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The Devil's hazelnuts at Kõrgepalu

Vanapagana pähklid Kõrgepalus

The Kõrgepalu side of old Tsooru parish, on the left bank of the Mustjõgi river, is so thick with field stones that ploughing is almost impossible in places. A local man told the reason in 1939. Long ago the Keretusoo bog was a great hazel wood, and the Old Devil went there to gather nuts. The crop was so rich that his sack burst on the way home and nuts poured out across the land; so that people would not profit from his labour, he turned them all into stones. In another version a forester chased him off and the nuts spilled onto the Vasara farm fields.

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

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Endise Tsooru valla Kõrgepalu pool Mustjõe vasakul kaldal on põllukive nii palju, et kohati on harimine peaaegu võimatu. Üks kohalik mees jutustas 1939. aastal põhjuse. Muiste olnud Keretusoo suur sarapuumets, kus Vanapagan käis pähkleid korjamas. Saak olnud nii rikkalik, et kott rebenes koduteel ja pähkleid valgus üle maa; et inimesed tema vaevast kasu ei saaks, muutis ta need kõik kivideks. Teise loo järgi ajas metsavaht teda taga ja pähklid pudenesid Vasara talu põldudele.

Map of the area around The Devil's hazelnuts at Kõrgepalu
57.70930° N, 26.71570° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After the Estonian Folklore Archives (ERA II 246, 725; ERA II 244, 250/1, 1939), via folklore.ee ↗

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