Fire, flood or disaster · 28.05.1915
A wartime bear in the yard of Soppi farm, Seli
Sõjaaja karu Seli küla Soppi talu õuel
Early on 28 May 1915 a rare visitor walked into the yard of Soppi farm in Seli, Rapla parish: a bear. It looked around briefly and went back into the forest, and was also seen on the Seli-Kuigi heath. Bears had long vanished from most of Estonia, and the herd children were too frightened to take the cattle into the woods. The paper reassured readers that the uninvited guest had probably fled the war further south and would not find a hiding place in these small forests for long.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
28. mai varahommikul 1915 ilmus Rapla kihelkonnas Seli vallas Soppi talu õuele haruldane metsloom – karu. Ta silmitses veidi ümbrust ja põgenes metsa tagasi; teda nähti ka Seli-Kuigi nõmmes. Karud olid suuremast osast Eestist ammu kadunud ning karjased ei julgenud hirmu pärast loomadega metsa minna. Leht rahustas lugejaid: kutsumata külaline oli ilmselt sõja eest siia pagenud ega leia nii väikestest metsadest kauaks peidupaika.