Tr\u0103ia odat\u0103 o bab\u0103 singur\u0103 pe lume. Adic\u0103, la drept vorbind, nu era de tot singur\u0103. Avea pe cineva: un coco\u0219. Unul ro\u0219u. Cu el vorbea, cu el se sf\u0103tuia, cu el \u00ee\u0219i \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bea \u0219i p\u00e2inea, \u0219i grijile gospod\u0103riei. \u0218i o ajuta coco\u0219ul la treburi mai abitir ca un om. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i vreascuri din p\u0103dure tot el aducea. Nu \u0219tiu cum f\u0103cea, dar izbutea \u00een toate.
\n\u00centr-o zi b\u0103bu\u021ba scotoci prin tot bordeiul, doar-doar o mai g\u0103si vreun lucru de v\u00e2ndut, s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 rost de ceva bani, c\u0103 iarna b\u0103tea la u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i ei n-aveau de nici unele. \u0218i tot c\u0103ut\u00e2nd \u0219i c\u0103ut\u00e2nd, g\u0103si \u00eentr-un ungher o \u0219a sc\u00e2lciat\u0103 \u0219i cr\u0103pat\u0103 ca vai de ea. O lu\u0103 \u0219i o scoase afar\u0103, \u00een curticic\u0103, \u0219i at\u00e2t o \u0219terse de praf, at\u00e2t o unse \u0219i o lustrui, c\u0103 nici nu-\u0219i d\u0103du seama c\u00e2nd se f\u0103cu noapte. Atunci se gr\u0103bi s\u0103 se duc\u0103 la culcare; c\u0103ci a doua zi era t\u00e2rg \u0219i voia s\u0103 mearg\u0103 \u0219i ea, cu \u0219aua.
\nDis-de-diminea\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2nd se trezi, \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103 \u00een a\u0219ternut: nu auzise c\u00e2ntatul coco\u0219ului, ca de obicei. Alerg\u0103 n\u0103uc\u0103 la cote\u021b, cote\u021bul pustiu. R\u0103scoli curticica, r\u0103scoli bordeiul, nici urm\u0103 de coco\u0219. Ba, ca necazul fie mai mare, \u0219i \u0219aua pierise. G\u0103si doar opai\u021bul \u2014 pe care, pesemne, de oboseal\u0103, \u00eel uitase afar\u0103 \u2014 \u0219i at\u00e2ta tot.
\n\u00cencredin\u021bat\u0103 c\u0103 un om hain \u00eei furase peste noapte \u0219i coco\u0219ul \u0219i \u0219aua, m\u0103tu\u0219a \u00eencepu s\u0103 boceasc\u0103. \u0218i boci \u0219i boci p\u00e2n\u0103 nu mai avu nici lacrimi, nici glas. Se t\u00e2r\u00ee cum putu \u00een bordei \u0219i boli de inim\u0103 rea.
\n\u00cen vremea asta, oare ce se petrecuse cu coco\u0219ul?
\nC\u00e2nd mijir\u0103 zorile, se scul\u0103, dar arunc\u00e2ndu-\u0219i ochii \u00een curticic\u0103, \u00eei pieri pofta de c\u00e2ntat: opai\u021bul era r\u0103sturnat, iar \u0219aua, n\u0103dejdea b\u0103bu\u021bei pentru iarn\u0103, era f\u0103cut\u0103 scrum. Ca s\u0103-\u0219i fereasc\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2na de sup\u0103rare, coco\u0219ul, nici una, nici dou\u0103, trase cu ciocul un sac, v\u00e2r\u00ee \u0219aua ars\u0103 \u00een el si, dup\u0103 ce \u00eendrept\u0103 opai\u021bul, pe-aici \u021bi-e drumul! Tocmai la t\u00e2rg se mai opri.
\n\u200b Aici a\u0219tept\u0103, a\u0219tept\u0103 printre ceilal\u021bi negustori p\u00e2n\u0103 ce un bog\u0103tan prinse s\u0103-l iscodeasc\u0103:
\n– Ai ceva de v\u00e2nzare \u00een sac?
\n– Am! se gr\u0103bi s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103 coco\u0219ul.
\n– Ce?
\n\u2014 Dac\u0103 te ui\u021bi e c\u0103rbune. Dac\u0103 nu te ui\u021bi, e aurul cel mai curat.
\n\u2014 \u0218i c\u00e2t vrei pe marfa ta?
\n\u2014 Sacul \u0103sta plin cu bani.
\nCrez\u00e2nd c\u0103-i vorba de cine \u0219tie ce lucru fermecat, care-o s\u0103-i sporeasc\u0103 \u0219i mai mult avutul, bogatul nu st\u0103tu o clip\u0103 pe g\u00e2nduri. Se duse \u00eentr-un suflet acas\u0103, puse bine \u0219aua \u0219i, umpl\u00e2nd la loc cu bani sacul \u00eel d\u0103du coco\u0219ului care-\u0219i lu\u0103 pe dat\u0103 t\u0103lp\u0103\u0219i\u021ba. C\u00e2nd se dumiri omul c-a fost tras pe sfoar\u0103, pe coco\u0219 ia-l de unde nu-i! Ce, doar un coco\u0219 ro\u0219u exist\u0103 pe lume?!
\nIar babei nu-i veni s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u0219i v\u0103zu coco\u0219ul din nou acas\u0103, ba \u00eenc\u0103 \u0219i c-un sac plin cu bani. De-atunci bordeiul li se umplu de bun\u0103stare. C\u0103ci banii i-au \u00eenchis frumu\u0219el \u00eentr-un sipet \u0219i c\u00e2nd \u00eei \u00eembulzeau nevoile, deschideau sipetul \u0219i treceau hopul.
\n\u0218i a\u0219a tr\u0103ir\u0103 ei deasupra necazurilor, c\u00e2te zile mai avur\u0103: multe, ori pu\u021bine, asta numai ei ar fi putut s\u0103 v\u0103 spun\u0103.
\nDin cer c\u0103zur\u0103 trei mere: unul e al meu, unul e al t\u0103u, unul e al celui care spune povestea mai departe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tr\u0103ia odat\u0103 o bab\u0103 singur\u0103 pe lume. Adic\u0103, la drept vorbind, nu era de tot singur\u0103. Avea pe cineva: un coco\u0219. Unul ro\u0219u. Cu el vorbea, cu el se sf\u0103tuia, … <\/p>\n