Perttunen kiinni! : 1-näytöksinen ilveily

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Perttunen kiinni! : 1-näytöksinen ilveily

by Sakari Ruotsalo

FI·~12 minutes·44 chapters

Chapters

44 total

PERTTUNEN KIINNI!

0:03

S. A. RUOTSALO

0:03

HENKILÖT:

1:19

SELMA

0:08

SELMA

0:11

PERTTUNEN

0:11

SELMA

0:05

PERTTUNEN

0:38

PERTTUNEN

0:13

SELMA

0:14

Description

In a modest autumn evening, a creaking kitchen becomes the stage for an unexpected reunion. The warm glow of the hearth contrasts with the nervous chatter of Selma, an American widow, as she tends to a steaming pot and hums a familiar tune. When the infamous thief Perttunen slips through the door, his larger‑than‑life reputation fills the room with a mix of curiosity and unease.

The dialogue quickly turns playful and tense, as Selma teases the outlaw while offering him a cup of coffee and a strange, gift‑wrapped clock. Around them, a cast of locals—Aukusta, a wandering hostess, and a handful of watchful guards—pop in and out, each adding their own rumors and warnings about the daring brigand. As the night deepens, listeners are drawn into a rustic tableau where humor, danger, and the promise of a chase mingle, setting the scene for a lively tale of folk legend and lingering suspense.

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Language

fi

Duration

~12 minutes (11K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Jyväskylä: K. J. Gummerus Oy, 1925.

Credits

Tapio Riikonen

Release date

Dec 2, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

SR

Sakari Ruotsalo

1869–1935

A Finnish schoolteacher and playwright from Raahe, he is remembered for light, lively farces that kept everyday characters and comic misunderstandings at center stage. His work belongs to the early decades of modern Finnish-language drama and still survives through digitized editions.

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