Ghost story · 1929
The curly-haired boy in the river at Paide
Kiharapäine poiss Paide jões
Therese Mägi, who had lived in Paide, told a collector in 1929 how she once crossed the river on a log after her sauna, at a deep spot where horses were swum. Someone called out three times, 'Allo, allo, allo!', and a naked little boy with white curly hair rose from the water; she was sure it was the water spirit. Two hours later a small boy, just as white-haired and curly, nearly drowned at the same place, and the miller Grube only saved him with great effort. The river in Paide takes people every year, she added.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Paides elanud Therese Mägi rääkis 1929. aastal kogujale, kuidas ta läks kord pärast sauna palki mööda üle jõe kohas, kus jõgi on sügav ja kus hobuseid ujutati. Keegi hüüdis kolm korda: „Allo, allo, allo!“ ning veest tõusis valge kiharpeaga alasti poisike; ta oli kindel, et see oli näkk. Kahe tunni pärast oleks samas kohas peaaegu uppunud väike poiss, sama valgete kiharate juustega, ja mölder Grube päästis ta suure vaevaga. Paide jõgi võtab igal aastal inimesi, lisas ta.