{"id":12650,"date":"2023-04-12T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.povesti-nemuritoare.ro\/?p=12650"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:12:15","slug":"sluga-si-zamindarul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/sluga-si-zamindarul\/","title":{"rendered":"Sluga \u0219i zamindarul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tr\u0103ia undeva un zamindar<\/em> (*) zg\u00e2rcit nevoie mare. Ori de c\u00e2te ori \u00ee\u015fi tocmea o nou\u0103 slug\u0103, zamindaru-i gr\u0103ia cam a\u015fa:
\n\u2014 De pl\u0103tit am s\u0103-\u0163i pl\u0103tesc mult, cinci rupii pe lun\u0103. Dar le vei primi c\u00e2nd vei \u00eemplini, \u00een cap, dou\u0103sprezece luni, Dac\u0103-mi p\u0103r\u0103se\u015fti casa \u00eenainte de-a \u00eemplini un an, atunci nu mai prime\u015fti nimic. Iar dac\u0103 eu te voi alunga \u00eenainte de a \u0163i se \u00eemplini anul, ai dreptul s\u0103-mi tai urechea dreapt\u0103.
\nTocmindu-\u015fi a\u015fa fel sluga, zamindarul \u015fi nevast\u0103-sa \u00eel sileau pe bietul b\u0103iat s\u0103 le munceasc\u0103 din zorii zilei \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 se iveau stelele pe cer. Sluga trudea pe c\u00e2mp, \u00een gr\u0103dina de zarzavat, \u00een livad\u0103, p\u0103\u015ftea vitele, g\u0103tea pr\u00e2nzul, f\u0103cea curat \u00een cas\u0103, tundea oile \u015fi aduna vreascuri. Iar la ceasul mesei i se d\u0103dea o lipie de t\u0103r\u00e2\u021be de orez \u0219i o cea\u015fc\u0103 cu ap\u0103, \u00een care fiersese orezul pentru st\u0103p\u00e2ni.
\nNicio slug\u0103 nu putea, fire\u015fte, s\u0103 duc\u0103 o asemenea via\u021b\u0103 vreme de un an de zile. Muncea dou\u0103-trei luni \u015fi pleca, neprimind nici un ana <\/em>(**) pentru c\u00e2t muncise. Iar zamindarul asta \u0219i voia.
\n\u2014 Uite ce bine le-am potrivit! i se l\u0103uda el nevestei. \u00centr-un an mi-au muncit, pe r\u00e2nd, \u015fase slugi, \u0219i nici uneia nu i-am pl\u0103tit nimic.
\n\u015ei iac\u0103, veni odat\u0103 s\u0103 se tocmeasc\u0103 la zamindar un b\u0103ie\u021bandru de doisprezece ani, un fecior de \u0163\u0103ran, pe nume Raj.
\n\u2014 Ia seama \u2014 zise zamindarul \u2014 dac\u0103-mi vei munci dou\u0103sprezece luni, \u00ee\u0163i voi pl\u0103ti \u015faizeci de rupii. Dac\u0103 te voi alunga \u00eens\u0103 \u00eenainte de sf\u00e2r\u0219itul anului, \u00eemi po\u0163i t\u0103ia urechea.
\n\u2014 Bine \u2014 spuse Raj.
\n\u2014 Ei, atunci \u00eenjug\u0103 bivolul \u0219i du-te la arat.
\nA muncit b\u0103iatul la c\u00e2mp ziua-ntreag\u0103. C\u00e2nd s-a \u00eenserat, a venit acas\u0103 \u015fi-a cerut dem\u00e2ncare. Nevasta zamindarului i-a dat o p\u0103staie de bob \u0219i-o lipie din t\u0103r\u00e2te de orez.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mul\u0163umescu-\u0163i, preabun\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2n\u0103 \u2014 a spus Raj, \u00eembuc\u00e2nd. Dar altceva nu se mai afl\u0103?
\n\u2014 M\u0103i, m\u00e2nc\u0103ule! a \u0163ipat zg\u00e2rcita. N-ai s\u0103 mai prime\u015fti nimic!
\nC\u00e2nd s-au culcat cu to\u0163ii, a p\u0103truns Raj \u00een c\u0103mara unde se p\u0103strau bucatele \u015fi-a m\u00e2ncat pe s\u0103turate.
\nIntr\u00e2nd diminea\u0163a \u00een c\u0103mar\u0103, nevasta zamindarului a dat peste o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de oase de g\u0103in\u0103 \u015fi peste firimituri dintr-o lipie de gr\u00e2u.
