Kot smo že omenili, je Janez Trdina zapisal Bajke in povedke iz Gorjancev. Ena od njih je tudi Gospodična, ki gre takole:
"Mihovski grad je spadal med največje in najmogočnejše v deželi. Grajski gospod je peljal svojo gospo k oknu in ji rekel: "Veseli se, ves svet, kar ga od tod vidiš, je božji in najin." Gospa veli: "Dobro vem, da je vse to božje in najino, ali veseliti se vendarle ne morem. Molila sem doma, hodila sem dosti tudi po božjih potih, ali Bog ni hotel uslišati najine želje, da bi nama podaril ali hčer ali sina. Jaz sem se zdaj že postarala in le predobro čutim, da bom nevarno zbolela."
Gospa se je kmalu potem ulegla in je ležala sedem let in sedem mesecev. Vsi sloveči zdravniki so jo hodili zdravit, ali je niso mogli ozdraviti.
Gospa pogleda skozi okno na zeleni hrib in veli: "Nekaj mi pravi, da bi bila gotovo srečna, če bi se sprehodila po naših prelepih Gorjancih."
Gospod pa ji odgovori žalostno: "Preljuba moja sirotica, kako se boš sprehajala po Gorjancih, ko se ne moreš sama niti na postelji obrniti!"
V grad pride star gobav berač. Hlapci zakriče: "Poberi se hitro od tod, da ne nalezejo gob naša bolna gospa."
Gospa pa se oglasi: "Ne gonite mi od hiše reveža. Ali ne veste, da so reveži božji prijatelji in naši zagovorniki pri Bogu? Dajte mu pečenke in vina in pripravite mu tudi gosposko posteljo."
Berač se v gradu naje, napoji in naspi. Preden odide dalje, dobro gospo prelepo zahvali in veli: "Nate za slabo povračilo gorjanski koren. Rastel je sedemdeset in sedem sežnjev pod zemljo. Pomogel je do zdaj še vsakemu, kdorkoli si ga je na život privezal. Zdravemu dá moč, da ga noben junak ne more premagati. Komur je umreti, živi od njega tri dni dalje, nego mu je namenjeno. Bolniku odžene bolezen, nekateremu za zmerom, nekateremu vsaj za sedem let. Ta koren vam bo dal jakost, da se pojdete, ako vas bo volja, lahko še danes na Gorjance izprehajat."
Gospa poskusi čudni koren, skoči zdrava na noge in gre na Gorjance. Pride do studenca in zajame vode.
Kupica se počrni.
Gospa izlije strupeno vodo in koraka dalje. Pride do drugega studenca in zajame vode.
Kupica se zakrvavi.
Gospa izlije ukleto vodo in koraka dalje. Pride do tretjega studenca in zajame vode.
Kupica se zasveti in zacvete. Na vodi se naredi rdeč nagelj in bela lilija. Gospa pije in pijača se ji zdi slajša od medu in malvazije. Popije prvo kupico, čuti se bolj zdravo, nego je bila pred boleznijo. Popije drugo kupico, čuti se bolj močno, nego je bila pred boleznijo. Popije tretjo kupico, čuti se mlado, kakor je bila takrat, ko je šla s svojim gospodom k poroki.
Kupico položi v zeleno travo pa si zaviha rokave in si umije roke in obraz. Roke se ji pobelijo ko sneg, lica pa zarde ko poljski mak, in v vodi je sama videla, da ji je povrnil Bog vso lepoto prve mladosti. Skakljaje in prepevaje teče proti domu nazaj.
Gospod je stal pri vratih in vprašal služabnico, če ve, kdo je ta krasna gospodična, ki gre proti gradu.
Gospa je te besede slišala in se ga oklenila in rekla: "Kaj me gledaš tako čudno, kakor da bi ne poznal svoje gospe? Saj sem vedela, da bom gotovo srečna, če se izprehodim po Gorjancih. Zdaj mi pa nekaj pravi, da nama bo podaril Bog tudi še sinove in hčere."
Gospod od samega veselja ni vedel, kaj bi počel. Napravil je velik obed in povabil nanj tudi svoje podgorske kmete. Podgorci so jedli in pili tako dolgo, da so nekateri še zdaj siti in pijani.
Bistri studenec, ki je pomladil grajsko gospo, se v spomin na to prigodbo še danes imenuje Gospodična."
