Ghost story
Kuradimännik, the pine where the Devil hanged himself
Kuradimännik Toheras
Tori folklore collected in 1963 tells of the devils' meeting place at Koonutukk on Taali manor land, near an old gnarled birch called Sipla kask. One night a woman driving home from town was chased by the devils, who claimed the Old Devil had stolen their sheep. At Kooreveski bridge in Tori she pulled a wheel off her cart, and the Old Devil, who had been hiding in the wheel hub, shot out and fled to the forest near Tohera, where he hanged himself from a seven-branched pine. The wood has been called Kuradimännik, the Devil's pinewood, ever since; others said he had only been tied to the pine.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1963. aastal kogutud Tori pärimus räägib tontide nõupidamise paigast Koonutukas Taali mõisa maal, vana krobelise Sipla kase lähedal. Ühel ööl ajasid tondid taga linnast koju sõitvat naist, väites, et Vanakurat varastas nende lamba. Tori Kooreveski silla juures tõmbas naine vankrilt ratta ära ja rattarummus peitunud Vanakurat lipsas välja ning põgenes Tohera lähedale metsa, kus poos end seitsmeharulise männi otsa. Sestpeale kutsutakse metsa Kuradimännikuks; teised ütlesid, et ta oli männi külge vaid rihmadega kinni seotud.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