\n\u2014 Prive\u015fte! a strigat ea c\u0103tre zamindar. Fl\u0103c\u0103ua\u015ful \u0103sta ne-a \u00eenghi\u0163it azi-noapte toate bucatele! Ai s\u0103 p\u0103strezi oare o slug\u0103 ca asta?
\n\u2014 \u00cendat\u0103 s\u0103 pleci din casa mea, nes\u0103tulule! a poruncit zamindarul.
\n\u2014 Se cheam\u0103 c\u0103 m\u0103 goni\u0163i? a \u00eentrebat Raj cu bl\u00e2nde\u021be. Bine, am s\u0103 plec. Dar \u00eeng\u0103duie-mi, \u00eenainte, a\u015fa cum ne-a fost vorba, s\u0103-\u0163i tai urechea dreapt\u0103.
\nAtunci, amintindu-\u015fi \u00eenvoiala, oft\u0103 din greu zamindarul:
\n\u2014 P\u0103i nu te gonesc! a m\u00e2r\u00e2it el, posomor\u00e2t. Dar n-ai voie s\u0103 te atingi de bucate. Pentru pr\u00e2nz, g\u0103te\u015fte-ne azi fazanul cel mai gras.
\n\u2014 Am \u00een\u0163eles, st\u0103p\u00e2ne \u2014 a gr\u0103it sluga \u015fi-a plecat c\u0103tre cote\u0163ul \u00een care se plimbau dou\u0103zeci de fazani.
\nF\u0103r\u0103 a sta mult pe g\u00e2nduri, Raj a t\u0103iat to\u0163i fazanii, l-a ales pe cel mai gras \u015fi i l-a dus plocon nevestei zamindarului.
\n\u2014 S\u0103 n-ai nicio \u00eendoial\u0103, st\u0103p\u00e2n\u0103, \u0103sta-i fazanul cel mai gras, \u2014 a zis fl\u0103c\u0103ul. Ca s\u0103 nu gre\u015fesc, am t\u0103iat toate p\u0103s\u0103rile, am c\u00e2nt\u0103rit-o pe fiecare-n palm\u0103 \u015fi-am ales-o pe cea mai grea.
\n\u2014 Ram, Ram<\/em>! (***) a gemut femeia. Pe loc se cuvine s\u0103 ne descotorosim de el!
\nDar de ast\u0103 dat\u0103 zamindarul \u015fi-a adus singur aminte de \u00eenvoial\u0103 \u015fi a spus:
\n\u2014 Las’ s\u0103 duc\u0103 m\u00e2ine caprele la p\u0103scut \u00een p\u0103dure \u015fi s\u0103 nu vin\u0103 acas\u0103 toat\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na.
\nAfl\u00e2nd care-i p\u0103durea \u00een care \u0163\u0103ranii s\u0103raci adun\u0103 usc\u0103turi, Raj a m\u00e2nat \u00eentr-acolo caprele st\u0103p\u00e2nului. \u0218i-a f\u0103cut o colib\u0103, asculta de diminea\u0163\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 seara c\u00e2ntecele vesele ale p\u0103s\u0103rilor \u015fi bea lapte de capr\u0103. Dac\u0103 un \u0163\u0103ran s\u0103rac trecea pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 el, b\u0103iatul \u00eei d\u0103ruia c\u00e2te o capr\u0103, uneori \u015fi c\u00e2te dou\u0103. Peste o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, din toat\u0103 turma-i r\u0103m\u0103sese doar un ied. C\u00e2nt\u00e2nd un c\u00e2ntecel vesel, Raj \u00eel m\u00e2n\u0103 c\u0103tre cas\u0103.
\n\u2014 Unde mi-s caprele, t\u00e2lharule? a strigat zamindarul, d\u00e2nd cu ochii de un singur ied. Am avut o sut\u0103 de capre una \u015fi una! Unde-s?
\n\u2014 Pe toate, milostive st\u0103p\u00e2ne, le-a m\u00e2ncat tigrul. Ai avut mare noroc c-am r\u0103mas viu eu \u015fi cu iezi\u015forul \u0103sta!
