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Lake Sikuti and the Devil's rope

Sikuti järv ja Vanapagana köis

Lake Sikuti, also called Metsküla or Sirkuti lake, is a small forest lake of just over three hectares lying deep in a hollow in Kaaru village near Mooste. A woman from Noorits-Metsküla explained in 1939 why it is so small and sunk so low: the Old Devil had wanted to pull the whole lake together with a rope and make it vanish. He had begun to haul it in when a thunderstorm broke out, and the thunder-shy devil dropped the work half done, leaving only this little pool behind.

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

Eesti keeles

Sikuti ehk Metsküla või Sirkuti järv on veidi üle kolme hektari suurune metsajärv, mis asub sügavas orus Kaaru külas Mooste lähedal. Üks Noorits-Metsküla naine seletas 1939. aastal, miks järv nii väike ja madalal on: Vanapagan tahtnud kogu järve köiega kokku vedada ja kaotada. Ta oli juba vedama hakanud, kui puhkes äike, ja piksekartlik Vanapagan jättis töö pooleli, nii et järele jäi vaid see väike veesilm.

Map of the area around Lake Sikuti and the Devil's rope
58.11944° N, 27.19833° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After the Estonian Folklore Archives (ERA II 246, 279, 1939), via folklore.ee ↗

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