Project Gutenberg 2010-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 173 Wuorinen, Olli 1842 1917 Berg, Olof Wuorinen, O. Berg, O. Salmelan heinätalkoot 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.) Reading ease score: 44.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 159923 2025-06-13T03:45:34.552944 text/html 159744 2025-01-13T03:44:47.436409 text/html 129050 2025-06-13T03:45:41.061877 application/epub+zip 129753 2025-06-13T03:45:37.625879 application/epub+zip 116466 2025-06-13T03:45:36.339881 application/epub+zip 268288 2025-06-13T03:45:43.449979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256941 2025-06-13T03:45:40.332865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228304 2022-09-14T11:02:11.342985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134996 2025-06-13T03:45:34.240894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 17248 2025-06-13T03:45:43.584887 application/rdf+xml 14922 2025-06-13T03:45:36.904917 image/jpeg 3895 2025-06-13T03:45:36.617931 image/jpeg 129837 2025-06-13T03:45:34.569931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia