Project Gutenberg 2010-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 46 Wuorinen, Olli 1842 1917 Berg, Olof Wuorinen, O. Berg, O. Salmelan heinätalkoot Reading ease score: 44.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Salmelan heinätalkoot" by Olli Wuorinen is a fictional narrative likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a traditional farming practice known as "talkoot," where community members gather to help one another with agricultural tasks. The main characters include Antti Salminen, the owner of Salmela, his wife Anni, and their son Samu, as well as notable visitors like the local magistrate Risto Tohonen and his daughter Hetvi. The beginning of "Salmelan heinätalkoot" introduces readers to the social customs surrounding talkoot in Eastern Finland, highlighting the festive atmosphere and cooperative spirit of the community. As preparations are made for a hay-cutting event at the Salmela estate, the text depicts a vibrant scene filled with laughter and young people excited to lend a hand. We meet Samu, who has been busy inviting the surrounding villagers to participate, and the initial gathering underlines the mix of camaraderie and the underlying tensions, particularly in Samu's subtle interactions with Hetvi, the visiting magistrate’s daughter. The detailed description of the lively gathering and the dynamics among the villagers sets the stage for the unfolding relationships and events that will develop throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 159751 159690 2024-11-13T09:35:37.558992 2023-09-14T03:41:49.656958 text/html text/html 159744 159683 2024-11-13T09:35:37.798006 2023-09-14T03:41:49.798971 text/html text/html 128980 2024-11-13T09:35:44.035947 application/epub+zip 129761 2024-11-13T09:35:40.766966 application/epub+zip 116473 2024-11-13T09:35:39.603983 application/epub+zip 268282 2024-11-13T09:35:46.273937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256941 2024-11-13T09:35:43.342952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228304 2022-09-14T11:02:11.342985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134996 134987 2024-11-13T09:35:37.261998 2023-09-14T03:41:49.460941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 129650 2010-02-13T09:06:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52108 2010-02-13T09:06:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18906 2024-11-13T09:35:46.394936 application/rdf+xml 14922 2024-11-13T09:35:40.138978 image/jpeg 3895 2024-11-13T09:35:39.869966 image/jpeg 129770 2024-11-13T09:35:37.811987 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