Famous life · 1929
A bride for the bachelor stag of Abruka
Pruut Abruka poissmehest hirvele
In November 1929 a rare animal stood in the stable of the Paralepa forest district chief in Haapsalu: a red deer hind brought from Germany. She was on her way to Abruka, the small wooded island off Kuressaare, where a stag had long been living what Kaja called a bachelor's life. The idea was to give him a mate and start a small herd on the island. Abruka, with its old broadleaf forest, is today a nature reserve, reached by a short boat ride from Roomassaare harbour.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1929. aasta novembris seisis Haapsalus Paralepa metskonna ülema tallis haruldane loom – Saksamaalt toodud emahirv. Ta oli teel Abrukale, väikesele metsasele saarele Kuressaare lähedal, kus juba pikemat aega elas Kaja sõnul poissmehe elu üks isahirv. Mõte oli anda talle kaasa ja rajada saarele väike hirvekari. Vana laialehise metsaga Abruka on tänapäeval looduskaitseala, kuhu pääseb Roomassaare sadamast lühikese paadisõiduga.