Project Gutenberg 2014-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 34 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Pekka Puavalj: Luonteenpiirteitä purkupäiviltä Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Luonteenpiirteitä purkupäiviltä" by Maiju Lassila is a fictional narrative set in the early 20th century. The story centers around Pekka Puavalj, a man in his sixties who embodies the natural qualities of character and simplicity. The book explores themes of rural life, marital dynamics, and the humor found in everyday occurrences, particularly the relationship between Pekka and his wife, Ieva Liisa. At the start of the narrative, we meet Pekka Puavalj and Ieva Liisa on the occasion of their fortieth wedding anniversary, which sets the stage for their interactions. Despite a long and generally harmonious marriage, the couple faces light-hearted disputes over mundane matters, such as the long-overdue digging of a well. As winter sets in, a series of comedic events ensues, including their cow falling into the newly dug well, highlighting both the challenges and the simple joys of their rural life. The opening illustrates their personalities, Pekka's calm, methodical nature, and Ieva's more urgent, sometimes frustrated responses, painting a vivid picture of their lives against the backdrop of nature's whims. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 120105 120044 2024-10-19T10:18:15.428951 2023-09-20T06:04:09.553706 text/html text/html 120098 120037 2024-10-19T10:18:15.658925 2023-09-20T06:04:09.737735 text/html text/html 125729 2024-10-19T10:18:22.467860 application/epub+zip 126243 2024-10-19T10:18:19.431898 application/epub+zip 102560 2024-10-19T10:18:18.060886 application/epub+zip 292306 2024-10-19T10:18:24.571844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280329 2024-10-19T10:18:21.616887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183561 2022-09-21T04:03:30.278300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102274 102265 2024-10-19T10:18:15.149909 2023-09-20T06:04:09.369706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 97984 2014-06-23T06:47:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38950 2014-06-23T06:47:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18944 2024-11-19T09:45:01.116481 application/rdf+xml 17168 2024-10-19T10:18:18.701874 image/jpeg 3707 2024-10-19T10:18:18.414928 image/jpeg 125763 2024-10-19T10:18:15.670887 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