Origin Of The Elk In Finnish Folklore

"Where did the Elk originate, was the son of Kari reared? There did the elk originate, was the son of Kari readed. On the surface of a windy marsh, in a dense bird-cherry clump, in a thick grove of willow-trees, its back was made from a bent birch tree, its legs from railing stakes, its head from a root of ash, the rest of its carcass from rotten wood, it´s hair from horse-tail grass".

Source: Magic songs of the Finns by Elias Lönnrot
Kari is a forest spirit.

Transcript

Where did the elk originate?

Was the sun of Kari re-aided?

There did the elk originate.

Was the sun of Kari re-aided?

On the surface of a windy marsh.

In a dense bird-cherry clump.

In a thick row of willow trees.

Its peck was made of bent birch tree.

Its legs from raining stakes.

Its head from a root of ash.

The rest of its carcass from rotten wood.

Its hair from a wholesale grass.