\nAuzind de nenorocire, \u015fi-a zg\u00e2riat zamindarul fa\u0163a cu unghiile, iar nevast\u0103-sa \u015fi-a sf\u00e2\u015fiat straiele de necaz. Dac\u0103 s-au mai potolit oleac\u0103, femeia i-a spus b\u0103iatului:
\n\u2014 M\u00e2ine, cum se crap\u0103 de ziu\u0103, culege din livad\u0103 jum\u0103tate din banane, jum\u0103tate din portocale \u0219i jum\u0103tate din piersici.
\n\u2014 Am \u00een\u0163eles, st\u0103p\u00e2n\u0103! Totul va fi f\u0103cut \u00eentocmai cum ai poruncit \u2014 r\u0103spunse sluga, plec\u00e2ndu-se \u00eenaintea ei.
\n\u015ei, \u00eenarm\u00e2ndu-se cu un cu\u0163it bine ascu\u0163it, Raj se urc\u0103 diminea\u0163a \u00een bananier. A t\u0103iat c\u00e2te o jum\u0103tate din fiece banan\u0103 \u0219i-a zv\u00e2rlit-o la p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Sf\u00e2r\u0219ind cu bananele, a rezemat scara de portocal \u0219i-a t\u0103iat c\u00e2te o jum\u0103tate din fiece portocal\u0103. Apoi a f\u0103cut la fel cu piersicile.
\nC\u00e2nd s-a ivit \u00een livad\u0103 zamindarul cel zg\u00e2rcit, a v\u0103zut c\u0103 toat\u0103 recolta-i era pr\u0103p\u0103dit\u0103. Pe p\u00e2m\u00e2nt erau \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiate jum\u0103t\u0103\u0163i de banane, de portocale \u0219i de piersici, iar celelalte jum\u0103t\u0103\u0163i sp\u00e2nzurau \u00een pomi.
\n\u2014 Mar\u0219 din casa mea! a r\u0103cnit zamindarul. Ai f\u0103cut praf dintr-o recolt\u0103 pe care mi s-au dat o sut\u0103 de rupii! \u015eterge-o, sau te str\u00e2ng de g\u00e2t!
\n\u2014 V-am \u00eemplinit porunca \u0219i nimic mai mult \u2014 a r\u0103spuns supus\u0103 sluga. Domniile-voastre mi-a\u0163i poruncit s\u0103 tai jum\u0103tate din poame \u0219i-a\u0219a am \u0219i f\u0103cut. Dar dac\u0103 m\u0103 alungi cu tot dinadinsul, eu plec. Numai, \u00eenainte de plecare, \u00eeng\u0103duie-mi s\u0103-\u021bi tai urechea dreapt\u0103.
\n\u2014 Of, ce tot spui! s-a \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat zamindarul. Acu’ n-am timp s\u0103 st\u0103m de vorb\u0103. Ne-om \u00een\u0163elege m\u00e2ine!
\n\u015ei-a rupt-o de fug\u0103 spre cas\u0103. Acolo a dat de nevast\u0103-sa \u0219i i-a zis:
\n\u2014 Hai s\u0103 ascundem tot ce-i dem\u00e2ncare \u0219i s\u0103 fugim la noapte la ora\u0219, la taic\u0103-t\u0103u. B\u0103iatul nu poate r\u0103m\u00e2ne f\u0103r\u0103 m\u00e2ncare \u015fi va pleca \u00een satul lui. Apoi ne vom \u00eentoarce \u0219i vom tr\u0103i ca mai ‘nainte!
\n\u2014 Bine te-ai g\u00e2ndit! s-a bucurat femeia. A\u0219a vom face. Desear\u0103 ne preg\u0103tim, iar la noapte, c\u00e2nd sluga doarme, o \u0219tergem pe nesim\u0163ite.
\nDe cu sear\u0103 \u0219i-a preg\u0103tit zamindarul o ditai lada, a v\u00e2r\u00e2t \u00eentr-\u00eensa pui frip\u0163i, pr\u0103jituri, tot felul de bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163i \u0219i-a a\u0219teptat s\u0103 se \u00eentunece bine. Dar Raj a prins de veste c\u0103 zamindarul ascunde \u00een lad\u0103 de-ale gurii \u015fi-a priceput totul.
\nP\u00e2ndindu-\u015fi st\u0103p\u00e2nul c\u00e2nd s-a dus la culcare, c\u0103 trebuia s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103 pentru drumul lung, fl\u0103c\u0103ul a ridicat capacul \u015fi s-a v\u00e2r\u00e2t \u00een lad\u0103.
