Famous life · 31.03.1938
Viljandi is given a bear
Viljandi linn saab karu
Viljandi had just decided to close its little open-air zoo on the castle hills when, on the evening of 31 March 1938, a townsman walked in leading a year-old bear on a chain and offered it to the town. He had caught it as a cub in the Kukepalu forest a year earlier; it had grown into a fine animal and a great friend of people, but feeding a bear was getting expensive. The council accepted with thanks. The young bear spent its first night in the pheasant cage on the hills and was then moved to a stable at the children's home until a proper pen was ready.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Viljandi linnavalitsus oli just otsustanud lossimägedes asuva väikese vabaõhuloomaaia sulgeda, kui 31. märtsi 1938 õhtul ilmus linna üks kodanik, karu keti otsas, ja pakkus looma linnale. Ta oli püüdnud karupoja aasta varem Kukepalu laanest; sellest oli kasvanud tore loom ja inimeste suur sõber, kuid karu toitmine läks kalliks. Linn võttis kingituse tänuga vastu. Noor mesikäpp veetis esimese öö mägedes fasaanide puuris ja viidi seejärel lastekodu talli, kuni talle sobiv aedik valmis saab.