Fire, flood or disaster · 09.1857
A bear on the road home at Rääbise
Karu koduteel Rääbisel
One September evening in 1857 a farmhand of Rääbise manor in Torma parish was walking home from the manor when he came face to face with a bear. They were so close that the bear did not try to flee either; it reared up roaring and tried to grab him in its arms. Running was useless, so he screamed for help with all his might. His home was not far off: his wife heard him, rushed out, and a neighbour and his wife came running too, the couple carrying axes. Like three sparrows against a hawk, said Perno Postimees, they drove the bear into the forest.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Ühel septembriõhtul 1857 oli Torma kihelkonnas Rääbise mõisa moonamees mõisast koju minemas, kui kohtas teel karu. Nad olid nii lähestikku, et ka karu ei püüdnud põgeneda: ta ajas end möirates tagajalgadele ja püüdis meest kaissu võtta. Põgenemisest polnud kasu, nii et mees karjus kõigest jõust appi. Kodu polnud kaugel: naine kuulis teda ja tormas välja, appi jooksid ka naabrimees ja tema naine, mõlemal kirves käes. Nagu kolm varblast kulli vastu, kirjutas Perno Postimees, ajasid nad karu metsa.