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The revenant shot with a silver bullet at Tapa

Hõbekuuliga lastud kodukäija Tapal

Two corvée labourers of Tapa manor quarrelled so often that tufts of hair flew, and one kept threatening: 'When I die, I'll strangle you!' He did die, and the other, afraid, bought a gun and a silver bullet, for his way home led through the woods. One late evening a black shape came at him out of the alder thicket, crying 'Shoot, if you dare!' He fired, heard a howl and found only shreds of rag, which he took home and threw into the stove. With a great crash the oven burst and the room caught fire, but the revenant was never seen again.

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

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Kaks Tapa mõisa teomeest tülitsesid nii tihti, et karvatutid lendasid, ja üks ähvardas ikka: „Kui ma ära suren, küll ma siis su kägistan!“ Ta suriski ja teine, kartes, ostis püssi ja hõbekuuli, sest tema kodutee viis läbi metsa. Ühel hilisel õhtul tuli lepikust tema poole must kogu ja karjus: „Lase, kui sul julgust on!“ Mees lasi, kuulis vingumist ja leidis vaid riidenartsud, mis ta koju viis ja ahju viskas. Kõva kärgatusega lendas ahi laiali ja tuba läks põlema, kuid kodukäijat ei nähtud enam kunagi.

Map of the area around The revenant shot with a silver bullet at Tapa
59.25030° N, 25.93610° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Kodukäijad' (no. 26, 'Lastud kodukäija', recorded by J. Ekemann, Tapa) ↗

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