A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103. Au fost odat\u0103 un b\u0103rbat \u015fi o nevast\u0103 care aveau o fiic\u0103. Femeia s-a \u00eemboln\u0103vit \u015fi a murit. B\u0103rbatul a jelit-o c\u00e2t a jelit-o \u015fi dup\u0103 aceea s-a \u00eensurat cu alta.
\nBaba era rea, n-o putea suferi pe feti\u0163\u0103 \u2014 o b\u0103tea, o certa, zi \u015fi noapte se g\u00e2ndea cum s\u0103 scape de ea, cum s-o piard\u0103.
\n\u0218i iat\u0103 c\u0103, \u00eentr-o zi, c\u00e2nd taic\u0103-s\u0103u plecase pe undeva, ma\u015ftera i-a zis feti\u0163ei:
\n– Du-te la sora mea, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103-ta, \u015fi cere-i s\u0103-\u0163i dea un ac cu a\u0163\u0103, s\u0103-\u0163i cos o c\u0103ma\u015f\u0103.
\nM\u0103tu\u015fa asta era Baba-Cloan\u0163a-Cotoroan\u0163a. Feti\u0163a n-a \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 se \u00eempotriveasc\u0103 \u015fi s-a dus, dar mai \u00eent\u00e2i, a trecut pe la m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103-sa cea bun\u0103.
\n– Bun\u0103 ziua, m\u0103tu\u015fic\u0103!
\n– Bun\u0103 ziua, draga mea! De ce-ai venit?
\n– M-a trimis ma\u015ftera la sora ei, s\u0103 cer un ac cu a\u0163\u0103 c\u0103 vrea s\u0103-mi coas\u0103 o c\u0103ma\u015f\u0103.
\n– Bine-ai f\u0103cut, nepoat\u0103, c\u0103 ai trecut \u00eent\u00e2i pe la mine, i-a zis m\u0103tu\u015fa. \u0162ine, ai aici o cordelu\u0163\u0103, untdelemn, p\u00e2inic\u0103 \u015fi-o bucat\u0103 de carne. C\u00e2nd mesteac\u0103nul o s\u0103 te plesneasc\u0103 peste ochi \u2014 tu s\u0103-l legi cu cordelu\u0163a; c\u00e2nd poarta o s\u0103 se tr\u00e2nteasc\u0103 \u015fi o s\u0103 sc\u00e2r\u021bie, ca s\u0103 te \u00eempiedice s\u0103 intri \u2014 tu s\u0103-i torni pe la balamale untdelemn; c\u00e2nd c\u00e2inii s-or n\u0103pusti s\u0103 te sf\u00e2\u015fie tu s\u0103 le arunci p\u00e2inica; iar c\u00e2nd motanul s-o repezi s\u0103-\u0163i scoat\u0103 ochii \u2014 tu s\u0103-i dai carnea.
\nFeti\u0163a i-a mul\u0163urnit m\u0103tu\u015fii \u015fi a plecat.
\nA mers ea c\u00e2t a mers \u015fi a ajuns \u00een p\u0103dure. Acolo, \u00een p\u0103dure, \u00eemprejmuit\u0103 cu un gard \u00eenalt de nuiele, era o colib\u0103 \u2014 pe picioare de g\u0103in\u0103 a\u015fezat\u0103, \u00een coarne de berbec rezemat\u0103 \u2014 iar \u00een colib\u0103 st\u0103tea Baba-Cloan\u0163a-Cotoroan\u0163a \u015fi \u0163esea p\u00e2nz\u0103.
\n– Bun\u0103 ziua, m\u0103tu\u015fic\u0103! zise feti\u0163a.
\n– Bun\u0103 ziua, nepoat\u0103! i-a zis Baba-Cloan\u0163a. Ce te-aduce la mine?
\n– M-a trimis ma\u015ftera s\u0103-\u0163i cer un ac cu a\u0163\u0103, s\u0103-mi coase c\u0103ma\u015f\u0103.
\n– Bine, nepo\u0163ic\u0103, o s\u0103-\u0163i dau \u015fi ac \u015fi a\u0163\u0103, dar p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, \u015fezi colea \u015fi lucreaz\u0103.
\n\u015ei feti\u0163a s-a a\u015fezat la fereastr\u0103 \u015fi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u0163eas\u0103.
