Legend
The Devil's sling stone on Labasaare bog
Vanapagana lingukivi Labasaare soos
Out on the Labasaare bog near Kanassaare lies a big boulder that people called the Devil's sling stone. A woman from Süvahavva told its story in 1939. One night of full moon the Old Devil went out to steal souls, but the moon shone so brightly that he was furious, fearing people would see him. He grabbed a big stone from a field, set it in his sling, whirled it round his head and flung it at the moon. The stone flew up to the clouds and dropped far away on the bog; the moon kept shining, and the devil slunk back to his cave.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kanassaare lähedal Labasaare soos lebab suur rahn, mida rahvas kutsus Vanapagana lingukiviks. Üks Süvahavva naine jutustas 1939. aastal selle loo. Ühel täiskuuööl läinud Vanapagan hingi varastama, kuid kuu paistis nii heledalt, et ta vihastas, kartes, et inimesed teda näevad. Ta haaras põllult suure kivi, pani selle lingule, keerutas ümber pea ja viskas kuu pihta. Kivi lendas pilvedeni ja kukkus kaugele soo peale; kuu paistis edasi ja Vanapagan läks tagasi oma koopasse.
Source: After the Estonian Folklore Archives (ERA II 245, 433, 1939), via folklore.ee ↗