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The dead lord as a white dog at Metsiku

Surnud härra valge koerana Metsikul

Danel Pruhl of Metsiku, in old Haljala parish, recorded how an old lord came back after his burial. As the manor family drove home late past the church, a little white dog zigzagged in front of the horses, stopped in the road and turned into a figure in white. The coachman swerved across the fallow, and the figure called three times that it wanted to go home, then headed for the manor. There the household was dancing in the cellar room when every light began to tremble and the chairs upstairs clattered, though the rooms were empty. Another night it came as a black pig.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Vana Haljala kihelkonna Metsikult pärit Danel Pruhl pani kirja, kuidas vana härra pärast matust tagasi tuli. Kui mõisasaksad sõitsid hilja õhtul kirikust mööda koju, jooksis väike valge koer siksakis hobuste ees, jäi keset teed seisma ja muutus valges riides kujuks. Kutsar pööras üle söödi mööda sõitma ja kuju hüüdis kolm korda, et tahaks koju, ning läks mõisa poole. Seal tantsis pere keldritoas, kui kõik tuled hakkasid värisema ja ülakorrusel toolid kolisesid, ehkki toad olid tühjad. Teinekord tuli ta musta seana.

Map of the area around The dead lord as a white dog at Metsiku
59.49890° N, 26.11470° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Kodukäijad' (no. 3, recorded by D. Pruhl, Metsiku) ↗

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