The Cattle in the Forest at Närpes

Österbotten · Finland · Church

A farmer's wife traded her stray cows for what she carried under her apron.

In Närpes they tell of a farmer's wife who was searching for her cows in the forest and met a man who showed her the way in return for what she carried under her apron. She was thinking of the granary key but had pledged away her unborn son. When the boy turned fifteen the priest placed him at the altar, where the evil one could not reach, and at sunrise the foe was forced to flee.

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Where is The Cattle in the Forest at Närpes located?

The Cattle in the Forest at Närpes is in Österbotten, Finland.

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