Ghost story
The returning innkeeper of Tarvastu
By Tarvastu church there once stood a church inn, kept by a man named Hans. Hans took his own life, but he did not stay in his grave. Every night he came back to the inn as a kodukäija, a revenant, and tormented his widow Truuta, beating and frightening her until she could bear it no longer. In the end a wise man called Aadu was fetched. He met the dead innkeeper with prayers and, for good measure, a charge loaded with a silver bullet, the only thing believed to harm such a visitor. Hans was driven off and the nights fell quiet. Tarvastu church still stands in Mustla, close to the ruins of the Order castle.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Tarvastu kiriku juures seisis kunagi kirikukõrts, mida pidas mees nimega Hans. Hans võttis endalt elu, kuid hauda ta ei jäänud. Igal ööl tuli ta kodukäijana kõrtsi tagasi ja piinas oma leske Truutat, peksis ja hirmutas teda, kuni naine enam ei jaksanud. Lõpuks kutsuti appi tark mees Aadu. Ta võttis surnud kõrtsmiku vastu palvetega ja igaks juhuks hõbekuuliga laetud püssiga – ainsa asjaga, mis sellisele külalisele usuti mõjuvat. Hans aeti minema ja ööd jäid vaikseks. Tarvastu kirik seisab siiani Mustlas, ordulinnuse varemete lähedal.