Un bog\u0103tan viclean de la \u021bar\u0103 avea o fat\u0103 frumoas\u0103. O mul\u0163ime de fl\u0103c\u0103i buni de \u00eensur\u0103toare \u0219i-au trimis pe\u0163itorii la casa bog\u0103tanului, dar tat\u0103l cel ne\u00eenduplecat i-a respins pe to\u021bi \u0219i-a zis:
\n\u2014 Am s\u0103-mi m\u0103rit fata dup\u0103 cel care m\u0103 va p\u0103c\u0103li de dou\u0103 ori.
\nNumai c\u0103 nimeni n-a izbutit s\u0103-l p\u0103c\u0103leasc\u0103 de dou\u0103 ori pe vicleanul bog\u0103tan.
\nNu departe de casa lui locuia un biet p\u0103stor. \u015ei, iac\u0103, a venit p\u0103storul la bog\u0103tan \u0219i i-a spus:
\n\u2014 Dac\u0103 te-oi p\u0103c\u0103li de dou\u0103 ori, mi-o dai pe fie-ta de nevast\u0103?
\nA r\u00e2s bog\u0103tanul:
\n\u2014 \u0162i-o dau, sigur c\u0103 \u0163i-o dau. Numai c\u0103 nimeni nu m\u0103 poate p\u0103c\u0103li de dou\u0103 ori, a\u0219a c\u0103 n-ai s\u0103 m\u0103 p\u0103c\u0103le\u015fti nici tu.
\n\u2014 \u015ei dac\u0103 te-oi p\u0103c\u0103li, totu\u015fi?
\nBog\u0103tanului i-a s\u0103rit \u0163and\u0103ra :
\n\u2014 Ia-o din loc, l\u0103ud\u0103rosule! Hai, c\u0103 sunt gata s\u0103 plec la pescuit. Iac\u0103, m-a\u015fteapt\u0103 luntrea.
\nAtunci i-a r\u0103spuns p\u0103storul :
\n\u2014 \u00ceng\u0103duie-mi s\u0103 merg cu tine. Am s\u0103-\u0163i dau \u0163ie ce prind eu.
\n\u2014 Fie, a\u015feaz\u0103-te \u0219i v\u00e2sle\u015fte!
\nS-a a\u0219ezat p\u0103storul la v\u00e2sle \u015fi-a \u00eendreptat luntrea c\u0103tre un loc cu stuf\u0103ri\u0219. \u015etia el c\u0103 lacul nu-i ad\u00e2nc acolo, c\u0103 are pe fund pietroaie \u0219i c\u0103 prin p\u0103r\u0163ile acelea nu-s pe\u015fti de fel.
\nA aruncat p\u0103storul undita, a tras, dar de scos n-a mai putut-o scoate. \u201eS-a ag\u0103\u0163at de o piatr\u0103” \u2014 \u015fi-a dat el seama. Dar bog\u0103tanului i-a zis:
\n\u2014 Tii, stra\u015fnic! Am prins un pe\u015fte at\u00e2t de mare, c\u0103 nici nu-l pot scoate din ap\u0103!
\n\u2014 Hai c\u0103-\u0163i ajut \u2014 a gr\u0103it bog\u0103tanul cel hr\u0103p\u0103re\u0163. Dar nu uita de \u00eenvoial\u0103: pe\u015ftele-i al meu!
\nAu prins am\u00e2ndoi a trage, undi\u021ba nici c\u0103 s-a clintit.
\nAtunci a zis p\u0103storul:
\n\u2014 Stai s\u0103 dau o fug\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 acas\u0103, s\u0103 beau o can\u0103 cu ceai. Ceaiul \u00eemi d\u0103 putere.
\nA r\u0103mas bog\u0103tanul singur \u00een luntre, cu am\u00e2ndou\u0103 m\u00e2inile pe b\u0103\u021bul undi\u021bei, \u015fi l-a a\u015fteptat pe p\u0103stor.
\nIar \u00een vremea c\u00e2t a lipsit, a cump\u0103rat p\u0103storul un ditai pe\u015fte afumat \u015fi un ardei, a pitit cump\u0103r\u0103turile \u00een s\u00e2n \u015fi s-a \u00eenapoiat la bog\u0103tan. Din nou s-au apucat am\u00e2ndoi s\u0103 trag\u0103, trag, trag, dar undi\u021ba r\u0103m\u00e2ne nemi\u015fcat\u0103.
\n\u2014 Nu ne-a mai r\u0103mas dec\u00e2t s\u0103 m\u0103 arunc \u00een ap\u0103 \u2014 a zis p\u0103storul. \u0218i tot scot eu pe\u015ftele, cu m\u00e2na.
