Ghost story · 1939
The baron's night flight from Vana-Antsla
Vana-Antsla paruni öine lend
Pupils of Kuldre school wrote down this tale in 1939. A cruel baron of Vana-Antsla had two black stallions put to his sleigh every evening and drove off alone, returning at dawn with the horses white with foam. The boldest stable boy hid on the runners. From Soosaar hill the sleigh rose into the air and flew to Kambja manor, where witches and evil spirits were feasting. On the way home the sleigh caught on something: 'Urvaste church tower,' said the baron. The boy looked back too soon, and they fell into the lake. Their track, people said, is the strip still seen across Uhtjärv before rain.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kuldre kooli õpilased panid selle loo kirja 1939. aastal. Vana-Antsla kuri parun laskis igal õhtul saani ette panna kaks musta täkku ja sõitis üksi ära, tulles koidikul tagasi, hobused valges vahus. Kõige julgem tallipoiss peitis end jalastele. Soosaare mäelt tõusis saan õhku ja lendas Kambja mõisa, kus pidutsesid nõiad ja kurjad vaimud. Tagasiteel jäi saan millegi taha kinni: „Urvaste kiriku torn,“ ütles parun. Poiss vaatas liiga vara tagasi ja nad kukkusid järve. Nende jäljeks peeti riba, mis on enne vihma näha üle Uhtjärve.
Source: Estonian Folklore Archives ERA II 243, 307/9 (Urvaste parish, 1939), Lõuna-Eesti pärimuse portaal ↗