\nIar Baba-Cloan\u0163a a ie\u015fit din colib\u0103 \u015fi i-a spus slujnicei:
\n– Eu \u00eendat\u0103 m\u0103 duc s\u0103 m\u0103 culc, iar tu d\u0103 fuga, f\u0103 focul la baie \u015fi spal-o pe nepoat\u0103-mea. Dar bag\u0103 de seam\u0103, s-o speli bine de tot, c\u0103 dup\u0103 ce m\u0103 scol, am s-o m\u0103n\u00e2nc!
\nAuzind vorbele astea, feti\u0163a nu mai \u015ftia de-i moart\u0103 sau vie. \u015ei, \u00eendat\u0103 ce se dep\u0103rt\u0103 Baba-Cloan\u0163a, \u00eencepu s-o roage pe slujnic\u0103:
\n– Femeie bun\u0103! Bag\u0103 \u00een sob\u0103 lemne c\u00e2t mai pu\u0163ine, \u015fi toarn\u0103 peste ele ap\u0103, mai bine, iar apa s-o aduci cu ciurul!
\n\u015ei \u00eei d\u0103rui slujnicei o batist\u0103.
\nSlujnica f\u0103cu focul la baie, iar Baba-Cloan\u0163a se trezi, se apropie de fer\u0103struic\u0103 \u015fi \u00eentreb\u0103:
\n– \u0162e\u015fi, nepo\u0163ic\u0103 drag\u0103, \u0163e\u015fi?
\n– \u0162es, m\u0103tu\u015fico drag\u0103, \u0163es.
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a din nou s-a culcat, iar feti\u0163a, d\u00e2ndu-i carne motanului, l-a-ntrebat:
\n– Mot\u0103na\u015f-dr\u0103g\u0103la\u015f, \u00eenva\u0163\u0103-m\u0103 cum s\u0103 fug de aici.
\n\u015ei motanul i-a zis:
\n– Vezi c\u0103 pe mas\u0103 se afl\u0103 un \u015ftergar \u015fi un pieptene, ia-le \u015fi fugi c\u00e2t mai repede, c\u0103 de nu \u2014 te m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 Baba-Cloan\u0163a! C\u00e2nd s-o porni ea s\u0103 goneasc\u0103 pe urma ta \u2014 tu lipe\u015fte-\u0163i urechea de p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Cum auzi c\u0103 a ajuns aproape, arunc\u0103 pieptenele \u015fi-ndat\u0103 o s\u0103 creasc\u0103 o p\u0103dure deas\u0103. P\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103zbeasc\u0103 ea prin p\u0103dure, tu ai s\u0103 fii departe. C\u00e2nd o s-o auzi iar pe urm\u0103ritoare, arunc\u0103 \u015ftergarul \u015fi-ndat\u0103 o s\u0103 prind\u0103 a curge un r\u00e2u lat \u015fi ad\u00e2nc.
\n– \u00ce\u0163i mul\u0163umesc, mot\u0103na\u015f dr\u0103g\u0103la\u015f, i-a zis feti\u0163a.
\nDup\u0103 ce i-a mul\u0163umit motanului, a luat \u015ftergarul \u015fi pieptenele \u015fi a rupt-o la fug\u0103.
\nS-au n\u0103pustit c\u00e2inii la ea, au vrut s-o mu\u015fte, s-o sfi\u015fie \u2014 ea le-a dat p\u00e2ine. \u015ei c\u00e2inii au l\u0103sat-o s\u0103 treac\u0103.
\nPoarta a sc\u00e2r\u0163\u00e2it, vr\u00e2nd s\u0103 se tr\u00e2nteasc\u0103 \u2014 feti\u0163a i-a uns balamalele cu untdelemn. \u015ei poarta a l\u0103sat-o s\u0103 treac\u0103.
\nMesteac\u0103nul \u00eencepu s\u0103 fo\u015fneasc\u0103, vr\u00e2nd s-o plesneasc\u0103 peste ochi \u2014 feti\u0163a \u00eel leg\u0103 cu cordelu\u0163a. \u015ei mesteac\u0103nul o l\u0103s\u0103 \u015fi el s\u0103 treac\u0103. Feti\u0163a ie\u015fi repede de acolo \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 alerge c\u00e2t o \u0163ineau picioarele. Alerga, nu se mai uita \u00eenapoi.
\n\u00cen vremea asta, motanul se a\u015fez\u0103 la fereastr\u0103 \u015fi se apuc\u0103 de \u0163esut. De \u0163esut nu prea \u0163esea, mai mult a\u0163a \u00eencurca!
