Ghost story
The money-counters in Rakvere castle cellar
A woman strolling among the ruins of Rakvere castle once noticed a cellar door and stepped inside. A candle burned on a table where two men sat facing each other, one writing, one watching; in one corner a fire was being stoked, in another lay a heap of money with a man beside it holding a shovel. "What are you looking for here?" they asked. She said she had wandered in by chance. The shovel-man threw a shovelful of silver into her apron and pushed her out, calling after her: "But keep quiet!" Another tale tells of a child given glowing coals that turned to silver. Rakvere castle is now an open-air museum.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Üks naine jalutas kord Rakvere lossi varemetes, märkas keldriust ja astus sisse. Laual põles küünal, laua ääres istusid vastamisi kaks meest – üks kirjutas, teine vaatas pealt; ühes nurgas kohendati tuld, teises oli rahahunnik, mille juures seisis mees labidaga. „Mis sa siit otsid?” küsiti. Naine vabandas, et sattus sinna kogemata. Labidamees viskas talle labidatäie hõberaha põlle ja lükkas ta välja, hüüdes järele: „Aga ole vait!” Teine lugu jutustab lapsest, kellele anti hõlma hõõguvaid süsi, mis muutusid hõberahaks. Rakvere linnus on tänapäeval vabaõhumuuseum.
Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Raha-augu jutud' (nos. 14–15, recorded by D. Pruhl, Metsiku) ↗