Ghost story · 1939
The feast in the 'hell barn' of Luke
Pidu Luke „põrgurehes“
At Luke, near Nõo, there once stood an enormous threshing barn known as the põrgurehi, the hell barn, where all kinds of spooks were seen. A tale recorded in 1939 tells of a foul-mouthed lad who suddenly found himself at a grand party in a fine manor house, with no idea how he got there. A child was christened Jõmpsikas, the guests danced and shouted the name, and he was given fine cakes and a fiddle wrapped in paper. Leaving, he found himself in the hell barn and crawled out under the gate. In the paper were cow-dung cakes and a sheep's shoulder blade.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Nõo lähedal Lukel seisis kunagi hiiglasuur rehi nimega põrgurehi, kus nähti igasuguseid tonte. 1939. aastal kirja pandud lugu räägib vandujast poisist, kes leidis end äkki suurelt peolt uhkest härrastemajast, mäletamata, kuidas ta sinna sai. Seal ristiti last nimega Jõmpsikas, külalised tantsisid ja hõikasid nime ning poisile anti peenikesi kooke ja paberisse mähitud viiul. Minekul olid kõik uksed kinni ja ta leidis end põrgurehest, kust pääses välja alles värava alt roomates. Paberis olid lehmasitakoogid ja lamba labaluu.
Source: Estonian Folklore Archives ERA II 241, 644/6 (Puhja parish, 1939), Lõuna-Eesti pärimuse portaal ↗