Legend
The manor that sank into Kaali lake
Where Kaali lake lies on a hill with steep sides, a manor once stood, people said. The lord had a dozen children, and his eldest son wanted to marry his youngest sister. The pastor agreed but would not hold the wedding in church, so he married them at the manor and left at once, telling his coachman not to look back. The coachman looked. In that moment the manor sank into the earth with all the wedding guests, leaving a deep, steep hole that always holds water. Every year on that day, the storyteller said in 1896, the manor rose to the surface for a few minutes and sank again.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Seal, kus Kaali järv on järsu kallastega mäe otsas, seisnud muiste mõis. Mõisahärral oli tosin last ja vanim poeg tahtis endaga laulatada lasta oma noorima õe. Õpetaja lubas, kuid kirikus laulatada ei tahtnud, vaid tuli mõisa, pani noored paari ja sõitis kohe minema, keelates kutsaril tagasi vaadata. Kutsar vaatas. Samal silmapilgul vajus mõis koos kõigi pulmalistega maa alla ja järele jäi sügav järsk auk, milles on alati vett. 1896. aastal kirja pandud loo järgi tõuseb mõis igal aastal vajumise päeval mõneks minutiks veepinnale ja kaob siis taas.
Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Kodused jutud' (no. 58; J. Ratas, Valjala, 1896) ↗