This story happened when I was eighteen years old with my parents in Mirґsum on Blönduhlnr. I slept with my grandmother Trud and lay in bed in front of her, because it seemed to me that it was more becoming of a man.
One night I woke up even though I didn't need to. The moon was shining brightly. I looked into the living room and looked at the wall that was directly opposite the bed. There was a clock hanging there, and at that time it struck four times. There was a bench against the wall, and guests often sat on it. I saw a girl standing by the bench, and it was light enough for me to get a good look at her. She was wearing a yellow-brown skirt and a shirt of the same color, and on her head was a hat with a tassel. I watched her for some time and did not understand what a girl could be doing here after midnight. I decided to say something to her, but then a cloud covered the moon and the living room went dark. Then I felt something terrible in the darkness, so I did not dare to disturb her. Unaccountable horror gripped me, I threw myself into bed and pulled the blanket over my head. I tried my best to wake up my grandmother, but it was impossible.
After a short time, curiosity overcame fear, so I decided to peek from under the blanket. The moon was shining brightly again, and now I saw the girl much better than before. She was undoubtedly closer to the bed than before. I watched her for some time. But suddenly she began to frown at me, and it was so terrible that it will forever remain in my memory.
In the end, I managed to wake up my grandmother and tell her that I couldn’t sleep because some girl was standing opposite the bed by the bench. Grandma said I must have dreamed this nonsense, because as far as I can see now, there is nothing there. And it was true, now no one was visible there. I described this girl’s clothes and herself to my grandmother as clearly as I could, because I was offended that she didn’t believe me.
She said we should repeat our prayers and then I might be able to sleep. We did it. Then I moved behind my grandmother in bed and soon fell asleep.
In the morning, when I woke up, it was already late. The first thing I saw as soon as I opened my eyes was a stranger sitting on the bench directly opposite me.
Later, when I was walking nearby, I accidentally overheard a conversation between my mother and grandmother. My grandmother told me about what happened to me at night. Then I heard my mother say:
- Well, what can you do! It seems she just wanted to frolic in front of him.
I learned that it must have been Scotta, moreover, I later heard that she was stalking a visitor and his family.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru