Legend of Diavolezza Mountain

In the magical mountain range called Alps, within the country of Switzerland, lays a mountain pass called Bernina Pass. The pass is like a bridge connecting many peaks of the Alps. One of those peaks is Diavolezza, which holds a legend.

Once upon a time, high in the Alps, there were enchanting mountains. Its rocky snow-capped peaks and ridges stretched as far as the eye could see. Right below the snowy peaks and before its green slopes a blanket of ice glistened. The slopes below and meadows were dotted with deep-blue lakes sparkling with crystal clear water, with yellow daisies vastly spread among the green pastures shining like the sun above them, and with herds of goat-antelopes grazing on the lush green grass.

In those magnificent mountains lived a beautiful fairy-queen or a she-spirit or some even called her a she-devil. She lived in a stone fortress within the walls of Diavolezza Mountain. A few lucky hunters spotted her shadows galloping above the mountains. Her shadows charmed many of those lucky hunters, who became fascinated and obsessed with her. They followed her, but she was protected by her herd of goat-antelopes.

One of the hunters, who followed her, was a handsome young man named Aratsch. The handsome youth never returned home and the enchanting she-devil was never seen again. Nobody knows what happened to either of them. Some claim to hear the wailing voice of the Diavolezza Mountain on a windy nightfall, calling ‘mort ais Aratsch,’ which means ‘Aratsch is dead.’ Some claim to see the greyish shadow resembling her on the white ice sheet called glacier.