\nLa miezul nop\u0163ii s-au sculat \u00eenceti\u015for zamindarul \u015fi nevast\u0103-sa, s-au \u00eembr\u0103cat pe nesim\u0163ite \u015fi-au pornit-o la drum. Zamindarul c\u0103ra-n spinare lada \u00een care era b\u0103iatul, pufnea toat\u0103 vremea \u015fi-\u015fi certa femeia:
\n\u2014 De ce-ai luat at\u00e2ta m\u00e2ncare? Tare-i greu de dus!
\nIar fl\u0103c\u0103ul \u015fedea cuminte \u00een lad\u0103, \u00eenfuleca \u00eentr-una \u015fi se sim\u0163ea ca un domn pe care slugile-l poart\u0103 \u00een palanchin.
\nCur\u00e2nd hot\u0103r\u00ee zamindarul s\u0103 fac\u0103 popas, s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 \u00eembuce c\u00e2te ceva. Ajung\u00e2nd pe un c\u00e2mp, l\u00e2ng\u0103 o f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103, a l\u0103sat jos lada \u015fi i-a ridicat capacul. Sluga a \u0163i\u015fnit din lad\u0103 \u0219i, adun\u00e2ndu-\u015fi palmele la piept, a zis:
\n\u2014 O, bunii mei sl\u0103p\u00e2ni! Nu v\u0103 sup\u0103ra\u0163i pe mine! At\u00e2t \u00eemi sunte\u0163i de dragi, c\u0103 nicio zi nu mai pot tr\u0103i f\u0103r\u0103 voi! Uite, de-aia, ca s\u0103 nu m\u0103 despart de voi, m-am v\u00e2r\u00e2t \u015fi-n lad\u0103. Iar, ca s\u0103 nu v\u0103 vin\u0103 prea greu s\u0103 m\u0103 purta\u0163i, am m\u00e2ncat tot ce era \u00eentr-\u00eensa.
\n\u2014 Nu, a\u015fa nu mai pot tr\u0103i! a strigat zamindarul. Taie-mi urechea \u015fi piei pentru totdeauna din ochii mei!
\nB\u0103iatul scoase numaidec\u00e2t cu\u0163itul de la cing\u0103toare, c\u00e2nd nevasta zamindarulul \u00eel opri \u015fi se arunc\u0103 asupra b\u0103rbatului ei:
\n\u2014 Cum te vei \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fa \u00eenaintea p\u0103rin\u0163ilor mei, a\u015fa, f\u0103r\u0103 o ureche? Toate neamurile vor r\u00e2de de tine \u015fi-\u015fi vor bate joc!
\n\u2014 Ai dreptate! a oftat zamindarul \u015fi i-a \u015foptit: Las’ c\u0103-ntr-o or\u0103 scap eu de \u0163incul \u0103sta!… Ei, slug\u0103 \u2014 a strigat apoi \u2014 e timpul s\u0103 ne culc\u0103m cu to\u0163ii! Preg\u0103te\u015fte-ne, din frunze \u015fi crengi, a\u015fternuturile!
\nDac\u0103 a preg\u0103tit sluga a\u015fternuturile, a t\u00e2r\u00e2t zamindarul un a\u015fternut l\u00e2ng\u0103 f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi i-a spus:
\n\u2014 Tu te culci aici, iar noi, l\u00e2ng\u0103 tine.
\nNumai ce-au adormit st\u0103p\u00e2nii, c\u0103 Raj a tras bini\u015for l\u00e2ng\u0103 f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 a\u015fternutul nevestei zamindarului, iar pe al sau l-a t\u00e2r\u00e2t \u00eentr-o parte.
\n\u00cen cel mai \u00eentunecos ceas dinaintea r\u0103s\u0103ritului s-a furi\u015fat zamindarul c\u0103tre f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103, a pip\u0103it a\u015fternutul \u015fi, apuc\u00e2ndu-\u015fi nevasta, a zv\u00e2rlit-o \u00een f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103.
\n\u2014 \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, am sc\u0103pat de cel ce ne chinuia! a gr\u0103it el, plin de veselie. Scoal\u0103, femeie, \u015fi hai s\u0103 ne \u00eentoarcem acas\u0103! Nu mai am a m\u0103 teme c\u0103-mi pierd urechea!
\n\u2014 Cine te chinuia \u0219i de cine ai sc\u0103pat, milostive st\u0103pine? a auzit deodat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 el glasul slugii.
