Legend
The sunken church of Saadjärv
Where Lake Saadjärv now lies, a church once stood. One Sunday three old women walked out of the service in a sulk, and at that moment a huge black bull charged roaring into the churchyard with a whole lake following behind it. The bull lay down, the water spread out, and the church sank into the middle of the lake together with the priest and the congregation. On clear autumn days, when the ice is thin, some claim to have seen the tip of the tower glowing on the bottom. Nearby, the sons of Kalev were having a stone-throwing contest; one boulder slipped from the youngest son's fingers and still lies on the north-east shore, where it was once used as an offering stone.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Seal, kus praegu on Saadjärv, seisis kunagi kirik. Ühel pühapäeval lahkusid kolm vana naist jonnides jumalateenistuselt ja samal hetkel tormas kirikuaeda möirgav suur must härg, kelle järel tuli terve järv. Härg heitis pikali, vesi valgus laiali ning kirik vajus koos õpetaja ja kogudusega järve keskele. Selgetel sügispäevadel, kui jää on õhuke, olevat nähtud tornitippu põhjas helendamas. Lähedal pidasid Kalevi pojad kiviviskevõistlust; noorima poja näppude vahelt pudenenud rahn lebab tänini järve kirdekaldal, kus seda kasutati ka ohvrikivina.