Ghost story
The woman in white in the Rägavere peat pits
Valges riides naine Rägavere turbaaukudes
In the bog of Rägavere manor, near Rakvere, there were big peat pits where workmen bathed on hot days, though a woman had warned them that a water spirit had been seen in the largest. One Sunday four men went in, joking that a spirit could not harm them. Suddenly the last swimmer screamed 'It's taking me!' and was dragged towards the middle as if by his feet; only with help was he hauled out alive. A beautiful woman in white, he said, had risen from the bottom and seized his legs. Later a sixteen-year-old girl went into the same pit and sank at once.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Rakvere lähedal Rägavere mõisa soos olid suured turbaaugud, kus töömehed palava ajaga ujumas käisid, kuigi üks naine oli hoiatanud, et suurimas augus on näkki nähtud. Ühel pühapäeval läksid neli meest sinna, naljatades, et vaim neile midagi ei tee. Äkki karjus viimane ujuja: „Nüüd viib! Nüüd viib!“ ja teda tiriti nagu jalgupidi keskele; alles abiga saadi ta elusalt välja. Ilus valges riides naine olevat põhjast tulnud ja tal jalust kinni võtnud. Hiljem läks samasse auku 16-aastane tüdruk ja vajus kohe põhja.
Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Näki raamat' (no. 29, 'Rägavere näkk', recorded by D. Pruhl, Metsiku) ↗