\n\u00cen\u021beleg\u00e2nd ce se \u00eent\u00e2mplase, s-a luat zamindarul cu m\u00e2inile de cap \u015fi a pornit-o \u00een t\u0103cere c\u0103tre ora\u015f. Trebuia acu’ s\u0103-i vesteasc\u0103 pe p\u0103rin\u021bii nevestei de nenorocire.
\nDar Raj \u015ftia care-i cel mai scurt drum p\u00e2n’ la ora\u0219. Alerg\u00e2nd \u00eentr-un suflet la tat\u0103l fostei lui st\u0103p\u00e2ne, i-a spus:
\n\u2014 St\u0103p\u00e2na m-a trimis. S-a-nt\u00e2mplat o nenorocire. B\u0103rbatul ei a \u00eennebunit \u015fi vine-ncoace s\u0103 v\u0103 ucid\u0103. St\u0103p\u00e2na zice: “Roag\u0103-i s\u0103-l lege pe b\u0103rbatu-meu \u015fi s\u0103-i pun\u0103 dou\u0103zeci de lipitori la ceaf\u0103. Asta-l face s\u0103-\u015fi vin\u0103 grabnic \u00een fire!”
\nGr\u0103ind a\u015fa, Raj o lu\u0103 din nou la picior, \u00een \u00eent\u00e2mpinarea zamindarului.
\n\u2014 St\u0103p\u00e2ne! i-a strigat el \u00eenc\u0103 de departe. Am fost la tat\u0103l st\u0103p\u00e2nei, care \u021bi-a preg\u0103tit o primire pe cinste.
\nAbia a pus zamindarut piciorul \u00een casa nevesti-si, c\u0103 patru slugi v\u00e2njoase s-au \u015fi n\u0103pustit asupr\u0103-i, l-au legat de m\u00e2ini \u015fi de picioare \u015fi i-au a\u015fezat pe ceaf\u0103 dou\u0103zeci de lipitori.
\nV\u0103z\u00e2nd zamindarul cu c\u00e2t\u0103 bucurie \u00eei r\u00e2dea sluga, a priceput cine-i preg\u0103tise o asemenea primire.
\n\u2014 Nemernicule! a r\u0103cnit el, cu glasul schimbat. Ia-mi urechea \u015fi du-te unde \u015ftii! Mai bine f\u0103r\u0103 o ureche, dec\u00e2t s\u0103 am de-a face cu un diavol ca tine!
\nRaj at\u00e2ta a\u0219tepta. S-a repezit la zamindar, ia t\u0103iat urechea dreapt\u0103 \u0219i dus a fost!
\nIar zamindarul cel zg\u00e2rcit a stat cu lipitorile la ceaf\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 i-a venit nevasta: spre norocul ei, f\u00e2nt\u00e2na avea ap\u0103 pu\u0163in\u0103 \u0219i trec\u0103torii au putut-o scoate diminea\u0163a.
\nIar zamindarul s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103 a\u0219a, f\u0103r\u0103 o ureche.
\nDe atunci, ori de c\u00e2te ori \u00eencerca s\u0103 \u00een\u015fele un \u0163\u0103ran, acela zicea:
\n\u2014 M\u0103 duc s\u0103-l chem pe Raj!
\n\u015ei zamindarul \u00eendat\u0103 fugea \u00een cas\u0103 \u015fi, de fric\u0103, punea z\u0103voarele la poart\u0103 \u015fi la toate u\u015file.<\/p>\n

* Zamindar – Mo\u0219ier.<\/em>
\n** Ana – Moned\u0103 cu valoare foarte sc\u0103zut\u0103.<\/em>
\n*** “Ram, Ram” ! \u2014 exclama\u021bie care corespunde cu “Dumnezeule”.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tr\u0103ia undeva un zamindar (*) zg\u00e2rcit nevoie mare. Ori de c\u00e2te ori \u00ee\u015fi tocmea o nou\u0103 slug\u0103, zamindaru-i gr\u0103ia cam a\u015fa: \u2014 De pl\u0103tit am s\u0103-\u0163i pl\u0103tesc mult, cinci rupii … <\/p>\n

Continua\u021bi s\u0103 citi\u021bi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[622,21,453],"tags":[704,758,719],"class_list":["post-12650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-povesti-indiene","category-povesti-pentru-copii","category-povesti-scurte","tag-povesti-indiene","tag-povesti-pentru-copii","tag-sluga-si-zamindarul","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-25"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}