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How the Devil divided Lake Turva

Kuidas Vanapagan Turva järve jagas

Lake Turva is a small boggy-shored lake in Vardi village on the Sakala upland, linked by short ditches to its neighbours. A tale written down in Paistu parish in 1895 says there was once only one big lake in the Turva bog. The Old Devil decided to cut it into pieces and hauled cartloads of earth into the water to build dividers. He was hurrying back for the last loads when the cock crowed, and the job stayed unfinished. That, the story goes, is why there are now several separate lakes here: Turva, Tagametsa and Tabure.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Turva järv on väike soostunud kallastega järv Sakala kõrgustikul Vardi külas, mis on lühikeste kraavidega naaberjärvedega ühendatud. 1895. aastal Paistu kihelkonnas üles kirjutatud jutu järgi oli Turva soos kunagi ainult üks suur järv. Vanapagan otsustanud selle tükkideks teha ja vedanud koormate kaupa mulda vette, et vaheseinu ehitada. Kui ta viimaseid koormaid tooma tõttas, laulis kukk ja töö jäigi pooleli. Seepärast olevat siin nüüd mitu eraldi järve: Turva, Tagametsa ja Tabure.

Map of the area around How the Devil divided Lake Turva
58.27778° N, 25.49361° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After the Estonian Folklore Archives (H III 24, 262, 1895), via folklore.ee ↗

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