The Axe and the Cuckoo Call in Pernå
Östra Nyland · Finland · Site of legend
In the depth of winter the sorcerer called forth a cuckoo - which knew exactly where the stolen axe lay.
In Pernå in Eastern Nyland a carpenter lost his axe at the shipyard and turned to the Ostrobothnian Holmström. Curious, he hid in a barn and saw Holmström at midnight call forth a cuckoo, though it was not the cuckoo's season. The bird revealed that the axe lay under the wood shavings at the build, and there the carpenter found it.
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Where is The Axe and the Cuckoo Call in Pernå located?
The Axe and the Cuckoo Call in Pernå is in Östra Nyland, Finland.
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