the suffering of her beloved animal. As the opening unfolds, readers are drawn into Maria's emotional turmoil, setting a tone of sorrow and connection that suggests the struggles and themes of compassion that will permeate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 354552 354491 2025-01-15T21:09:35.060006 2023-09-07T11:36:46.604586 text/html text/html 354545 354484 2025-01-15T21:09:35.355042 2023-09-07T11:36:46.752621 text/html text/html 191775 2025-01-15T21:09:41.825970 application/epub+zip 196240 2025-01-15T21:09:37.271052 application/epub+zip 196240 2025-01-15T21:09:36.079990 application/epub+zip 353540 2025-01-15T21:09:45.342948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332583 2025-01-15T21:09:41.089963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296713 2022-09-08T06:19:26.412828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322066 322057 2025-01-15T21:09:34.627995 2023-09-07T11:36:46.333626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 306090 2020-12-12T10:54:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118543 2020-12-12T10:54:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18695 2025-01-15T21:09:45.471936 application/rdf+xml 12517 2025-01-15T21:09:36.615006 image/jpeg 3363 2025-01-15T21:09:36.347062 image/jpeg 189433 2025-01-15T21:09:35.389042 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia