The Sour One on the Bell Tower in Oravais

Österbotten · Finland · Cemetery

In the churchyard the Evil One lay with eyes like burning coals and a tongue red as a serpent - and the suitor fled.

In Oravais an old man was to work a charm for a girl and took her reluctant suitor to the churchyard. By the bell tower the Evil One lay with glowing eyes and a long, fire-red tongue. The boy dared not say a word, turned, spat three times and fled home. He never got the girl, for the old man held that a wife topples a man worse than the Devil.

FAQ

Where is The Sour One on the Bell Tower in Oravais located?

The Sour One on the Bell Tower in Oravais is in Österbotten, Finland.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.