poveste<\/a> s-o g\u0103se\u015fti, nici cu pana s-o zugr\u0103ve\u015fti!<\/p>\nA luat un ciur des \u015fi ni\u015fte site mai m\u0103runte de a cernut f\u0103ina de gr\u00e2u, a fr\u0103m\u00e2ntat un aluat alb \u015fi a copt o p\u00e2ine moale \u015fi pufoas\u0103, ba a mai \u015fi \u00eempodobit-o cu felurite desene ciudate: pe margini \u2014 ora\u015fe \u015fi palate, gr\u0103dini \u015fi turnuri, deasupra \u2014 p\u0103s\u0103ri zbur\u00e2nd, dedesubt \u2014 fiare s\u0103lbatice alerg\u00e2nd.
\nDiminea\u0163a Roasca-Broasca \u00eel trezi pe Ivan-Tarevici:
\n– E timpul, Ivan-Tarevici, scoal\u0103-te s\u0103 duci p\u00e2inea!
\nC\u00e2nd Ivan-Tarevici a v\u0103zut p\u00e2inea \u2014 tare s-a mai minunat: nu v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103 p\u00een\u0103 atunci o p\u00e2ine ca aceea!
\nA a\u015fezat p\u00eeinea pe o tav\u0103 de aur \u015fi i-a dus-o tat\u0103lui s\u0103u.
\nAu venit \u015fi fra\u0163ii mai mari, au adus \u015fi ei p\u00e2inile lor, doar c\u0103 la ele nu prea aveai ce vedea: p\u00e2inea fiicei boierului era cam ars\u0103, iar a fetei negustorului ie\u015fise crud\u0103 \u015fi pr\u0103v\u0103lit\u0103 pe-o coast\u0103.
\n\u00cemp\u0103ratul primi mai \u00eent\u00e2i p\u00eeinea feciorului celui mare \u015fi c\u00e2nd o v\u0103zu porunci s\u0103 fie dat\u0103 dul\u0103ilor din curte.
\nApoi primi p\u00e2inea feciorului mijlociu \u015fi zise:
\n– O p\u00e2ine ca asta po\u0163i m\u00e2nca numai dac\u0103 mori de foame!
\nVeni \u015fi r\u00e2ndul lui Ivan-Tarevici. Primind p\u00e2inea adus\u0103 de el, \u00eemp\u0103ratul zise:<\/p>\n
– O p\u00e2ine ca asta trebuie m\u00e2ncat\u0103 numai la zile de mare s\u0103rb\u0103toare!
\n\u015ei pe dat\u0103 le d\u0103du feciorilor o nou\u0103 porunc\u0103:
\n– A\u015f dori s\u0103 aflu cum \u015ftiu so\u021biile voastre s\u0103 \u0163eas\u0103. Lua\u0163i deci m\u0103tas\u0103, fir de aur, de argint \u015fi pune\u0163i-le s\u0103-mi \u0163eas\u0103 cu m\u00e2inile lor p\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ine, fiecare, c\u00e2te un covor!
\nS-au \u00eentors feciorii mai mari la so\u0163iile lor \u015fi le-au vestit porunca \u00eemp\u0103ratului. So\u0163iile au chemat pe mame, pe d\u0103dace sau doar pe ni\u015fte slujnice frumoase \u2014 s\u0103 le dea o m\u00e2n\u0103 de ajutor la \u0163esutul covoarelor. \u015ei numaidec\u00e2t mamele, d\u0103dacele, fetele slujnice s-au adunat cu toatele \u015fi s-au pus la treab\u0103 \u2014 cu fir de aur \u015fi de argint s\u0103 \u0163eas\u0103, cu fir de m\u0103tas\u0103 \u2014 s\u0103 coas\u0103…
\nIvan-\u0162arevici \u00eens\u0103 s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103 tare posomor\u00e2t, de g\u00e2nduri \u00eempov\u0103rat, cu capul mai jos de umeri plecat.
