Erratic boulder
The stone on the road to Äila bog
Äila soo tee kivi Paatsalus
A large stone lies on the Pendi-Jaani field in the old Paatsalu district of Karuse. A woman from Lõo village told in 1939 that the Devil dropped it while carrying it to Äila bog, where he wanted to make a firm road across the mire. As he reached this spot the rooster of Kaera farm suddenly crowed, the Devil bolted in panic and the stone tumbled from his arms. The Kaera farms, she noted, were still standing nearby. In Lõo itself a big black stone on Reinu farm's pasture was said to be another of his bridge stones.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Karuse kihelkonnas endises Paatsalu vallas Pendi-Jaani põllul lebab suur kivi. Üks Lõo küla naine jutustas 1939. aastal, et selle pillas Vanapagan, kui ta kandis seda Äila sohu, et sinna kõva teed teha. Kui ta praegusele kohale jõudis, kires äkki Kaera talu kukk, Vanapagan pistis hirmuga jooksu ja kivi kukkus tal sülest. Kaera talud, märkis ta, on seal lähedal praegugi alles. Lõos endas räägiti, et suur must kivi Reinu talu karjamaal on samuti üks tema sillakividest.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