Veneh'ojalaiset

A rural community is traced through generations as its distinctive inhabitants, noted for unusual physical traits, struggle to preserve communal bonds against external temptations and internal disputes. A tale explains how a malign influence engineers land division by posing as officials, introducing private ownership and drink, and thereby scatters a once-unified village; a wise local leader and his descendants adapt by settling remote holdings, later reconstituting a new settlement while rival branches vie over inheritance and reputation. Episodes examine memory, customary law, kinship obligations, and the social consequences of greed, legal manipulation, and alcohol on village life.