Se \u0219tie de mult c\u0103 pe cel ce n\u0103zuie\u015fte la moartea unui prieten, \u00eel pa\u015fte nenorocirea.
\n\u00centr-un sat tr\u0103iau doi oameni, Dharmbudhi \u2014 ceea ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 G\u00e2nd-bun \u2014 \u0219i Papabudhi \u2014 G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u
\n\u015ei iac\u0103, G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u i-a spus odat\u0103 vecinului sau G\u00e2nd-bun:
\n\u2014 Am citit eu \u00een c\u0103r\u0163i c\u0103 viata omului n-are rost dac\u0103 el nu cunoa\u015fte obiceiuri str\u0103ine, limbi str\u0103ine, dac\u0103 a \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit far\u0103 a vedea ora\u015fe si a\u015fez\u0103ri str\u0103ine…
\n\u2014 Cam a\u015fa am auzit \u0219i eu ades \u2014 a dat cuv\u00e2nt G\u00e2nd-bun.
\n\u2014 Dac\u0103-i a\u015fa \u2014 s-a bucurat G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u \u2014 hai s\u0103 ne lu\u0103m chiar m\u00e2ine r\u0103mas bun de la p\u0103rin\u0163i \u015fi s\u0103 plec\u0103m \u00een \u0163\u0103ri str\u0103ine. \u015ei s\u0103-mp\u0103r\u021bim pe din dou\u0103 tot ce vom c\u00e2\u015ftiga printre str\u0103ini.
\nZis fi f\u0103cut. \u00cen zorii zilei \u0219i-au luat r\u0103mas bun de la cei ce le erau mai apropia\u0163i \u0219i-au pornit-o c\u0103tre soare-apune, spre \u0163\u0103ri str\u0103ine.
\nMult au r\u0103t\u0103cit pe meleaguri necunoscute! Pe unde s-a dus, G\u00e2nd-bun a g\u0103sit de lucru \u0219i oamenii de inim\u0103 l-au hr\u0103nit \u0219i i-au pl\u0103tit pentru munca lui. C\u00e2t despre G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u, acesta toat\u0103 vremea se pref\u0103cea bolnav, nu f\u0103cea nimic \u0219i nimic n-a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at.
\n\u015ei, iac\u0103, dac\u0103 a adunat G\u00e2nd-bun un sac cu b\u0103net, a gr\u0103it G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u:
\n\u2014 Prietene, nu mai pot tr\u0103i departe de meleagurile mele. S\u0103 ne \u00eentoarcem la casele p\u0103rin\u0163ilor no\u0219tri!
\n\u2014 M\u0103-ntorc cu bucurie \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns G\u00e2nd-bun. Mai bine-i acas\u0103 \u00een nevoi, dec\u00e2t mul\u0163umit printre str\u0103ini.
\n\u015ei, gr\u0103ind a\u0219a, s-au \u00eendreptat c\u0103tre cas\u0103.
\nAjung\u00e2nd aproape de satul lor, a spus G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u:
\n\u2014 Drag\u0103 prietene, as vrea s\u0103 te rog ceva, dar tare mi-i ru\u0219ine s\u0103-\u0163i spun ce.
\n\u2014 Dac\u0103-mi e\u0219ti prieten, n-ai de ce te ru\u0219ina \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns G\u00e2nd-bun. Nutre\u015fti oare g\u00e2nduri rele \u00eempotriva cuiva?
\n\u2014 O, nu! d\u0103du G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u cuv\u00e2nt. Iac\u0103 ce voiam s\u0103-\u0163i spun: M\u0103 ru\u015finez c\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc acas\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 bani, \u00een vreme ce tu ai un sac cu argin\u0163i. Ascunde-\u0163i banii undeva, ca nimeni s\u0103 nu \u0219tie de ei.
\n\u2014 Bine \u2014 a zis G\u00e2nd-bun. Iac\u0103, \u0163ine o sut\u0103 de rupii, uite c\u0103 tot o sut\u0103 de rupii \u00eemi iau \u0219i eu, iar pe celelalte ajut\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 le-ngrop la r\u0103d\u0103cina stejarului de colo. Om lua \u00een fiece lun\u0103 c\u00e2te zece rupii \u0219i banii ne-or ajunge pentru mult\u0103 vreme…
\n\u015ei G\u00e2nd-bun \u0219i-a \u00eengropat averea la r\u0103d\u0103cina copacului.
\n\u00cen aceea\u0219i noapte s-a furi\u0219at G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u \u00een p\u0103dure, a g\u0103sit copacul \u0219i-a furat banii.
\nAu trecut c\u00e2teva zile \u0219i un cunoscut de-al lui G\u00e2nd-bun a venit la el, spun\u00e2ndu-i, tare m\u00e2hnit:
\n\u2014 O, G\u00e2nd-bun, mi s-au \u00eemboln\u0103vit femeia \u015fi copilul! Ajut\u0103-m\u0103!… D\u0103-mi ni\u0219te bani s\u0103-i pot pl\u0103ti pe vraci…
\nDuc\u00e2ndu-se G\u00e2nd-bun \u00een p\u0103dure, s-a \u00eendreptat c\u0103tre stejarul cunoscut, dar niciun ban nu se mai afla acolo. A priceput G\u00e2nd-bun cine-i furase banii, a dat o goan\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u \u0219i-a prins a-l mustra:
\n\u2014 Oare nu \u021bi-e ru\u015fine? Ai ajuns un ho\u0163 vrednic de dispre\u0163!
