Ghost story
The cursed maiden on the Paljassaare road
Neetud neiu Paljassaare teel
Near the Saare woods in old Tapa parish lay a bare clearing called Paljassaare, and a road ran past it. One dusk, a tale from Tapa says, a carter saw a lovely girl in white by the roadside who asked for a lift. Once aboard she begged him for the cross he wore. She had married against her parents' will, she said, and their curse made her wander until someone gave her a cross. Fearing he would have to wander in her place, the man refused and called on God, and she vanished. Later a pastor met her there too and ordered her, in God's name, to come with him.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Vanas Tapa kihelkonnas Saare metsa lähedal oli lage koht nimega Paljassaare ja sealt läks mööda tee. Tapalt pärit loo järgi nägi üks vankrimees hämaras tee ääres ilusat valges riides neidu, kes palus end peale võtta. Vankril hakkas neiu paluma meest, et ta annaks talle oma kaelas oleva risti. Ta oli läinud vanemate tahtmise vastu mehele ja vanemate needus pani ta rändama, kuni keegi talle risti annab. Kartes, et peab ise tema asemel hulkuma, keeldus mees ja hüüdis Jumalat appi ning neiu kadus. Hiljem nägi teda seal ka õpetaja, kes käskis tal Jumala nimel endaga kaasa tulla.
Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Kodukäijad' (no. 34, 'Neetud neiu', recorded by O. Hintzenberg, Tapa) ↗