02086cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500130014326400510015630000470020733600260025433700260028033800360030650000310034250800190037352012010039253400670159365300170166065300180167765300340169585600430172976992UtSlPG20260610134801.0mcr n260607r20251914utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aHalme, Kaarle,d1864-194610aEnnustus 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-10-05  aTapio Riikonen  a"Ennustus :  Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä by Kaarle Halme" is a one-act comedic play written in the early 20th century. Set in a rural farmhouse, it playfully explores matchmaking, pride, and romantic competition when several suitors converge on a widowed mistress, and a cheeky “prophecy” turns a household mishap into fate.  The play unfolds in Kontusalo’s main room on a summer day. Ruura, the vain but kind widow, prepares to receive suitors; the slow, witty farmhand Josua pines for her while the lively maid Aili teases him. Neighbor Eenokki, a dithering suitor, arrives first; soon come the brisk Ville Virkki and a jovial matchmaker, with Ville quickly flirting with Aili instead of Ruura. A comic motif — a washtub Josua built too large to fit through the door — lets the matchmaker “foretell” that its maker will never need to leave the house. After Ville effectively chooses Aili and Eenokki loses his nerve, Ruura feels humiliated, only to be comforted by Josua, who declares his steady devotion. She accepts him, the “prophecy” is fulfilled, and the pair seal their engagement amid lighthearted congratulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cHämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1914  aComedy plays  aOne-act plays  aFinnish drama -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76992