Legend
The giant maiden who built Ridala church
A giant maiden once lived at Ridala, so long ago that folk memory has lost her name. She wanted a proper home. The strongmen all lived far away and ordinary people were too weak to help, so she built it alone. She carried boulders in her apron, laid a stone the size of a sauna as the cornerstone, and in three months she had walls and a roof. The door was low, so that taller giants would learn to bow. When she died, monks turned her house into Ridala church. They put the tower on the south side so that sailors would not take it for a lighthouse, and set her picture above the door.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Muiste elas Ridalas vägineiu, kelle nime rahvasuu enam ei mäleta. Ta tahtis korralikku peavarju. Vägimehed elasid kõik kaugel ja lihtinimestest poleks ehitusel abi olnud, nii et ta ehitas ise. Põlles vedas ta kokku suuri kive, nurgakiviks pani saunasuuruse kivi ja kolme kuuga olid müürid ja katus valmis. Uks jäi madal, et temast pikemad vägilased õpiksid kummardama. Pärast neiu surma tegid mungad tema elumajast Ridala kiriku. Torni ehitasid nad lõunaküljele, et laevamehed seda tuletorniks ei peaks, ja neiu pildi panid mälestuseks ukse kohale.
Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Teised Eesti kohalikud muistejutud' (no. 74) ↗