Ghost story
The black cat of Karksi castle cellar
At Karksi a great treasure is said to have been buried in a cellar of the old castle, on the spot where the church was later built, and the Devil himself kept watch over it day and night. Several times the pastor and churchwardens took a light and a Bible and tried to force their way into the cellar, always in vain: behind the door a black cat sat on a copper vat and blew out their light, and in the dark no one could go further. The plans of the cellars, people said, had been taken to Sweden. The tale was recorded by E. Kitzberg of Karksi. Karksi church stands among the castle ruins.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Karksis olevat vanasti maetud suur varandus vana lossi keldrisse, sinna, kuhu hiljem ehitati kirik, ja vanatühi ise valvanud seda ööd ja päevad. Mitu korda katsus õpetaja koos vöörmündritega tule ja piibliga keldrisse tungida, aga asjata: ukse taga istus suure vaskvaadi otsas must kass, kes puhus tule ära, ja pimedas ei pääsenud keegi edasi. Keldrite plaanid olevat viidud Rootsi, nii et keegi ei tea käikude arvu ega asukohta. Lugu pani kirja E. Kitzberg Karksist. Karksi kirik seisab ordulinnuse varemete keskel.
Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Raha-augu jutud' (no. 18, 'Karksi lossi varandus', recorded by E. Kitzberg) ↗