The legend: (Source: Wikipedia)
According to legend, Cord Baxmann died at the age of 91. A large number of citizens took part in the funeral procession to his final resting place. When they came back to the city, they were amazed when Baxmann, who had just been buried, stood at the window of his house and looked at the citizens with a laugh. So it was decided to bury him a second time. But this time he walked back into town with the mourners from the cemetery.
The Hessisch Oldendorfers then decided to banish him from a Paderborn monastery with the help of two monks. He was brought to the edge of the forest near the Hohenstein in a horse-drawn carriage with four strong black horses. When the team reached the spot, the black horses had turned gray from all the exertion. When the coachman then turned around to look for Cord Baxmann, the spell was broken and he happily went back to Hessisch Oldendorf.
Once again he was banned. This time, the monks even took him personally to a spring in the Hohenstein forest, which he was supposed to drain with the help of a sieve. Should he complete the task, he would be freed from the spell. One year an icy winter came and the spring froze. The Baxmann then broke the ice into pieces and spread it over the surrounding meadows. This broke his spell once again.
When the Baxmann was back in Hessisch Oldendorf, the citizens were shocked and once again called for help from the Paderborn monks. This put a new spell on him. So now it was his job to empty the source with a thimble.
He has not been seen in Hessisch Oldendorf since that day, and it can be assumed that he has not yet been able to fulfill this task.