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Kalevipoeg, the wolf and the Rapla stone

One Midsummer Eve a mare and her foal were grazing on a pasture near Rapla. Suddenly Kalevipoeg, watching from afar, saw a wolf creep out of the woods and spring at the foal. He snatched up a boulder and hurled it at the beast. The throw struck home, but it buried the wolf, the mare and the foal together beneath the stone. Ever since, people say, on Midsummer night you can hear a wolf howling at the spot, and the little bell that hung round the foal's neck tinkling under the rock; the hero's finger marks are still on its surface. The boulder, known as Kalevipoja luisukivi or Kõpsoni kivi, lies in the town of Rapla.

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

Eesti keeles

Ühel jaanilaupäeval sõid Rapla lähedal karjamaal mära ja tema varss. Äkki nägi kaugelt vaatav Kalevipoeg, kuidas metsast hiilis välja hunt ja kargas varsale kallale. Vägilane haaras kivirahnu ja paiskas selle kiskja pihta. Vise tabas, kuid mattis kivi alla ühtaegu hundi, mära ja varsa. Sestsaati olevat jaaniööl seal kuulda hundi ulgumist ja varsa kaelas rippunud kellukese helinat kivi alt; kivil on näha ka Kalevipoja sõrmejäljed. Kalevipoja luisukivi ehk Kõpsoni kivi nime kandev rahn asub Rapla linnas.

Map of the area around Kalevipoeg, the wolf and the Rapla stone
58.99444° N, 24.80111° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Kalevipoeg folk legend as given in 'Kalevipoja radadel' (Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1964); stone listed in et.wikipedia: Rapla (sights). Exact boulder position not verified; coordinates are Rapla town centre. ↗

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