Steam of Life Page #3

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I finally approached her -

and asked if I could one day

come for a cup of coffee.

She said yes, and soon enough

I went there with a bunch of flowers.

That's how it started

and it still goes on -

hopefully for a long time.

We've had great companionship

and a good life.

She's a good person

and can cook -

and tells me how to do laundry

and helps me in everything.

I'm living the best years of my life.

Well, her neighbors

must have been wondering -

when they saw another pair of

underpants on the washing line -

as she doesn't

have a husband.

How long have you been together?

- For 18 years now.

Both getting older at the same time.

- Older and senile.

The police brought him here

one night in the spring.

They called and asked if there's room

for one more orphan.

I said there's always room

for one more.

That's how our friendship started.

We went berry picking

and fishing with him.

At first, we should have picked

the berries for him.

At one point,

there was a bush full of blueberries -

so I took some branches

and told him to sit down -

so that I could teach him

how to pick blueberries.

When we had caught fish -

we had to negotiate

how to share the catch.

He was going to take all fish.

I wouldn't let him.

"I will take these

and you will take those."

Breaking things is important to him.

If you give him a car tire,

he will tear it apart in a second.

One Saturday,

we went to the sauna.

He stayed to eat

out in the barn.

We sat in the sauna for a while...

The doors started banging -

and he barged in

from underneath the door -

and came to the benches.

I told him I will throw some water

on the stove to get some steam.

As soon as the steam hissed

he barged out underneath the door.

I told him:
"No, no don't go yet,

you haven't broken into sweat yet."

But no, he went outside,

banging the doors.

Right, Juuso.

You were only a boy

when we had our sauna.

A very little boy...

Left without washing, did you?

Yes, that's right.

The bear has become

a real friend to me.

It's an intelligent animal,

learns very fast.

And it is a true,

loyal friend indeed.

Right, another one gone.

This is the name of the game.

Juuso! It's broken now!

I keep going back

to early spring...

We still had snow.

There was a spring happening

for children on the lake ice.

I was playing

with my daughter, -

sledding down the hill,

eating grilled sausages.

She went on a pony ride.

Think what an experience for a child!

Every time I went to get her,

she ran to me with her arms open:

"Daddy, I want to go home with you!

I miss you so much."

I have two cats, she says:

"To see Mikku and Okku at home! ''

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