O dat\u0103 Hikoici auzise c\u0103 Tengu din p\u0103dure st\u0103p\u00e2ne\u0219te dou\u0103 comori de pre\u021b: o p\u0103l\u0103rie care ce te face nev\u0103zut \u0219i o pelerin\u0103 care, de asemenea, te face nev\u0103zut. Hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 pun\u0103 m\u00e2na pe ele, Hikoici lu\u0103 cu sine un ciur vechi \u0219i se duse \u00een mun\u021bi.
\nTengu, care se coco\u021base \u00eentr-un brad \u00eenalt, \u00eel v\u0103zu \u0219i cobor\u00ee pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Dar Hikoici se f\u0103cu c\u0103 nici nu-l lua \u00een seam\u0103. Privea \u00een dep\u0103rtare prin sit\u0103 \u0219i striga:
\n\u2014 Ohoho! \u00cen satul de l\u00e2ng\u0103 castelul Ma\u021buiama s-au aprins ni\u0219te case. Ohoho, cum se mai \u00eentinde p\u00e2rjolul! Ia te uit\u0103 ce mai p\u0103l\u0103l\u0103i!
\nTengu se apropie de el \u0219i-l \u00eentreb\u0103:
\n\u2014 Oare de pe muntele \u0103sta se poate vedea satul de la poalele castelului?
\n\u2014 Ba bine c\u0103 nu! r\u0103spunse Hikoici Se vede ca-n palm\u0103. Prin sita asta se poate z\u0103ri orice tufi\u0219, la mii de ri dep\u0103rtare.
\n\u2014 Ei taci! spuse Tengu, mirat. Atunci hai s\u0103 facem schimb. Tu \u00eemi dai mie sita fermecat\u0103, iar eu \u00ee\u021bi dau p\u0103l\u0103ria \u0219i pelerina care te fac nev\u0103zut.
\nHikoici p\u0103ru c\u0103 se code\u0219te mai \u00eent\u00e2i, dar \u00een cele din urm\u0103 se \u00eenvoi. \u00ce\u0219i puse p\u0103l\u0103ria \u0219i pelerina care f\u0103ceau nev\u0103zut pe oricine \u0219i deodat\u0103 pieri din vedere. Iar Tengu \u00eencepu s\u0103 se uite prin sit\u0103 \u00een dep\u0103rtare. O sucea, o \u00eenv\u00e2rtea \u00een fel \u0219i chip, se holba, clipea din ochi, dar degeaba!
\nNu numai \u00een dep\u0103rtare, dar nici m\u0103car la doi pa\u0219i nu z\u0103rea nimic. S\u0103rmanul Tengu \u00een\u021belese c\u0103 a fost tras pe sfoar\u0103, dar era prea t\u00e2rziu.
\nCum s\u0103-l mai prind\u0103 pe \u00een\u0219el\u0103tor dup\u0103 ce s-a f\u0103cut nev\u0103zut?
\nHikoici cobor\u00ee de pe munte \u0219i se duse \u00een satul vecin, la bazar. Acolo se \u00eenghesuia o mul\u021bime de lume. Hikoici \u00eel apuc\u0103 de nas pe un fl\u0103c\u0103u. Acesta \u00eencepu s\u0103 \u021bipe:
\n\u2014 Hei, cine m\u0103 trage de nas?
\nAtunci, Hikoici \u00eel apuc\u0103 de nas pe vecinul lui.
\nFl\u0103c\u0103ii se luar\u0103 la ceart\u0103. R\u0103cneau unul la altul, gata s\u0103 se \u00eencaiere. Hikoici se strecur\u0103 mai departe prin mul\u021bime, ciupindu-l de nas ba pe unul ba pe altul. \u00cen cur\u00e2nd to\u021bi oamenii din bazar se luar\u0103 la ceart\u0103 \u0219i se \u00eencinse o p\u0103ruial\u0103 \u00een lege. N\u0103stru\u0219nicul Hikoici se t\u0103v\u0103lea de r\u00e2s:
\n\u2014 Hehehe, ce mai priveli\u0219te! Grozav\u0103 \u0219otie am f\u0103cut!
