The events happened a lot earlier and were traced back to the 1300s with the original tale being signed by a monk named Neplach (1332- 1368) and we are given the approximate year as 1336.
A shepherd named Myslata from the village of Blow [close to the town of Kadam – in Bohemia] had returned from the grave and was calling out the name of several of the villagers. All those he summoned would die in 8 days.
When the peasants of Blow disinterred the corpse of this shepherd and fixed it in the ground using a stake the corpse made fun of them thanking them for giving him a stick to keep away the dogs.
He left his grave again and frightened several people by his presence; strangled them worse than he had done before.
It was decided to transport him out of the village to be burned.
While the corpse was being delivered on a cart to the cremation pyre, the legs of the corpse drew in as if it were alive. When the corpse was tossed onto the pyre, someone immediately plunged a stake into it and blood gushed forth.
After the corpse was cremated, peace returned to the vicinity.
