Tr\u0103ia c\u00e2ndva un om tare h\u00e2tru \u0219i bun de \u0219otii, pe nume Hikoici.
\nO dat\u0103, Hikoici deschisese \u00een ora\u0219ul Iashiro o pr\u0103v\u0103lie de umbrele. Sus, de tavanul pr\u0103v\u0103liei, sp\u00e2nzurase o umbrel\u0103 pestri\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2t toate zilele, \u0219i-i \u00eencredin\u021ba pe to\u021bi c\u0103 umbrela cu pricina e vie. Abia \u00eencepe s\u0103 picure, zicea el, c\u0103 umbrela se deschide singur\u0103, iar dup\u0103 ce trece ploaia, se \u00eenchide tot a\u0219a.
\nCei care treceau pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 dugheana lui Hikoici ridicau ochii \u0219i se uitau la umbrela vie, \u0219optind \u00eentre ei:
\n\u2014 \u00centr-adev\u0103r, ciudat lucru! Ieri, abia se \u00eennorase a ploaie, c\u0103 umbrela s-a \u0219i deschis.
\n\u2014 Iar ast\u0103zi, fiindc\u0103 e timp frumos, s-a \u00eenchis singur\u0103\u2026
\nAzi a\u0219a, m\u00e2ine a\u0219a, zvonul de spre umbrela vie a lui Hikoici ajunse p\u00e2n\u0103 la urechile prin\u021bului. Grozav se minun\u0103 \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea sa:
\n\u2014 O umbrel\u0103 vie? N-am mai auzit una ca asta! \u0218i le porunci slujitorilor: Merge\u021bi s\u0103 vede\u021bi dac\u0103 este \u00eentr-adev\u0103r a\u0219a.
\nSlugile se duser\u0103 la Iashiro \u0219i \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eentrebe, chipurile \u00eentr-o doar\u0103, despre nemaiauzita umbrel\u0103.
\nTo\u021bi or\u0103\u0219enii spuneau acela\u0219i lucru:
\n\u2014 P\u0103i da, Hikoici are o umbrel\u0103 vie. Mai vie nici c\u0103 se poate. Singur\u0103 se deschide, singur\u0103 se \u00eenchide. Doar am v\u0103zut cu ochii no\u0219tri.
\nTrimi\u0219ii se \u00eenapoiar\u0103 \u00een\u0219tiin\u021b\u00e2ndu-l pe prin\u021b c\u0103 n-a fost doar o p\u0103l\u0103vr\u0103geal\u0103: lucrurile fiind clare prin\u021bul porunci unui slujitor:
\n\u2014 Du-te \u0219i cump\u0103r\u0103 umbrela vie. Vreau s\u0103 intru \u00een st\u0103p\u00e2nirea acestei minun\u0103\u021bii.
\nSlujitorul d\u0103du fuga la dugheana lui Hikoici \u0219i-i spuse ce dore\u0219te prin\u021bul. Dar Hikoici nici g\u00e2nd s\u0103 se \u00eenvoiasc\u0103:
\n\u2014 Umbrela aceasta e un talisman care se p\u0103streaz\u0103 de mult\u0103 vreme \u00een familia mea, ca o comoar\u0103 nepre\u021buit\u0103. Au venit la mine sute de oameni rug\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 s\u0103 le-o v\u00e2nd, dar eu nici n-am vrut s\u0103 aud. Nu pot s\u0103 m\u0103 despart de ea.
\nSe vede c\u0103 a\u0219a-s f\u0103cu\u021bi oamenii: cu c\u00e2t dob\u00e2ndesc mai greu un lucru, cu at\u00e2t r\u00e2vnesc mai tare la el. Prin\u021bul trimise din nou slujitorul la Hikoici, rug\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103 hot\u0103rasc\u0103 el \u00eensu\u0219i un pre\u021b, oric\u00e2t de mare, pentru umbrela vie.
\nTocmai asta a\u0219tepta \u0219i Hikoici:
\n\u2014 Nu m-a\u0219 fi desp\u0103r\u021bit nici mort de asemenea comoar\u0103, fiindc\u0103 nu se mai afl\u0103 pe lume alta ca ea. \u00cens\u0103 dorin\u021ba prin\u021bului e lege pentru mine. Lua\u021bi-o, a\u0219adar!
\n\u0218i hot\u0103r\u00ee un pre\u021b uria\u0219.
\nSlujitorul se \u00eentoarse m\u00e2ndru cu umbrela vr\u0103jit\u0103. To\u021bi cei de la castel, cu prin\u021bul \u00een frunte, sporov\u0103iau:
\n\u2014 G\u00e2ndi\u021bi-v\u0103: o umbrel\u0103 vie! Ghice\u0219te totdeauna schimb\u0103rile vremii. O, de-ar veni ploaia mai repede!
\n\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it, veni \u0219i ploaia mult a\u0219teptat\u0103. Ie\u0219ir\u0103 grabnic \u00een curte s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 minunea.
