\u00cen provincia Tai-Nguen tr\u0103ia o v\u0103duv\u0103. \u015ei-avea un fecior cam prost\u0103nac, pre nume Viet Soi.
\nOdat\u0103. Viet Soi a v\u0103zut \u00een u\u0219a unei colibe o fat\u0103 nespus de frumoas\u0103. A venit acas\u0103 \u0219i a spus:
\n\u2014 M\u0103icu\u0163\u0103, am z\u0103rit la marginea satului o fat\u0103 nespus de frumoas\u0103. \u00ceng\u0103duie-mi s\u0103 m\u0103-nsor cu ea.
\n\u2014 \u00censoar\u0103-te, dac\u0103 o vrea s\u0103 te ia \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns mama.
\n\u2014 Dar cum s\u0103 \u0219tiu dac\u0103 vrea sau ba?
\n\u2014 D\u0103-i ni\u0219te betel. Dac\u0103 nu \u021bi-l \u00eenapoiaz\u0103, se cheam\u0103 c\u0103 i-ai pl\u0103cut. Dac\u0103 \u021bi-l \u00eenapoiaz\u0103, cat\u0103-\u021bi alt\u0103 logodnic\u0103. A\u015fa-i la noi obiceiul p\u0103m\u00e2ntulul.
\nDiminea\u0163a, c\u00e2nd Viet Soi \u00ee\u0219i preg\u0103tea betelul, mam\u0103-sa i-a spus:
\n\u2014 P\u0103rin\u0163ilor fetei s\u0103 le-ar\u0103\u021bi cinstea cuvenit\u0103. Nu lenevi. F\u0103 tot ce face tat\u0103l logodnicei, \u00eempline\u0219te-i toate dorin\u0163ele.
\n\u2014 Mi-oi aminti de sfaturile tale, m\u0103icu\u0163\u0103 \u2014 a f\u0103g\u0103duit feciorul cel prost\u0103nac.
\n\u015ei, iac\u0103, a ajuns Viet Soi la coliba frumoasei. I-a dat Viet Soi betelul \u0219i fata l-a primit. S-a bucurat Viet Soi \u0219i \u0219i-a zis : \u201eAcu’ trebuie s\u0103 urmez al doilea sfat al m\u0103icu\u0163ei, s\u0103 nu lenevesc, s\u0103 fac tot ce face \u0219i tat\u0103l fetei, s\u0103-i \u00eemplinesc toate dorin\u0163ele…”
\n\u015ei, dac\u0103 a v\u0103zut Viet Soi c\u0103 tat\u0103l fetei a apucat toporul \u0219i-a ie\u015fit din colib\u0103, \u00eendat\u0103 a s\u0103rit \u0219i el din loc, a pus m\u00e2na pe al doilea topor \u015fi-a \u00eentins-o dup\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2n.
\nB\u0103tr\u00e2nul a intrat \u00een p\u0103dure \u0219i s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 un palmier uscat.
\nNumai ce a \u00eenceput a da cu toporul, c\u0103 Viet Soi l-a \u0219i prins de m\u00e2ini \u0219i-a zis:
\n\u2014 \u00ceng\u0103duie-mi s\u0103 tai eu palmierul!
\n\u2014 Tale-l! a rostit mul\u0163umit b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u015fi s-a \u00eendreptat c\u0103tre un bambus.
\nAbia \u00eencepuse s\u0103 dea cu toporul, c\u0103 Viet Soi l-a oprit din nou:
\n\u2014 \u00ceng\u0103duie-mi s\u0103 tai eu copacul!
\n\u2014 Bine, dac\u0103 puterile nu te ajut\u0103 s\u0103 tai palmierul, taie bambusul \u2014 a gr\u0103it b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u0219i s-a \u00eendreptat din nou c\u0103tre palmier.
\nDar nici n-a apucat s\u0103 dea o dat\u0103 ca lumea \u00een trunchiul palmierului, c\u0103 Viet Soi se afla iar \u00eenaintea lui.
\n\u2014 Nu, nu \u2014 a zis logodnicul cel prost\u0103nac \u2014 \u00eemi cunosc \u00eendatoririle. \u00cendat\u0103 am s\u0103-\u0163i tai palmierul!
\n\u201eE nebun, pe c\u00e2t se pare” \u2014 a g\u00e2ndit \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u0219i a zis cu glas tare:
\n\u2014 Bine, taie palmierul \u015fi eu am s\u0103 dobor bambusul…
\nDin nou s-a \u00eendreptat b\u0103tr\u00e2nul c\u0103tre bambus \u0219i din nou, cum a izbit cu toporul, cum l-a prins Viet Soi de m\u00e2n\u0103.
\n\u200b \u2014 Nu te osteni, c\u0103-l retez eu \u00eendat\u0103!
\n\u201eE nebun, f\u0103r\u0103 doar \u0219i poate!” \u2014 s-a \u00eencredin\u0163at b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u015fi-a tulit-o c\u0103tre cas\u0103.
\n\u201eF\u0103 tot ce face \u0219i tat\u0103l logodnicei” \u2014 \u0219i-a amintit Viet Soi cuvintele mamei \u0219i-a rupt-o la fug\u0103 pe urmele b\u0103tr\u00e2nului.
