Ghost story
The two-headed hag of Koodiorg
Old folk of Vana-Kariste said the Devil once lived in Koodiorg, the deep valley beyond Kariste manor, and that no one should cross the bridge there at the wrong time. A farm mistress and her herd boy were taking food to the hayfield when an old woman stepped out of the valley, dressed in an old-fashioned coat with yarn on her head - and she had two heads. She followed them to the end of the Kariste bridge and tried to seize the boy and throw him into the water. Then a man came along from the Kirju inn, and the hag leapt off the bridge into the river with a splash. Koodiorg lies by Lake Kariste in Mulgi parish.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Vana-Kariste vanarahvas rääkis, et Kariste mõisa taga sügavas Koodiorus elanud vanasti vanatont ja sealsest sillast ei tohtinud igal ajal üle minna. Kord viisid perenaine ja karjapoiss heinamaale süüa, kui orust astus välja vana naine – vammus seljas ja lõng peas nagu vanasti ning tal oli kaks pead. Ta tuli nendega kuni Kariste silla otsani ja tahtis poisi kinni võtta ja vette visata. Siis tuli „Kirju” kõrtsi poolt üks mees ja eit hüppas sillalt vulinal vette. Koodiorg asub Kariste järve ääres Mulgi vallas.
Source: Estonian Folklore Archives ERA II 124, 141 and 51 (L. Takk, Vana-Kariste, 1936), Rehepapp database ↗