\nSfetnicii lui, o\u0219tenii, doamnele de la castel, cu to\u021bii erau dornici s\u0103 vad\u0103 cum se va deschide umbrela singur\u0103. C\u0103zuser\u0103 cei dint\u00e2i stropi, apoi \u00eencepu s\u0103 plou\u0103 tot mai tare, dar umbrela nici pomeneal\u0103 s\u0103 se deschid\u0103. Prin\u021bul a\u0219tept\u0103 mult \u0219i bine, apoi fu cuprins de furie, \u00eencepu s\u0103 zbiere:
\n\u2014 Slujitori netrebnici \u0219i nerozi! Cum de v-a\u021bi l\u0103sat p\u0103c\u0103li\u021bi? Voi nu vede\u021bi c\u0103 asta nu o umbrel\u0103 vie?
\n\u00censp\u0103im\u00e2ntate, slugile se jurar\u0103 c\u0103 to\u021bi oamenii din ora\u0219 au v\u0103zut cu ochii lor umbrela vie a lui Hikoici. Da, negu\u021b\u0103torul avusese \u00een pr\u0103v\u0103lia lui o umbrel\u0103 vie, \u00eentocmai ca aceasta. De unde s\u0103 \u0219tie ei ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat?
\n\u2014 Aduce\u021bi-l \u00eendat\u0103 pe Hikoici! porunci prin\u021bul.
\n\u00cen vremea aceasta, lu\u00e2nd b\u0103ni\u0219orii \u00een\u0103l\u021bimii sale, Hikoici tr\u0103ia \u00een bel\u0219ug \u0219i bucurie, chiar b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-\u0219i joc de prostia prin\u021bului. Fiindc\u0103 iste\u021bul de Hikoici pusese totul la cale cu mut\u0103 dib\u0103cie: De cum vedea nori pe cer, se furi\u0219a la catul de deasupra \u0219i deschidea umbrela pe nesim\u021bite, \u00eendat\u0103 ce se \u00eensenina, se strecura iar\u0103\u0219i sus, \u00eenchiz\u00e2nd-o tot a\u0219a, pe neb\u0103gat \u00een seam\u0103. Asta fusese toat\u0103 minunea.
\nDe cum \u00eel v\u0103zu pe slujitorul prin\u021bului, \u00een\u021belese c\u0103 \u00eel a\u0219teapt\u0103 judecata \u0219i pedeapsa aspr\u0103 \u0219i porni spre castel f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103, \u00eencrez\u0103tor \u00een iscusin\u021ba lui.
\nZ\u0103rindu-l, prin\u021bul izbucni m\u00e2nios:
\n\u2014 Aha, iat\u0103-te, mincinosule! Ne-ai \u00eembrobodit pe to\u021bi cu umbrela ta vie\u2026 M-ai f\u0103cut s\u0103 dau pe ea o mul\u021bime de bani. \u00cen\u0219el\u0103tor neru\u0219inat! Vezi bine c\u0103 afar\u0103 plou\u0103 cu g\u0103leata dar nici vorb\u0103 s\u0103 se deschid\u0103\u2026
\nHikoici se pref\u0103cu \u00eeng\u00e2ndurat:
\n\u2014 Stau \u0219i m\u0103 minunez\u2026 Ce-o fi p\u0103\u021bit oare umbrela? N-a mai f\u0103cut niciodat\u0103 una ca asta. \u0218i doar le-am spus slujitorilor s\u0103 aib\u0103 grij\u0103 de ea, c\u0103 e un vechi talisman, o comoar\u0103 nepre\u021buit\u0103. Ia ar\u0103ta\u021bi-mi-o!
\nLu\u0103 umbrela \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 se uite la ea cu luare-aminte, din toate p\u0103r\u021bile. Deodat\u0103 se porni s\u0103 strige:
\n\u2014 O, ce nenorocire! O, ce cruzime! Umbrela a murit de foame! A\u021bi l\u0103sat-o nem\u00e2ncat\u0103! \u0218i era at\u00e2t de voinic\u0103, at\u00e2t de vioaie! Se vede c\u0103 nimeni nu i-a dat m\u0103car o \u00eembuc\u0103tur\u0103: se \u0219tie c\u0103 orice fiin\u021b\u0103 vie trebuie hr\u0103nit\u0103, nu v-a\u021bi g\u00e2ndit la asta? Eu, un biet om s\u0103rac, tot \u00eei d\u0103deam \u00een fiecare zi pe\u0219ti\u0219ori frip\u021bi \u0219i c\u00e2te-o du\u0219c\u0103 de vin. Dar aici, la castel, nimeni nu s-a \u00eengrijit de ea. Vai, s\u0103rmana, ce chinuri trebuie s\u0103 fi \u00eendurat! Am pierdut un prieten vechi \u0219i nepre\u021buit\u2026
\n\u0218i Hikoici \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00een hohote. Cei de la castel nu mai ziser\u0103 nici p\u00e2s, se uitau unii la al\u021bii \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tr\u0103ia c\u00e2ndva un om tare h\u00e2tru \u0219i bun de \u0219otii, pe nume Hikoici. O dat\u0103, Hikoici deschisese \u00een ora\u0219ul Iashiro o pr\u0103v\u0103lie de umbrele. Sus, de tavanul pr\u0103v\u0103liei, sp\u00e2nzurase o … <\/p>\n