{"id":11928,"date":"2023-03-12T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.povesti-nemuritoare.ro\/?p=11928"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:13:30","slug":"avandi-istetul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/avandi-istetul\/","title":{"rendered":"Avandi iste\u021bul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;\">tradus\u0103 \u00een rom\u00e2ne\u0219te de Victor Vi\u0219inescu<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/\">Pove\u0219ti<\/a> nemuritoare, nr. 13, Editura Ion Creang\u0103, Bucure\u0219ti, 1975<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nu e hop s\u0103 nu \u00eel treac\u0103&#8230;<br \/>\nEra un \u00eemp\u0103rat priceput la minte, care \u0219tia s\u0103 n\u0103scoceasc\u0103 fel \u0219i fel de \u00eentreb\u0103ri pe care s\u0103 le pun\u0103 celor din jurul s\u0103u. \u00cei f\u0103cea mare pl\u0103cere c\u00e2nd oamenii nu \u0219tiau s\u0103-i r\u0103spund\u0103, c\u00e2nd se \u00eencurcau \u00een \u00eentreb\u0103rile lui, ca firele \u00een r\u0103zboiul de \u021besut. \u00centr-o zi, de asemenea bucurie, \u00eemp\u0103ratul chem\u0103 la palat nu mai pu\u021bin de dou\u0103sprezece mii cititori \u00een stele \u0219i cunosc\u0103tori \u00eentr-ale p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, cei mai cu scaun la cap oameni, pe care \u00eei \u00eentreb\u0103 unde se afl\u0103 centrul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului. S\u0103-i spun\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba\u021bii \u00eentocmai unde este mijlocul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului. Dup\u0103 ce puse \u00eentrebarea, care \u00eei lovise pe c\u0103rturari cu m\u0103ciuca \u00een moalele capului, \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00eencepu s\u0103 se pr\u0103p\u0103deasc\u0103 de r\u00e2s. \u0218i, pentru a ar\u0103ta c\u00e2t este el de priceput, ad\u0103ug\u0103: dac\u0103 nu se vor g\u0103si in\u0219i care s\u0103-i spun\u0103 cu precizie ceea ce a cerut, unde le stau picioarele acolo le va sta \u0219i capul; dimpotriv\u0103, aceia care vor da r\u0103spunsul bun se vor pricopsi cu aur \u0219i cu aur. Auzind cuvintele st\u0103p\u00e2nului lor, \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba\u021bii se f\u0103cur\u0103 vine\u021bi la fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i frica le cutreier\u0103 corpul, pentru c\u0103 nici unul nu putea \u0219ti unde se afl\u0103 mijlocul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului. Ei \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 clatine din cap a mare dezn\u0103dejde \u0219i a fric\u0103.<br \/>\nVestea se duse \u0219i dincolo de zidurile \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u021biei \u0219i o prinse \u00een ureche \u0219i Avandi, drume\u021bul cunoscut prin iste\u021bimile lui, c\u0103l\u0103torul cu m\u0103garul, c\u00e2nd \u021bin\u00e2ndu-l de fr\u00e2u, c\u00e2nd pe spinarea lui. Avandi se g\u00e2ndi la bie\u021bii c\u0103rturari amenin\u021ba\u021bi cu pieirea, \u0219i se repezi cu m\u0103garul la curtea \u00eemp\u0103ratului. Acesta, c\u00e2nd \u00eel v\u0103zu, \u00eel \u0219i lu\u0103 \u00een zeflemea:<br \/>\n\u2014 M\u0103i, tu, Avandi, socote\u0219ti c\u0103 ai minte mai mult\u0103 dec\u00e2t a \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba\u021bilor acestora? Vrei s\u0103 spui c\u0103 \u0219tii tu unde este centrul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului?<br \/>\n\u2014 Da, vreau s\u0103 spun c\u0103 \u0219tiu&#8230; r\u0103spunse \u00een\u021bepat Avandi. Centrul se afl\u0103 chiar pe buc\u0103\u021bica de p\u0103m\u00e2nt pe care o calc\u0103 acum piciorul st\u00e2ng al m\u0103garului meu&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2014 Ascult\u0103, Avandi, se r\u0103\u021boi \u00eemp\u0103ratul, vrei s\u0103-\u021bi ba\u021bi joc de mine? Crezi c\u0103 m\u0103 \u00een\u021bepi cu flec\u0103relile?<br \/>\n\u2014 Cu flec\u0103relile ai zis, cinstite \u00eemp\u0103rat? C\u00e2nd eu am vorbit serios? Rogu-v\u0103 pe lumin\u0103\u021bia voastr\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103sura\u021bi p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u0219i s\u0103 vede\u021bi c\u0103 jum\u0103tatea lui va fi chiar aici, unde am zis, sub copita st\u00e2ng\u0103 a m\u0103garului meu. De nu va fi astfel, sunt \u00een m\u00e2na m\u0103riei tale.<br \/>\n\u201eCu unul ca \u0103sta mi-am g\u0103sit na\u0219ul, morm\u0103i ca pentru sine \u00een barb\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul. Asta-i bun\u0103, auzi la el, s\u0103 m\u0103sor eu p\u0103m\u00e2ntul. De unde s\u0103 \u00eencep \u0219i c\u00e2t timp s\u0103-mi ia treaba asta costisitoare? Nu, o fi el iste\u021b, dar nici eu nu m\u0103 las mai prejos\u201d, zise \u00een sine \u00eemp\u0103ratul.