\nR\u00e2se p\u00e2n\u0103 nu mai putu, apoi intr\u0103 \u00eentr-un birt. Alese o bucat\u0103 bun\u0103 de pe\u0219te \u0219i o \u00eenfulec\u0103, stropind-o cu vin din bel\u0219ug, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 pl\u0103teasc\u0103 nimic, apoi se \u00eentoarse acas\u0103 ca \u0219i cum nu s-ar fi \u00eent\u00e2mplat nimic \u0219i ascunse p\u0103l\u0103ria \u0219i mantaua \u00een horn.
\nCa un f\u0103cut, nevasta tocmai atunci se apuc\u0103 s\u0103 deretice prin cas\u0103. \u00cencepu s\u0103 m\u0103ture funinginea din horn \u0219i g\u0103si acolo o pelerin\u0103 veche, de pai, \u0219i o p\u0103l\u0103rie pr\u0103p\u0103dit\u0103, de papur\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 stea pe g\u00e2nduri le bag\u0103 \u00een vatr\u0103 \u0219i le arse.
\nC\u00e2nd se uit\u0103 Hikoici \u00een horn, ia p\u0103l\u0103ria \u0219i pelerina de unde nu-s!
\n\u201eSe vede treaba c\u0103 neroada de nevast\u0103-mea le-a pus pe foc\u201d \u00ee\u0219i zise \u0219i dete fuga s\u0103 adune cenu\u0219a din vatr\u0103. Se unse Hikoici din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare cu cenu\u0219a aceea \u0219i deveni iar\u0103\u0219i nev\u0103zut. Se duse la birt, \u00een\u0219f\u0103c\u0103 un clondir mare cu vin \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 bea din el. Vinul \u00eei sp\u0103l\u0103 cenu\u0219a de pe buze \u0219i deodat\u0103 ie\u0219i la iveal\u0103 o gur\u0103 c\u0103scat\u0103. Cei din birt se speriar\u0103:
\n\u2014 P\u0103zea, un v\u00e2rcolac! Ia uita\u021bi-v\u0103, numai gura i se vede! Prinde\u021bi-l, pune\u021bi m\u00e2na pe el!
\n\u0218i se aruncar\u0103 cu to\u021bii asupra lui Hikoici. Acesta d\u0103du bir cu fugi\u021bii lu\u00e2nd-o la goan\u0103 c\u00e2t \u00eel \u021bineau picioarele. Tot fugind a\u0219a, \u00eencepu s\u0103 asude \u0219i buricul \u00eei ie\u0219i la iveal\u0103. Oamenii s\u0103rir\u0103:
\n\u2014 Acuma i se vede buricul! Pune\u021bi m\u00e2na pe v\u00e2rcolac! Nu-l l\u0103sa\u021bi s\u0103 scape! Snopi\u021bi-l!
\nV\u0103z\u00e2nd mul\u021bimea aceea \u00eent\u0103r\u00e2tat\u0103, Hikoici fugea tot mai repede, \u0219i trupul i se acoperea sudoare, \u00eent\u00e2i i se ar\u0103tar\u0103 m\u00e2inile, picioarele, apoi spatele\u2026 \u00cen clipa aceea ajunse la r\u00e2u \u0219i se cufund\u0103 \u00een ap\u0103 cu capul \u00een jos.
\nC\u00e2nd ie\u0219i din ap\u0103, oamenii r\u0103maser\u0103 cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103:
\n\u2014 P\u0103i \u0103sta-i Hikoici al nostru! A fost \u00eenc\u0103 o isprav\u0103 de-a lui\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
O dat\u0103 Hikoici auzise c\u0103 Tengu din p\u0103dure st\u0103p\u00e2ne\u0219te dou\u0103 comori de pre\u021b: o p\u0103l\u0103rie care ce te face nev\u0103zut \u0219i o pelerin\u0103 care, de asemenea, te face nev\u0103zut. Hot\u0103r\u00ee … <\/p>\n