The events of the story take place in ancient times when one of the farmers visited Juha and presented him with a gift. Juha accepted the hare from him and thanked him, then gave him advice. This is what followed from that visit:
Beginning of the story:
It is told that one day, a farmer carried a rabbit on his back and went to Juha, knocked on his door. Juha opened the door and asked the man: “Who are you?” The man replied: “I am one of the strangers who know your wisdom, oh Juha, and I came to you because I want you to accept this rabbit as a gift for you.” Juha was very happy and accepted the rabbit gift, then called the kind man to enter his house so they could eat lunch together. The man entered, and after lunch, Juha called the kind man and asked him to repeat that visit often and repeatedly, then let him go again, hoping that he would repeat his visit to him.
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