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'The red lake waits for you': the swimmer of Pornuse

„Pornuse puna ootab“ – Pornuse ujuja

M. J. Eisen's 'Kodused jutud' tells of a strong swimmer who raced everyone in Lake Õisu, until a voice from the water said: 'Swim all you like, Õisu lake does not want you, but the red one of Pornuse is waiting.' A year later he went to work as a farmhand at Pornuse. While ploughing he was seized with a craving to swim in the Punajärv, the Red Lake, and ran towards it. The innkeeper by the lake guessed his hour had come, locked him in until it passed, and refused him water. At last he gave the burning youth a single teaspoonful, and the lad died at once.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

M. J. Eiseni „Kodustes juttudes“ on muistend tugevast ujujast, kes võistles Õisu järves kõigiga, kuni hääl veest ütles: „Uju siin nii palju kui tahad – Õisu järv sind ei taha, aga Pornuse puna ootab sind.“ Aasta pärast läks ta Pornuse valda sulaseks. Kündes tuli tal äkki kange himu minna Punajärve ujuma ning ta jooksis paljajalu, särgiväel järve poole. Järve ääres olnud kõrtsimees arvas, et mehe tund on käes, lukustas ta kambrisse, kuni see möödub, ega andnud vett. Viimaks andis ta kõrvetava janu käes vaevlevale noormehele ühe teelusikatäie vett ja poiss suri kohe.

Map of the area around 'The red lake waits for you': the swimmer of Pornuse
58.14780° N, 25.44270° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After M. J. Eisen, 'Kodused jutud' no. 120 'Pornuse puna ootab' (E 20935/7) ↗

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