\nC\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut b\u0103tr\u00e2nul c\u0103 Viet Soi gone\u015fte dup\u0103 el, de groaz\u0103, s-a \u00eempiedicat de o tuf\u0103 \u015fi \u015fi-a ag\u0103\u021bat p\u0103l\u0103ria \u00eentr-o crac\u0103. Dac\u0103 a ajuns \u00een dreptul tufei, \u015fi-a scos Viet Soi p\u0103l\u0103ria cea nou\u0103 \u015fi a ag\u0103\u0163at-o \u015fi el de crac\u0103. Fiindu-i greu s\u0103 alerge cu toporul, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul l-a lep\u0103dat in iarb\u0103. Atunci \u015fi-a zv\u00e2rlit toporul \u00een iarb\u0103 \u015fi Viet Soi.
\nFugea acu’ b\u0103tr\u00e2nul f\u0103r\u0103 a-\u015fi mai alege drumul. La un cot se-mpiedic\u0103 de o buturug\u0103 \u015fi c\u0103zu \u00een \u015fan\u0163. Nici nu izbutise \u00eenc\u0103 s\u0103 ias\u0103, c\u0103 Viet Soi se \u015fi pr\u0103bu\u015fi l\u00e2ng\u0103 el. De spaim\u0103, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul a \u00eenghe\u0163at locului. Viet Soi st\u0103tea \u015fi el culcat \u015fi nu se clintea.
\n\u201eNebunul, pe c\u00e2t se pare, s-a lovit de moarte! se bucur\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. S-o iau c\u0103tre cas\u0103 degrab\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 nu-\u0219i vine-n fire\u201c.
\nCu chiu cu vai a ie\u015fit din \u015fan\u0163 \u015fi s-a \u00eendreptat spre cas\u0103. C\u00e2nd, deodat\u0103, aude c\u0103 cineva \u00eei calc\u0103 pe urme. Se uit\u0103 \u00eend\u0103r\u0103t \u2014 Viet Soi!
\nPe c\u00e2t \u00eel \u0163ineau picioarele, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul a luat-o din nou la s\u0103n\u0103toasa.
\nMai mult mort dec\u00e2t viu, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul a ajuns \u00een sat, a dat buzna \u00een coliba lui \u015fi-a r\u0103cnit:
\n\u2014 A-nnebunit Viet Soi! Alearg\u0103 dup\u0103 mine cu toporul! Vrea s\u0103 m\u0103 ucid\u0103! V\u0103 omoar\u0103 \u015fi pe voi! Feri\u0163i-v\u0103 de nebun!
\nSperiate de moarte, mama \u015fi fata s-au pitit \u00eentr-un ungher \u00eentunecat. B\u0103tr\u00e2nul s-a ascuns \u00eentr-un sac, \u00een care \u0163inuse orez.
\n\u00cen vremea asta a dat buzna \u015fi Viet Soi \u00een colib\u0103. V\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 tat\u0103l fetei s-a v\u00e2r\u00e2t \u00een sac, s-a b\u0103gat peste el.
\nMama \u015fi fata au \u0163ipat atunci c\u00e2t au putut:
\n\u2014 S\u0103ri\u0163i! Ajutor! Ne omoar\u0103!
\nB\u0103tr\u00e2nul a bolborosit \u015fi el:
\n\u2014 S\u0103ri\u0163i! Ajutor! Ne omoar\u0103!
\nAmintindu-\u015fi de vorbele maic\u0103-si, Viet Soi a prins a r\u0103cni \u015fi el c\u00e2t \u00eel \u0163inea gura, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu ceilal\u0163i:
\n\u2014 S\u0103ri\u021bi! Ajutor! Ne omoar\u0103!
\nLa asemenea strig\u0103te, fire\u015fte, s-a adunat tot satul.
\nOamenii l-au scos din sac pe b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat
\nS-a scuturat b\u0103tr\u00e2nul de pleava de orez \u015fi, m\u00e2nios, s-a r\u0103stit c\u0103tre logodnic:
\n\u2014 Car\u0103-te din casa mea!
\n\u015ei-a plecat prost\u0103nacul de Viet Soi c\u0103tre cas\u0103. Tot drumul n-a f\u0103cut dec\u00e2t s\u0103 se \u00eentrebe de ce fusese alungat. Dar n-a putut s\u0103-\u015fi r\u0103spund\u0103 cu niciun pre\u0163.
\nCic\u0103 tot ne\u00eensurat a r\u0103mas Viet Soi \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103-n ziua de azi. Toat\u0103 lumea a aflat c\u0103, nu se \u0219tie de ce, tat\u0103l logodnicei nu l-a pl\u0103cut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00cen provincia Tai-Nguen tr\u0103ia o v\u0103duv\u0103. \u015ei-avea un fecior cam prost\u0103nac, pre nume Viet Soi. Odat\u0103. Viet Soi a v\u0103zut \u00een u\u0219a unei colibe o fat\u0103 nespus de frumoas\u0103. A … <\/p>\n