Protected tree
The pine that grew from the Devil's beehive
Vanapagana mesipuust kasvanud mänd
A tale from Soonda in Muhu, recorded in 1939, says the Devil once had a little house in the village but no peace in it, because bees kept crowding in at night. He carved a hive from a pine log, herded the bees into it and set it down on the shore to drown them in the sea, then went back to gather the stragglers in the flaps of his coat. Meanwhile a girl walking along the beach pulled the plug from the hive's entrance and the bees flew free. The hive itself took root and became a great pine, said to grow on the shore still.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1939. aastal kirja pandud Muhu Soonda küla lugu jutustab, et Vanapaganal oli külas väike maja, aga rahu ta seal ei saanud, sest öösiti kippusid mesilased tuppa. Ta meisterdas männipakust mesipuu, ajas mesilased sinna ja viis mesipuu randa, et need merre uputada, ning läks ise tagasi ülejäänuid kuuehõlma korjama. Vahepeal läks üks tüdruk mööda randa, tõmbas lennuaugu eest punni ja mesilased pääsesid vabaks. Mesipuu ise juurdus ja kasvas suureks männiks, mis olevat seal kaldal praegugi.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