LEGEND OF GOLDENHORN
(Slovenia)
Lake valley and rocky mount Komna were a mountain paradise long ago. There lived White woman, goodhearted beings that the people still remember with gratitude. They appeared in the valley, gave help to the poor in dire straights, especially women giving birth; such a child was then all its life under the protection of White women. They taught shephards to recognize medical herbs and their power, on naked rocky edges. They wanted to growth juicy grasses, so that the poor goat would find their pasture there. They avoided the thankfulness of the valley people, and if any one dared to come near the high valley, they turned him from the path with treatening gestures. If anyone came either by mistake or on purpose boldly into the vicinity of their dwelings, they were forced to turn back by rocks landslide, havy rainfalls and hail from the mountains.
On the rocky face, which ends in Soška Valley, grazed the white goats of the maidens; if anybody come near, they throw stones at him. These goats were lead by Goldenhorn, marvelous goat with golden horns. White women made him invulnerable. If shooter wounded him, there grew from his blood, no matter where is felt, magic herb, called magic balsam or mount Triglav rose. If Goldenhorn eat just one leaf of this herb, he immediately healed, even the hunter shot him in heart. His gold horns were the key to the gold on the mountain Bogatin (Rich mountain), wich is guarded by a hundred-headed dragon.
