On my way home, I saw a gray fluffy hare jogging along the bushes on his own in the evening. He looked very happy, sniffing around here and there; every little new thing that is not green would get his attention, and then tapping its small white round tail after each step, telling the world about his excitement of the new discoveries-- He didn't seem to rush to go back home at this hour at all, occasionally he'd look up into the sky, thinking about the joyous moments he just had earlier.
I tried to walk quickly and quietly enough towards him to catch up and see what he looks like because I have never seen a wild rabbit outside the zoo before, and never this close! He sensed me immediately, and turned his little head and looked at me with his big black watery eyes, asking cautiously, "Kuka sä oot?" ("Who are you?")
"Mitä? Minä puhun suomea huonosti." ("Pardon? I don't speak Finnish very well.") I couldn't believe my eyes and ears.
The poor hare rolled his eyes upwards impatiently and folded his long ears backwards with a dry smile, "You gotta learn some Finnish when you're in Finland, man!"
"What makes you think I'm male?! I'm a girl, and I AM learning Finnish, sir!" I got offended.
"Tough work, isn't it? Keep practising it with your bunnies, oops, I mean 'buddies', I'm also a lady, by the way! Have a nice day!" She smiled...
"What a tooth!" I chuckled to myself, "You too, bye bye!"
She ran into the forest nearby and probably would post a blog tonight too...about a stupid human instead.
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