\nS-a aruncat p\u0103storul \u00een ap\u0103, a \u00eenotat p\u00e2n\u0103-n stuf\u0103ri\u015f \u015fi s-a ascuns. Acolo a stat c\u00e2t a stat, apoi iar a \u00eenotat pe sub ap\u0103 \u015fi a ie\u015fit chiar l\u00e2ng\u0103 luntre.
\n\u200b A-ntrebat bog\u0103tanul :
\n\u2014 Unde-ai pierit! D\u0103 pe\u015ftele!
\n\u2014 Nu te sup\u0103ra c-am z\u0103bovit at\u00e2t \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns p\u0103storul. Am nimerit pe nepus\u0103 mas\u0103 la un praznic al dragonului apelor. Tocmai \u00ee\u015fi serbeaz\u0103 cei o mie de ani.
\n\u2014 \u015ei cu ce te-a osp\u0103tat dragonul?
\n\u2014 Nici nu-mi pot aminti toate felurile cu care m-a cinstit. Iar, c\u00e2nd am plecat, mi-a d\u0103ruit st\u0103p\u00e2nul apelor un s\u0103cule\u0163 cu m\u0103rg\u0103ritare \u015fi un pe\u015fte afumat.
\nAuzind una ca asta, bog\u0103tanul a prins s\u0103 tremure de l\u0103comie.
\n\u2014 D\u0103-mi repede s\u0103cule\u0163ul cu m\u0103rg\u0103ritare!
\nI-a r\u0103spuns p\u0103storul:
\n\u2014 Nu te sup\u0103ra, cinstit\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103, dar am l\u0103sat s\u0103cule\u0163ul cu m\u0103rg\u0103ritare pe fundul apei… Ia te uit\u0103 ce mai pe\u015fte mi-a dat dragonul! Am fost nevoit s\u0103-l \u0163in cu am\u00e2ndou\u0103 m\u00e2inile, s\u0103 nu-l scap…
\n\u2014 Of, n\u0103t\u0103r\u0103u vrednic de dispre\u0163! i-a strigat cu r\u0103utate bog\u0103tanul. Cum de-ai avut \u00eendr\u0103zneala s\u0103 schimbi m\u0103rg\u0103ritarele pe un pe\u015fte?
\n\u2014 Nu te am\u0103r\u00ee \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns p\u0103storul. I-am f\u0103g\u0103duit dragonului c\u0103 vii tu dup\u0103 m\u0103rg\u0103ritare. Zv\u00e2rle-te degrab\u0103 \u00een unde, p\u00e2n\u0103 n-apuc\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nul apelor s\u0103-l dea altcuiva s\u0103cule\u0163ul cu m\u0103rg\u0103ritare!
\nNepreget\u00e2nd o clip\u0103, s-a zv\u00e2rlit bog\u0103tanul \u00een ap\u0103 \u015fi at\u00e2t de zdrav\u0103n a dat cu capul de-o piatr\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t abia a putut s\u0103 mai ias\u0103. L-a tras atunci p\u0103storul \u00een luntre \u015fi l-a \u00eentrebat;
\n\u2014 Parc\u0103 te-ai lovit? Ce nenorocire! Noroc c\u0103 am eu ni\u015fte leacuri stra\u015fnice \u00eempotriva loviturilor!
\n\u015ei, apuc\u00e2nd ardeiul ro\u015fu, p\u0103storul i-a frecat bine-bine rana, de-a urlat bog\u0103tanul ca din gur\u0103 de \u015farpe. La strig\u0103tele lui au prins oamenii a alerga c\u0103tre ei. Atunci p\u0103storul a spus:
\n– A venit vremea s\u0103-\u0163i \u00eempline\u015fti f\u0103g\u0103duiala.
\n– Ce f\u0103g\u0103duial\u0103? a \u00eentrebat m\u00e2nios bog\u0103tanul.
\n– Ia socote\u015fte de c\u00e2te ori te-am p\u0103c\u0103lit azi! Acu’, d\u0103-mi fata!
\nDe r\u0103utate, s-a schimonosit fa\u021ba bog\u0103tanului. Dar \u00eenapoi nu mai putea da, c\u0103-l auzise tot satul.
\nA\u015fa s-a \u00eensurat p\u0103storul cel \u015firet cu fata bog\u0103tanului.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Un bog\u0103tan viclean de la \u021bar\u0103 avea o fat\u0103 frumoas\u0103. O mul\u0163ime de fl\u0103c\u0103i buni de \u00eensur\u0103toare \u0219i-au trimis pe\u0163itorii la casa bog\u0103tanului, dar tat\u0103l cel ne\u00eenduplecat i-a respins pe … <\/p>\n