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spirit, who threatened to make all the towns wells run dry,
lived in the Wheel's Well. To keep the spirit happy, people
sacrificed animals. They started to throw dead cats to the
well and thanks to this common citizen started to call the well
Cat's Well. Although the wells of Tallinn never ran dry, the
water was soon undrinkable due to the sacrifices.
How did Kiek in de Kök get its name
It is said that at the medieval times the cannon tower was so high that the warriors on
top of it could see, how housewives and maids were cooking lunch in their kitchens,
thus the name, meaning "peek into the kitchen".
Conclusion
It was very interesting to write this report, because before I wasn't aware that there
are so many enchanting legends about people, buildings, sights and objects in
Tallinn
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