Ghost story
The restless dead of Kiritu village
In Kiritu village in the Pihtla area, a man called Annuse Peeter could not rest after his death. A distant relative who knew magic, and with whom he had quarrelled all his life, would not leave him in peace even in the grave, and so Peeter had to roam the earth. He troubled the neighbouring farms, tormented the cattle and rattled around the houses. Late travellers saw him coming from the cemetery as a grey dust. At his daughter's wedding he slipped in as a cat and overturned every table, and at times he appeared as a great sea of fire. Today Kiritu is a small village in Saaremaa parish.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Pihtla kandis Kiritu külas elanud mees, keda kutsuti Annuse Peetriks, ei saanud pärast surma rahu. Üks kauge sugulane, kes nõiakunsti tundis ja kellega ta oli terve elu tülitsenud, ei jätnud teda rahule ka hauas ja nii pidi Peeter maa peal ringi hulkuma. Ta tülitas naabertalusid, vaevas koduloomi ja kolistas majade ümber. Hilised teekäijad nägid teda surnuaialt tulemas nagu halli tolmu. Tütre pulmas tuli ta kassi kujul sisse ja ajas kõik pulmalauad ümber, vahel ilmus ta aga suure tulemerena. Tänapäeval on Kiritu väike küla Saaremaa vallas.
Source: Estonian Folklore Archives RKM II 3, 530/1 (Püha parish, Pihtla), Rehepapp database ↗