A devil once slipped among the pious monks of the Capuchin monastery and entered service as a kitchen boy. After the old cook died, he became head cook and began tempting the monks into drinking and debauchery. One day a fellow devil flew in to ask how he was doing. The abbot overheard them by chance and exorcised both. They turned into snakes and slithered out hissing. Freed of their infernal schemes, the monks became twice as devout.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Žatec
- Municipality / starting point
- Žatec
- District / region
- Louny
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 16 km W of Loun
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 386
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.