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a se trezi \u015fi \u00eentreb\u0103:
\n– \u0162e\u015fi, nepo\u0163ic\u0103 drag\u0103, \u0163e\u015fi?
\n– \u0162es, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103 drag\u0103, \u0163es.
\nAtunci Baba se n\u0103pusti \u00een colib\u0103 \u015fi ce s\u0103 vad\u0103? Feti\u0163a nu era nic\u0103ieri, iar la r\u0103zboi \u015fedea motanul.
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a \u00eencepu s\u0103-I bat\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103-1 oc\u0103rasc\u0103 pe motan:
\n– Uf, netrebnic b\u0103tr\u00e2n ce e\u015fti! Ah, nemernicule! De ce-ai l\u0103sat-o pe fat\u0103 s\u0103 plece? De ce nu i-ai scos ochii? De ce nu i-ai zg\u00e2riat fa\u0163a?…
\nDar motanul i-a r\u0103spuns:
\n\u200b – Te slujesc de-at\u00e2\u0163ia ani \u015fi o dat\u0103 nu mi-ai aruncat m\u0103car un os gola\u015f, pe c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme ea \u2014 mi-a dat carne macr\u0103!
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a ie\u015fi afar\u0103 din colib\u0103 \u015fi se n\u0103pusti la c\u00e2ini:
\n– \u015ei voi, de ce n-a\u0163i mu\u015fcat-o, de ce n-a\u0163i sfi\u015fiat-o pe fat\u0103?
\n– Noi te slujim de-at\u00e2\u0163ia ani \u015fi o dat\u0103 nu ne-ai aruncat o coaj\u0103 ars\u0103 de p\u00e2ine, pe c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme ea \u2014 ne-a dat miez pufos!
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a d\u0103du fuga la poart\u0103:
\n– De ce n-ai sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00eeit, de ce nu te-ai tr\u00e2ntit? De ce ai l\u0103sat-o pe fat\u0103 s\u0103 ias\u0103 din ograd\u0103?…
\nPoarta i-a zis:
\n– Te slujesc de-at\u00e2\u0163ia ani \u015fi o dat\u0103 nu mi-ai pus m\u0103car ni\u0163ic\u0103 ap\u0103 la balamale, pe c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme ea nu s-a zg\u00eercit \u015fi mi le-a uns cu untdelemn!
\nBaba-Cloan\u021ba se r\u0103\u0163oi la mesteac\u0103n:
\n– De ce n-ai plesnit-o pe fat\u0103 peste ochi?
\nDar mesteac\u0103nul i-a r\u0103spuns:
\n– Te slujesc de-at\u00e2\u021bia ani \u015fi nu m-ai legat m\u0103car cu o a\u0163\u0103, pe c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme ea mi-a d\u0103ruit o cordelu\u0163\u0103!
\nAtunci Baba-Cloan\u0163a \u00eencepu s-o oc\u0103rasc\u0103 pe slujnic\u0103:
\n– De ce, a\u015fa \u015fi pe dincolo, nu m-ai trezit, nu m-ai chemat? De ce ai l\u0103sat-o s\u0103 plece?…
\nIar stujnica i-a zis:
\n– Te slujesc de-at\u00ee\u0163ia ani \u015fi niciodat\u0103 n-am auzit o vorb\u0103 bun\u0103 de la tine, pe c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme ea mi-a d\u0103ruit o batist\u0103, a vorbit frumos \u015fi bl\u00e2nd cu mine!
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a a strigat c\u00e2t a strigat, a f\u0103cut g\u0103l\u0103gie c\u00e2t a f\u0103cut, apoi s-a suit \u00eentr-o piu\u0103 \u015fi s-a n\u0103pustit pe urmele feti\u0163ei. Cu pis\u0103logul m\u00e2na, cu m\u0103tura urma-\u015fi \u015ftergea… Iar feti\u0163a a fugit \u015fi-a tot fugit, \u015fi-apoi s-a oprit, urechea de p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u015fi-a lipit \u015fi iat\u0103, ce-a auzit: p\u0103m\u00e2ntul se s\u0103lta, se cutremura, Baba-Cloan\u0163a gonea \u015fi era tare aproape de ea…
\nFeti\u0163a scoase pieptenele \u015fi-l azv\u00e2rli peste um\u0103rul drept. \u015ei pe dat\u0103, crescu o p\u0103dure deas\u0103 \u015fi-nalt\u0103: r\u0103d\u0103cinile copacilor la trei st\u00e2njeni sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt cre\u015fteau, v\u00e2rfurile lor \u00eenalte \u2014 norii \u00eei propteau.