<br \/>\n\u2014 Da&#8230; da&#8230; \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it&#8230; cu asta vom vedea&#8230; Te rog \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103-mi r\u0103spunzi, Avandi: c\u00e2te stele sunt pe cer?<br \/>\n\u2014 C\u00e2te stele? se mir\u0103 Avandi ca de un lucru prea u\u0219or de \u0219tiut. Nimic mai simplu, luminate \u00eemp\u0103rate: nici prea multe, nici prea pu\u021bine. Fiindc\u0103 domnia-voastr\u0103 dori\u021bi, am s\u0103 v\u0103 spun: at\u00e2tea stele sunt pe cer c\u00e2te fire de p\u0103r \u00een barba pe care o purta\u021bi&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2014 Cum? Ce? Ce-ai spus? Iar flec\u0103re\u0219ti, Avandi?<br \/>\n\u2014 Nu m\u0103 crede\u021bi? Ce v\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ne de f\u0103cut ca s\u0103 vede\u021bi c\u0103 a\u0219a e? Tot eu v\u0103 spun: sui\u021bi-v\u0103 pe cer \u0219i num\u0103ra\u021bi stelele. Dac\u0103 s-o dovedi c\u0103 nu am spus adev\u0103rul, pedeapsa cea mai mare s\u0103 mi-o da\u021bi&#8230;<br \/>\nDin nou, \u00eemp\u0103ratul era la mare \u00eencurc\u0103tur\u0103: cum s\u0103 se suie \u00een cer? Cu ce \u0219i \u00een c\u00e2t timp? \u0218i acolo ce va fi? Cum s\u0103 stea ag\u0103\u021bat \u0219i s\u0103 numere puzderia de stele? Hot\u0103r\u00e2t lucru c\u0103 Avandi acesta picase la palat ca musca \u00een lapte. Va trebui s\u0103-l \u00eenfunde cu ceva; altfel, ce vor spune \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba\u021bii, ce se va \u00eent\u00e2mpla cu priceperea lui? Continu\u0103, deci:<br \/>\n\u2014 Uite ce este, Avandi, dac\u0103 ai pomenit de barba mea, fie&#8230; Spune-mi \u00eens\u0103: c\u00e2te fire are \u00een ea? Repede, repede&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2014 C\u00e2te fire? Privi\u021bi&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0218i Avandi ridic\u0103 cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 coada m\u0103garului s\u0103u, iar cu cealalt\u0103 ar\u0103t\u0103 spre barba \u00eemp\u0103ratului, zic\u00e2nd iar\u0103\u0219i:<br \/>\n\u2014 \u00cen barba domniei voastre sunt tot at\u00e2tea fire c\u00e2te \u00een coada acestui m\u0103gar.<br \/>\n\u00cemp\u0103ratul b\u0103tu cu pumnii \u00een mas\u0103 \u0219i \u021bip\u0103:<br \/>\n\u2014 Batjocura a \u00eentrecut marginile; nu-\u021bi \u00eeng\u0103dui s\u0103 mai spui prostii pe seama mea. Gogom\u0103nii \u0219i minciuni&#8230;<br \/>\nCalm \u0219i lini\u0219tit, cu glasul sigur, Avandi \u00eencepu:<br \/>\n\u2014 Preacinstite \u00eemp\u0103rate, eu nu spun minciuni. Ce este mai simplu dec\u00e2t s\u0103 v\u0103 apuca\u021bi s\u0103 num\u0103ra\u021bi firele, unul c\u00e2te unul, p\u00e2n\u0103 la ultimul, \u0219i s\u0103 v\u0103 convinge\u021bi c\u0103 vorbele mele nu sunt gogom\u0103nii&#8230; Dac\u0103 am gre\u0219it, s\u0103 m\u0103 condamna\u021bi, dac\u0103 am ghicit, s\u0103 m\u0103 pricopsi\u021bi cu aur, dup\u0103 cum a\u021bi spus \u00eenainte&#8230;<br \/>\nSiguran\u021ba cu care vorbise Avandi, \u0219i mai ales iste\u021bimea cu care \u00eei r\u0103spunsese la toate \u00eentreb\u0103rile, \u00eel f\u0103cu pe \u00eemp\u0103rat s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u0103 drume\u021bul cu m\u0103garul \u00eel biruise, c\u0103ci nu avea de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 se duc\u0103 la coada m\u0103garului \u0219i s\u0103-i numere firele, unul c\u00e2te unul. \u00cenghi\u021bi \u00een sec \u0219i fu nevoit s\u0103-i dea lui Avandi aur \u0219i aur. \u0218i, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 Avandi, sc\u0103par\u0103 \u0219i \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba\u021bii&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tradus\u0103 \u00een rom\u00e2ne\u0219te de Victor Vi\u0219inescu Pove\u0219ti nemuritoare, nr. 13, Editura Ion Creang\u0103, Bucure\u0219ti, 1975 Nu e hop s\u0103 nu \u00eel treac\u0103&#8230; Era un \u00eemp\u0103rat priceput la minte, care \u0219tia &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Avandi iste\u021bul\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/avandi-istetul\/#more-11928\" aria-label=\"Read more about Avandi iste\u021bul\">Continua\u021bi s\u0103 citi\u021bi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[594,21,453,604],"tags":[603,597,758],"class_list":["post-11928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-povesti-chinezesti","category-povesti-pentru-copii","category-povesti-scurte","category-victor-visinescu","tag-avandi-istetul","tag-poveste-chinezeasca","tag-povesti-pentru-copii","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-25"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}