Project Gutenberg 2014-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 104 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Pekka Puavalj: Luonteenpiirteitä purkupäiviltä 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.) Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 120287 2025-08-18T14:51:28.277573 text/html 120098 120037 2024-10-19T10:18:15.658925 2023-09-20T06:04:09.737735 text/html text/html 125746 2025-08-18T14:51:34.544540 application/epub+zip 126224 2025-08-18T14:51:31.707590 application/epub+zip 102543 2025-08-18T14:51:30.467573 application/epub+zip 292294 2025-08-18T14:51:36.450531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280218 2025-08-18T14:51:33.803598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183561 2022-09-21T04:03:30.278300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102285 2025-08-18T14:51:27.993579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82516 2024-10-24T08:18:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16730 2025-08-18T14:51:36.632500 application/rdf+xml 17168 2025-08-18T14:51:30.982517 image/jpeg 3707 2025-08-18T14:51:30.723531 image/jpeg 125852 2025-08-18T14:51:28.288600 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