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Note: At least one fairy tale has lived on for centuries about the Wolfensberger family. There' s a fascinating legend associated with the original Wolfensberger family castle, a long-vanis hed medieval stone structure known as the Altlandenberg that once lay atop the Wolfensberg, t he family's ancestral home in Bauma, Switzerland. Deep in the castle's cellar, as the legend goes, a golden plow lay buried, guarded only b y a poisonous snake. One day, a goat herder noticed a beautiful young maiden walking by the c astle walls. Since he'd never seen the maiden before, the shepherd asks who she is. The maide n replied that she is the daughter of the Knight of Wolfensberg. She is condemned to live und er a spell as a snake to guard the golden plow. Only once in a century is she allowed to she d her skin and become a living figure, said the maiden. If the shepherd had the courage to ki ss her three times, she would be released from her spell, never to return in the guise of a s nake. Smitten by the maiden's beauty, the shepherd didn't hesitate. As he kissed her, she turned s uddenly into an ugly snake. In the beautiful maiden's voice, the snake said sadly, "Now you m ust kiss me as I slide past you as a snake." With that, the snake rose up to meet his lips fo r a second kiss. When the shepherd saw the head of the terrible reptile just inches from hi s lips, he was horrified. He pushed the snake down and raced down the mountain, leaving the m aiden to sob and scream in disappointment.
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