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a veni \u00een goan\u0103 \u015fi prinse s\u0103 road\u0103, s\u0103 doboare p\u0103durea. Ea rodea \u015fi dobora, dar feti\u0163a mai departe alerga.
\nDac\u0103 a trecut mult\u0103 sau pu\u0163in\u0103 vreme, cine mai \u015ftie? Doar c\u0103 feti\u0163a, iar urechea de p\u0103m\u00eent \u015fi-a lipit \u015fi iat\u0103, ce-a auzit: p\u0103m\u00e2ntul se s\u0103lta, se cutremura, Baba-Cloan\u0163a gonea \u015fi era tare aproape de ea.
\nFeti\u0163a lu\u0103 \u015ftergarul \u015fi \u00eel azv\u00e2rli peste um\u0103rul drept. \u015ei, \u00een aceea\u015fi clip\u0103 se rev\u0103rs\u0103 un r\u00e2u mare, nespus de mare, ad\u00e2nc, nespus de ad\u00e2nc!
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a f\u0103cu un salt, p\u00e2n\u0103 la r\u00e2u \u015fi de ciud\u0103 scr\u00e2\u015fni din din\u0163i: nu putea s\u0103-l treac\u0103.
\nSe \u00eentoarse acas\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi adun\u0103 to\u0163i taurii pe care-i avea \u015fi iar goni p\u00e2n\u0103 la r\u00e2u:
\n– Be\u0163i, taurii mei dragi! Sorbi\u021bi toat\u0103 apa din r\u00e2u p\u00e2n\u0103 la fund!
\nPrinser\u0103 taurii s\u0103 bea, s\u0103 bea, dar apa din r\u00e2u nu sc\u0103dea.
\nBaba-Cloan\u0163a se sup\u0103r\u0103, pe malul r\u00e2ului se culc\u0103 \u015fi \u00eencepu \u015fi ea s\u0103 soarb\u0103 din ap\u0103. A sorbit, a sorbit, a sorbit, a sorbit, \u015fi-at\u00e2ta a tot sorbit, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd a plesnit.
\nIar \u00een vremea asta, feti\u0163a nu se oprea, tot \u00eentr-o fug\u0103 o \u0163inea.
\nSeara, c\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors taic\u0103-s\u0103u acas\u0103, o \u00eentreb\u0103 pe nevast\u0103:
\n– Unde e fata mea?
\nIar baba \u00eei r\u0103spunde:
\n– S-a dus la m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103-sa s\u0103-i cear\u0103 un ac \u015fi a\u0163\u0103 \u015fi v\u0103d c\u0103 nu s-a mai \u00eentors.
\nTat\u0103l se \u00eengrijor\u0103 \u015fi voi s\u0103 se duc\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi caute fata, dar tocmai atuncea veni, tot \u00eentr-o goan\u0103, \u015fi fiic\u0103-sa: de c\u00e2t alergase, se-n\u0103bu\u015fea, r\u0103suflarea abia-\u015fi tr\u0103gea.
\n– Unde-ai fost, fata mea? a \u00eentrebat-o tat\u0103l.
\n– Ah, t\u0103icutule! i-a r\u0103spuns feti\u0163a. M-a trimis ma\u015ftera la sor\u0103-sa; dar sora asta a ei e Baba-Cloan\u0163a-Cotoroan\u0163a. Ea a vrut s\u0103 m\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce. Cu chiu cu vai am sc\u0103pat de ea!
\nC\u00eend afl\u0103 toate astea taic\u0103-s\u0103u, grozav se sup\u0103r\u0103, pe baba cea rea din cas\u0103 o alung\u0103, azv\u00e2rli dup\u0103 ea cu o m\u0103tur\u0103 murdar\u0103. \u015ei, de-atunci \u00eenainte \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 vietuiasc\u0103 \u00een \u00eendestulare \u015fi bun\u0103 \u00een\u0163elegere numai el cu fiic\u0103-sa.
\nAici, \u015fi-a\u015fa, povestea s-a st\u00e2r\u015fit \u015fi ea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103. Au fost odat\u0103 un b\u0103rbat \u015fi o nevast\u0103 care aveau o fiic\u0103. Femeia s-a \u00eemboln\u0103vit \u015fi a murit. B\u0103rbatul a jelit-o c\u00e2t a jelit-o \u015fi … <\/p>\n