\nDar tic\u0103losul de G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u nu s-a ar\u0103tat mi\u015fcat \u015fi-a strigat a\u015fa \u00eenc\u00e2t to\u0163i s\u0103-l poat\u0103 auzi:
\n\u2014 Tu, tu e\u015fti cel ce mi-ai furat banii! Acu’, pe loc, s\u0103-mi dai jum\u0103tate din ce era \u00een sac!
\n\u2014 Hotule! a spus G\u00e2nd-bun din nou. Oamenii te vor dispre\u021bui ca pe un necinstit!
\n\u2014 Tu e\u015fti ho\u0163! D\u0103-mi banii! a strigat G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u.
\nCert\u00e2ndu-se astfel, s-au dat \u00een judecat\u0103, fiecare \u00eenvinuindu-l pe cel\u0103lalt de ho\u021bie.
\nAtunci judec\u0103torul a spus:
\n\u2014 Doar unul \u015fi atotputernicul Brahma poate \u015fti care-i vinovatul \u015fi de partea cui e dreptatea. Va trebui s\u0103 v\u0103 supunem \u00eencerc\u0103ri focului. Voi porunci s\u0103 se pun\u0103 \u00een palma fiec\u0103ruia dintre voi c\u00e2te un fier \u00eenro\u015fit \u00een foc \u015fi cel care va \u021bipa cel din\u0163ii va fi ho\u0163ul.
\nS-a \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u \u015fi-a gr\u0103it:
\n\u2014 Am martor c\u0103 G\u00e2nd-bun a furat banii. Zeul ce locuie\u015fte \u00een stejar a v\u0103zut c\u0103 G\u00e2nd-bun a furat banii.
\nAtunci judec\u0103torul a zis:
\n\u2014 E prea t\u00e2rziu s\u0103 mergem acu’ \u00een p\u0103dure. Dar m\u00e2ine-n zori de zi s\u0103 v\u0103 afla\u021bi am\u00e2ndoi la poalele stejarului, c\u0103 acolo voi l\u0103muri cearta dintre voi.
\n\u015ei, \u00eenso\u021bit de oameni, judec\u0103torul s-a \u00eendreptat de diminea\u0163\u0103 c\u0103tre stejarul din p\u0103dure. To\u021bi erau acolo, numai G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u nu. Atunci judec\u0103torul a spus:
\n\u2014 Afl\u0103m noi adev\u0103rul \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 el.
\n\u015ei, gr\u0103ind a\u015fa, \u015fi-a \u00eendreptat fa\u021ba c\u0103tre stejar \u015fi a \u00eentrebat cu glas tare:
\n\u2014 O, zeu al p\u0103durii! Spune-ne cine a furat banii; G\u00e2nd-bun sau G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u e ho\u0163ul?
\n\u0218i to\u0163i au auzit atunci cum copacul a r\u0103spuns, vorbind r\u0103spicat:
\n\u2014 G\u00e2nd-bun e ho\u0163ul. El a dezgropat banii!
\nAuzind cum vorbe\u015fte copacul, \u00eentr-at\u00e2t s-au mirat cu to\u0163ii, \u00eenc\u00e2t au \u015fi uitat de G\u00e2nd-bun. Iar G\u00e2nd-bun a tras \u00een vremea asta c\u0103tre stejar un vreasc, l-a v\u00e2r\u00e2t \u00eentr-o scorbur\u0103 \u015fi i-a dat foc. \u00cendat\u0103 s-a auzit un r\u0103cnet stra\u015fnic \u015fi G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u a s\u0103rit din stejar, cu hainele aprinse.
\nCu to\u0163ii au priceput atunci c\u0103 se v\u00e2r\u00e2se \u00een scorbur\u0103 \u015fi se d\u0103duse drept zeul p\u0103durii. S-a \u00eencruntat judec\u0103torul \u015fi-a voit s\u0103-l zv\u00e2rle pe G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u \u00een scorbura aprins\u0103, apoi s-a \u00eendurat \u00eens\u0103 \u015fi-a gr\u0103it:
\n\u2014 Chiar azi, \u015fi nu mai t\u00e2rziu de amiaz\u0103, ai s\u0103 aduci banii fura\u0163i de la G\u00e2nd-bun. \u0218i \u0163ine minte: dac\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la asfin\u0163itul soarelui n-ai plecat pentru totdeauna din sat, am s\u0103 poruncesc s\u0103 fii sp\u00e2nzurat de stejarul \u0103sta.
\nLa amiaz\u0103, tic\u0103losul \u00eei aduse lui G\u00e2nd-bun to\u0163i banii. C\u00e2nd soarele prinse a sc\u0103p\u0103ta, se gr\u0103bi s-o \u0219tearg\u0103, ca nu cumva judec\u0103torul s\u0103 dea ochii cu el. G\u00e2nd-r\u0103u \u00ee\u015fi pusese-n cap s\u0103 plece din nou \u00een \u0163\u0103ri str\u0103ine. Drumul trecea prin jungl\u0103 \u015fi, c\u00e2nd mincinosul ajunse \u00een dreptul unei p\u0103duri de bambus, un tigru se ivi din h\u0103\u0163i\u015f \u015fi-l m\u00e2nc\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Se \u0219tie de mult c\u0103 pe cel ce n\u0103zuie\u015fte la moartea unui prieten, \u00eel pa\u015fte nenorocirea. \u00centr-un sat tr\u0103iau doi oameni, Dharmbudhi \u2014 ceea ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 G\u00e2nd-bun \u2014 \u0219i Papabudhi … <\/p>\n