Legend
Mustjärv, the lake the Devil drove away
Mustjärv, mille Vanapagan minema viis
Piirsalu people in Kullamaa parish told that Mustjärv, the Black Lake, once lay beneath Mike village. The Devil lived in the lake with two black oxen, and the villagers kept disturbing his peace, so he harnessed the oxen to the lake and dragged it off to the bog near Turvastu. The lanes by Varese farm in Kabeli village were too narrow for it, so part of the water was left behind and still shows itself in spring and autumn. In another version lightning struck the ploughing Devil and his oxen sank into the bog, forming the lake; before a change in the weather their bellowing can still be heard.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kullamaa kihelkonna Piirsalu rahvas rääkis, et Mustjärv asus kunagi Mike küla all. Järves elas Vanapagan kahe musta härjaga ja külarahvas segas tihti tema rahu, nii et ta rakendas härjad järve ette ja vedas selle Turvastu küla alla rappa. Kabeli külas Varese talu juures olid tänavad nii kitsad, et järv ei mahtunud läbi, ja osa vett jäi maha, mis annab end tänini kevadel ja sügisel tunda. Teise loo järgi tabas kündvat Vanapaganat välk ja härjad vajusid sohu, kuhu tekkis järv; enne ilmamuutust kuulda seal ikka härgade möirgamist.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