Era odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 un uria\u0219 b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u0219i r\u0103u, care nu \u0219tiu din ce pricin\u0103 prinsese necaz pe primarul din Shrewsburry. De aceea ce se g\u00e2ndi el? S\u0103 puie o stavil\u0103 \u00een drumul r\u00e2ului Severn, ca s\u0103-l abat\u0103 din cale si s\u0103-l fac\u0103 s\u0103 se reverse asupra ora\u0219ului.
\nLu\u00e2nd dar o lopat\u0103 c\u00e2t toate zilele de p\u0103m\u00e2nt, o porni haide-haide, haide-haide, cu pasul lui greoi \u0219i merse \u0219i merse c\u0103ut\u00e2nd s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 drumul spre Shrewsburry. Nu \u0219tiu \u00eens\u0103 cum f\u0103cu, c\u0103 se r\u0103t\u0103ci \u0219i-n loc s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la Shrewsburry, ajunse tocmai l\u00e2ng\u0103 Wellington, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind \u0219i abia mai put\u00e2ndu-\u0219i duce sarcina. Un biet c\u00e2rpaci care locuia \u00een Wellington \u0219i se ducea odat\u0103 pe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 la Shrewsburry s\u0103 ia acas\u0103 ghetele \u0219i cizmele mu\u0219teriilor ca s\u0103 le dreag\u0103, tocmai venea pe drum cu sacul plin cu rupturi la spinare.
\n\u00abIa ascult\u0103\u00bb, zise uria\u0219ul, \u00abmai e mult p\u00e2n\u0103 la Shrewsburry?\u00bb.
\n\u00abP\u00e2n\u0103 la Shrewsburry? Ce dori\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103 s\u0103 face\u021bi la Shrewsburry?\u00bb.
\n\u00abVreau s\u0103 m\u0103 duc s\u0103 r\u0103storn lopata asta de p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u00een mijlocul Severnului ca s\u0103-l fac s\u0103 se reverse asupra ora\u0219ului. Am eu o r\u0103fuial\u0103 veche cu primarul de-acolo\u00bb.
\n\u00abVai de mine!\u00bb, zise c\u00e2rpaciul \u00een g\u00e2ndul lui, \u00abs\u0103-mi pierd eu to\u021bi mu\u0219terii?\u00bb \u0219i tare: \u00abEhei! p\u00e2n\u0103 la Shrewsburry mai ave\u021bi o buc\u0103\u021bic\u0103.\u00bb, zise el. \u00abVede\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103 sacul \u0103sta plin cu rupturi din spatele meu? Pe toate le-am dat gata de c\u00e2nd am plecat de-acolo!\u00bb.
\n\u00abTii!\u00bb r\u0103spunse uria\u0219ul cu necaz. \u00abApoi dac\u0103 e a\u0219a, s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ie pe alt\u0103dat\u0103!\u00bb. \u0218i r\u0103sturn\u00e2nd lopata, d\u0103du drumul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului chiar pe locul unde se afla, pe urm\u0103 cur\u0103\u021bindu-\u0219i cizmele pe marginea lope\u021bii, se \u00eentoarse acas\u0103.
\nDar \u00een locul unde a r\u0103sturnat lopata a r\u0103mas p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een ziua de azi Muntele Wrekin \u0219i al\u0103turi de el, p\u00e2n\u0103, azi se mai vede o movil\u0103 mai mic\u0103, care e mormanul de p\u0103m\u00e2nt ce l-a r\u0103zuit dup\u0103 t\u0103lpi c\u00e2nd \u0219i-a cur\u0103\u021bit cizmele de lopat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Era odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 un uria\u0219 b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u0219i r\u0103u, care nu \u0219tiu din ce pricin\u0103 prinsese necaz pe primarul din Shrewsburry. De aceea ce se g\u00e2ndi el? S\u0103 puie o … <\/p>\n