\n– Oac-oac, Ivan-\u0162arevici i-a zis Roasca-Broasca, de ce e\u015fti a\u015fa de trist? \u0162i-a spus vreo vorb\u0103 de dojan\u0103 tat\u0103l t\u0103u?
\n– Cum s\u0103 nu fiu trist? i-a r\u0103spuns Ivan-\u0162arevici. T\u0103icu\u0163ul meu a poruncit s\u0103-i \u0163e\u015fi \u00een noaptea asta un covor \u00eenflorat!
\n– Nu fi sup\u0103rat, Ivan-\u0162arevici! Mai bine culc\u0103te \u015fi dormi: noaptea e un sfetnic bun!
\n\u00cendat\u0103 ce s-a culcat Ivan-\u0162arevici, Roasca-Broasca \u00ee\u015fi lep\u0103d\u0103 pielea de broasc\u0103, se pref\u0103cu iar \u00een m\u00e2ndre\u0163ea de copil\u0103 Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 \u0163eas\u0103 covorul. De-mpungea cu acu-odat\u0103 \u2014 r\u0103s\u0103rea floarea-nflorat\u0103, a doua oar\u0103 de-mpungea \u2014 cel mai iscusit model se-ar\u0103ta, c\u00e2nd \u00eempunse-a treia oar\u0103 \u2014 p\u0103s\u0103ri sprintene zburar\u0103… Nici nu se ar\u0103taser\u0103 zorile \u015fi covorul fu gata.
\nC\u00e2nd s-a trezit Ivan-\u0162arevici \u015fi c\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut covorul, vai! ce s-a mai minunat: era at\u00e2t de frumos cum n-ai putea nici cu g\u00e2ndul s\u0103 g\u00e2nde\u015fti, nici \u00een vis s\u0103-nchipuie\u015fti, ci, poate, doar \u00een poveste s\u0103 poveste\u015fti!
\n\u015ei iat\u0103 c\u0103 s-au \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fat \u00eemp\u0103ratului tustrei fra\u0163ii, ca s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 fiecare covorul \u0163esut. \u00cemp\u0103ratul a luat \u00eent\u00e2i covorul fiului mai mare \u015fi dup\u0103 ce-l privi, rosti:
\n– \u0102sta doar la poart\u0103 s\u0103 fie a\u015fternut!
\nPrimi covorul adus de fiul mijlociu, \u00eel privi \u015fi zise:
\n– Covorul acesta s\u0103 fie numai acoper\u0103m\u00eent pentru cai c\u00e2nd plou\u0103!
\nPrimi covorul de la Ivan-\u0162arevici, \u00eel privi \u015fi zise:
\n– Iar acest covor s\u0103 fie a\u015fternut la cele mai mari s\u0103rb\u0103tori \u00een iatacul meu!
\n\u015ei pe dat\u0103, \u00eemp\u0103ratul d\u0103du o nou\u0103 porunc\u0103: tustrei feciorii s\u0103 pofteasc\u0103, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu so\u0163iile lor, la osp\u0103\u0163ul ce are s\u0103-l dea la palat: dorea \u00eemp\u0103ratul s\u0103 vad\u0103 care dintre ele danseaz\u0103 cel mai bine.
\n\u015ei au plecat cei trei fra\u0163i \u2014 fiecare acas\u0103 la el. Ivan-\u0162arevici mergea tare m\u00e2hnit zic\u00e2ndu-\u015fi \u00een sinea lui: \u201eCum o s-o duc eu pe Roasca-Broasca mea la osp\u0103\u0163ul \u00eemp\u0103ratului?” C\u00e2nd a ajuns, Roasca-Broasca l-a \u00eentrebat:
\n– Ce, iar e\u015fti trist, Ivan-\u0162arevici? Iar e\u015fti de g\u00e2nduri \u00eempov\u0103rat, cu capul mai jos de umeri plecat?
