Legend
The stones of Kikepera bog
Kikepera soo kivid
Kikepera village in the north-west corner of Saarde parish is famously stony, and an old postman's rhyme joked that there were as many islands there as stones. Local lore said that when the Kikepera bog belonged to the Devil's sons, they kept carrying stones in their aprons to build a firm bridge across it, but every stone sank. Once a Devil's apron string snapped over Kikepera manor land and the whole load scattered across the fields. The village name was explained more prosaically, from a remote sauna hut called Kigepera that grew into the largest farm.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Saarde kihelkonna loodenurgas asuv Kikepera küla on kuulsalt kivine ja vana postipapa salm naljatas, et seal on sama palju saari kui kive. Kohalik pärimus ütles, et kui Kikepera soo kuulus Vanasarviku poegadele, kandsid nad põlledega kive kokku, et üle soo kõva silda ehitada, kuid kõik kivid vajusid põhja. Kord katkesid Sarvikul põllepaelad Kikepera mõisa maa kohal ja kogu koorem pudenes laiali üle põldude. Küla nime seletati proosalisemalt kaugeima saunahurtsiku järgi, mille nimi oli Kigepera ja millest kasvas suurim talu.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