Pot nas je pripeljala do studenca Gospodična. Niso redki pohodniki, ki ob obisku Gorjancev pijejo vodo iz izvira Gospodične. Nekateri gredo prav s tem namenom na Gorjance, mnogi, prepričani o njeni neoporečnosti, si vodo natočijo še za domov. A voda, ki zaradi izročila o bajeslovni zdravilni vodi s pomlajevalno močjo velja za eno najbolj vabljivih znamenitosti Gorjancev, sploh NI PITNA!
Upam, da vam je uspelo najti vseh devet vsebnikov na poti in da ste našli vse odgovore, ki vas bodo pripeljali še do bonus zaklada.
As we have already mentioned, Janez Trdina wrote Fairy tales from Gorjanci. One of them is also Gospodična (Miss), that goes like this:
"Mihovski grad (castle) was one of the largest and most powerful in the country. The lord of the castle took his lady to the window and said to her:" Rejoice, the whole world you see from here is God's and ours." The lady says: "I know well, that all this is divine and ours, but I cannot rejoice, however. I prayed at home, I also walked a lot in God’s ways, but God didn’t want to hear our desire to give us either a daughter or a son. I'm getting older now and I just feel too good I'm going to get dangerously ill. "
The lady lay down soon after and lay for seven years and seven months. All the famous doctors went to treat her, but they could not cure her.
The lady looks out the window at the green hill and says: "Something tells me that I would certainly be happy if I took a walk around our beautiful Gorjanci."
The Lord answered her sadly: "My dear orphan, how will you walk around Gorjanci when you can't even turn around on your own in bed!"
An old beggar with leprosy comes to the castle. The servants shout: "Get out of here quickly so that our sick lady doesn't get leprosy."
And the lady said: "Do not drive the poor man out of my house. Do you not know that the poor are God's friends and our advocates with God? Give him roasts and wine, and make him a master's bed."
The beggar eats, drinks and sleeps in the castle. Before going any further, he thanked the good lady beautifully and said: "Nate for the poor return of the gorjanski (mountain) root. It grew seventy-seven fathoms underground. It has helped everyone who has tied it to the body so far. It gives strength to the healthy that no one cannot defeat them. Whoever is to die lives three days farther than he is destined to. The patient is heald the disease, some for ever, some for at least seven years.This root will give you the strength to go if you want, you can still walk to Gorjanci today. "
The lady tries a strange root, jumps healthy to her feet and goes to Gorjanci. She comes to a well and draw the water.
The cup turns black. The lady pours out poisonous water and steps forward. She comes to another well and draw the water. The cup bleeds. The lady pours out the cursed water and steps forward. She comes to the third well and draw the water.
The cup lights up and blooms. A red carnation and a white lily are made on the water. The lady drinks and the drink seems sweeter to her than honey and wine. She drinks her first cup, feeling healthier than she was before the illness. She drinks another cup, feeling stronger than she was before the illness. She drinks a third cup, feeling as young as she was when she went to her wedding with her master.
She puts the cup in the green grass and rolls up her sleeves and washes her hands and face. Her hands become white like snow and her cheeks turn red like a poppy, and in the water she saw for herself that God had restored to her all the beauty of her youth. Jumping and singing runs back home.
The gentleman stood at the door and asked the maid if she knew who this beautiful young lady was going towards the castle.
The lady heard these words and hugged him and said: "Why do you look at me so strangely as if I did not know my lady? I knew that I would certainly be happy if I walked around Gorjanci. But now something tells me that our God will also give us sons and daughters. "
The Lord out of sheer joy did not know what to do. He made a big meal and invited his Podgorje farmers to it. The people of Podgorje have been eating and drinking for so long that some are still full and drunk.
The clear fountain that rejuvenated the lady of the castle is still called Gospodična (Miss) in memory of this story."
The path led us to the Gospodična spring. It is not uncommon for hikers to drink water from the Gospodična spring when visiting Gorjanci. Some go to Gorjanci for this very purpose, many, convinced of its integrity, pour water for home. But the water, which due to the tradition of mythical healing water with rejuvenating power is considered one of the most attractive sights of Gorjanci, is NOT DRINKING at all!
I hope you managed to find all nine caches along the way and that you found all the answers that will lead you even further to the bonus treasure.