\n– Cum s\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00eentristez? i-a zis Ivan-\u0162arevici. A poruncit t\u0103icu\u0163ul ca m\u00e2ine, s\u0103 te duc la osp\u0103\u0163ul ce are s\u0103-l dea la palat…
\n– Nu mai fi \u00eendurerat! Culc\u0103-te \u015fi dormi: noaptea e un sfetnic bun!
\nA doua zi, c\u00e2nd era vremea s\u0103 plece la osp\u0103\u0163, Roasca-Broasca i-a zis:
\n– Ivan-\u0162arevici, du-te singur la osp\u0103\u0163ul \u00eemp\u0103ratului c\u0103 eu o s\u0103 vin \u00een urma ta. C\u00e2nd o s\u0103 auzi zarv\u0103 \u015fi tunete s\u0103 nu te sperii, ci s\u0103 spui: \u201eAceasta, de bun\u0103 seam\u0103, e broscu\u0163a mea care vine \u00een cutioara ei!”
\n\u015ei Ivan-\u0162arevici s-a dus singur la osp\u0103\u0163ul \u00eemp\u0103ratului.
\nFra\u0163ii mai mari \u00eens\u0103 au venit la palat \u00eempreun\u0103 cu so\u0163iile, dichisite \u015fi g\u0103tite am\u00e2ndou\u0103, nevoie mare. Cum au venit au \u015fi \u00eenceput s\u0103-l ia \u00een r\u00e2s pe Ivan-Tarevici:
\n– P\u0103i, cum a\u015fa, frate, ai venit singur, f\u0103r\u0103 so\u0163ie? Trebuia s-o fi adus m\u0103car \u00eenvelit\u0103 \u00een batist\u0103, ca s\u0103 ascult\u0103m \u015fi noi cum or\u0103c\u0103ie.
\nDeodat\u0103 se auzir\u0103 tunete \u015fi o zarv\u0103 nemaipomenit\u0103 \u2014 de se zgudui, se cutremur\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103-n temelii palatul. To\u0163i oaspe\u0163ii s-au speriat, au s\u0103rit de pe la locurile lor, s-au z\u0103p\u0103cit, de nu mai \u015ftiau ce s\u0103 fac\u0103. Iar Ivan-Tarevici a zis:
\n– Nu v\u0103 fie team\u0103, dragi oaspe\u0163i! Aceasta, de bun\u0103 seam\u0103, e broscu\u0163a mea care vine \u00een cutioara ei!
\nAu dat buzna cu to\u0163ii la ferestre \u015fi ce s\u0103 vad\u0103? Servitori iu\u0163i de picior alearg\u0103, c\u0103l\u0103re\u0163i vajnici gonesc, iar \u00een urma lor zboar\u0103 o calea\u015fc\u0103 de aur, cu o pereche de cai murgi \u00eenh\u0103ma\u0163i la ea.
\nCalea\u015fca a tras \u00een fa\u0163a pridvorului, dar din ea n-a cobor\u00e2t o broasc\u0103 ci \u00eensu\u015fi Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa, frumoas\u0103, c\u0103 la soare te puteai uita dar la d\u00e2nsa \u2014 ba. To\u0163i oaspe\u0163ii se minunau, o priveau fermeca\u0163i \u015fi r\u0103maser\u0103 mu\u0163i de uimire…
\nPrea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa l-a luat de m\u00e2n\u0103 pe Ivan-\u0162arevici \u015fi s-au a\u015fezat am\u00e2ndoi la mesele din lemn de stejar acoperite cu fe\u0163e \u00eenflorate…
\n\u015ei s-au pus oaspe\u0163ii s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce, s\u0103 bea, s\u0103 se veseleasc\u0103.
\nPrea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa bea, dar potirul nu-l golea, \u015fi resturile \u00een m\u00e2neca st\u00e2ng\u0103 le-arunca. Iar dup\u0103 ce a m\u00e2ncat friptur\u0103 de leb\u0103d\u0103 \u2014 arunc\u0103 oasele \u00een m\u00e2neca dreapt\u0103.
