Erratic boulder
Rebasekivi, the dropped bridge stone of Rõuste
Rõuste Rebasekivi
Near Rõuste village in Hanila parish stands a big stone known as Rebasekivi, the fox stone. Local tellers recorded in 1924 and 1928 said the Evil Spirit, or in one version his wife, wanted to build a bridge between the mainland and Muhu and Saaremaa, and was carrying this boulder on his back in an apron. The strap snapped, the stone thudded down near Rõuste and has stood there ever since. The whole Hanila coast opposite Muhu is full of such abandoned bridge stones.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Hanila kihelkonnas Rõuste küla lähedal seisab suur kivi, mida tuntakse Rebasekivi nime all. 1924. ja 1928. aastal kirja pandud kohalike jutustajate sõnul tahtis Kurivaim, ühe teisendi järgi aga tema naine, ehitada silda mandri ja Muhu ning Saaremaa vahele ja kandis seda rahnu põllepaelaga seljas. Pael katkes, kivi kukkus Rõuste lähedale ja seisab seal sestpeale. Kogu Muhu vastas olev Hanila rannik on täis selliseid pooleli jäänud silla kive.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