Ghost story
The forester who would not stay buried, Mustjala
About forty years before 1947, a forester called Toomas lived in Mustjala parish who seemed to know of every stolen tree from his stove-top: he would sniff the wind, say "There it is!" and fetch the timber back from miles away. When he died, he was seen at his own funeral meal sitting above the cauldrons with his legs dangling, until his wife threw boiling water at him: "Go where you belong!" After that he gave the household no rest, and his grave mound kept breaking open, so that stones thrown in by herd children rattled on the coffin. At last he was reburied face down, and peace returned. Mustjala is a village in north-west Saaremaa.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Umbes nelikümmend aastat enne 1947. aastat elas Mustjala vallas metsavaht Toomas, kes näis iga metsavargusest teadvat juba ahju peal maganuna: ta nuusutas tuult, ütles „Ah, sääl ta on!” ja tõi varastatud puu mitme kilomeetri kauguselt tagasi. Kui ta suri, nähti teda omaenda matusepeielt keetmise ajal katelde kohal istumas ja jalgu kõlgutamas, kuni naine viskas talle keeva vett vastu nägu: „Mine sinna, kus on sinu koht!” Pärast seda ei andnud ta perele rahu ja tema hauaküngas oli alati lõhutud, nii et karjalaste visatud kivid kolisesid vastu kirstu. Lõpuks maeti ta uuesti, näoga allapoole, ja rahu tuli tagasi. Mustjala on küla Loode-Saaremaal.
Source: Estonian Folklore Archives RKM II 6, 182/5 (A. Tustit < M. Rapp, Pöide, 1947), Rehepapp database ↗