Metsolan pojat: Maalaiselämää

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Metsolan pojat: Maalaiselämää

by John William Nylander

FI·~3 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total

METSOLAN POJAT

0:02

JOHN WILLIAM NYLANDER

0:06

ERÄS TALVIAAMU.

21:29

VARSA.

17:05

KETUNPYYNTI.

25:11

POTASKA

13:38

VÄSTÄRÄKIT

31:12

RAINAR HOLM.

31:22

METSIKANAN POIKANEN.

10:54

METSÄNPEITOSSA.

31:05

Description

A crisp winter dawn finds two young brothers shivering in the dim corner of their farmhouse, the cold seeping through the thin walls as the wind rattles the shutters. Their father’s voice cuts through the silence, urging them awake for the day’s chores, while the ever‑present frost draws delicate patterns on the sky beyond the forest’s edge. The scene is painted with vivid details: the glow of a lone lantern, the whisper of snow‑laden branches, and the rough‑hewn barn that stands out among the modest homestead.

Through the eyes of Ville and Olli, listeners are drawn into the rhythms of rural life—milking cows, tending to the new stable, and navigating the playful yet daunting presence of the wind and its invisible guests. The story captures the simple joys and hardships of a farming family, the bond between siblings, and the gentle humor that eases a harsh season. As the day unfolds, the boys’ small adventures hint at the larger world waiting just beyond their snowy fields.

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Language

fi

Duration

~3 hours (210K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Finland: Söderström & Co., 1908.

Credits

Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen

Release date

May 25, 2022

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

JW

John William Nylander

1869–1949

A Finnish-Swedish writer with an unusually adventurous life, he moved between journalism, seafaring, political activism, and fiction. His books draw on lived experience, from rural life to the tense years of resistance in Finland at the turn of the 20th century.

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