\nSo\u0163iile fra\u0163ilor mai mari v\u0103zur\u0103 lucrul acesta \u015fi, fugu\u0163a \u015fi ele: ce nu puteau s\u0103 bea \u2014 \u015fi una \u015fi alta \u00een m\u00e2nec\u0103-\u015fi turna, din m\u00e2ncare ce le r\u0103m\u00e2nea \u2014 \u015fi una \u015fi alta \u00een cealalt\u0103 m\u00e2nec\u0103 arunca. Dar de le-ai fi \u00eentrebat de ce fac asta \u2014 n-ar fi \u015ftiut a spune.
\n\u00cendat\u0103 ce s-au ridicat oaspe\u0163ii de pe la mese, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00e2nte muzica \u015fi s-a pornit dansul. Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa s-a dus \u015fi ea s\u0103 danseze cu Ivan-Tarevici.
\nC\u00e2nd \u00ee\u015fi flutur\u0103 odat\u0103 m\u00e2neca st\u00e2ng\u0103 \u2014 se ivi pe neg\u00e2ndite un lac, iar c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u015fi flutur\u0103 m\u00e2neca dreapt\u0103 \u2014 lebede albe prinser\u0103 a pluti pe lac. At\u00e2t \u00eemp\u0103ratul c\u00e2t \u015fi oaspe\u0163ii mult se mai minunar\u0103. Dar de cum termin\u0103 ea s\u0103 danseze totul se f\u0103cu nev\u0103zut: \u015fi lacul \u015fi lebedele cele albe…
\nS-au dus s\u0103 danseze \u015fi so\u021biile fra\u0163ilor mai mari. Numai c\u0103 ele c\u00e2nd \u015fi-au fluturat m\u00e2neca st\u00e2ng\u0103 \u2014 i-au stropit pe to\u0163i musafirii, iar c\u00e2nd \u015fi-au fluturat-o pe cea dreapt\u0103 \u2014 i-au \u00eempro\u015fcat cu oase \u015fi resturi, ba mai-mai s\u0103-i scoat\u0103 un ochi \u00eensu\u015fi \u00eemp\u0103ratului. Sup\u0103rat, \u00eemp\u0103ratul a poruncit s\u0103 fie alungate am\u00e2ndou\u0103 din od\u0103ile sale.
\nC\u00e2nd osp\u0103\u0163ul se apropia de sf\u00e2r\u015fit, Ivan-\u0162arevici g\u0103si o clip\u0103 liber\u0103 \u015fi trase o fug\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 acas\u0103. C\u0103ut\u0103 pielea de broasc\u0103 \u015fi o puse pe foc.
\nLa \u00eentoarcerea acas\u0103, Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa \u2014 \u00eendat\u0103 b\u0103g\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 pielea ei de broasc\u0103 nu-i nic\u0103ieri. S-a repezit s-o caute. A c\u0103utat-o c\u00e2t a c\u0103utat-o, \u015fi cum de g\u0103sit n-a g\u0103sit-o, i-a zis lui Ivan-\u0162arevici:
\n– Ah, Ivan \u0162arevici, cum de-ai f\u0103cut una ca asta?! De ce mi-ai pus pe foc pielea de broasc\u0103? Dac\u0103 ai mai fi avut r\u0103bdare \u00eenc\u0103 trei zile, a\u015f fi fost pe veci a ta. Acuma \u00eens\u0103, r\u0103m\u00e2i cu bine, s\u0103 m\u0103 cau\u0163i peste nou\u0103 m\u0103ri \u015fi nou\u0103 \u0163\u0103ri, la cap\u0103tul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, \u00een \u0163ara-nsorit\u0103 a lui Ko\u015fcei cel f\u0103r\u0103 de moarte. De-abia dup\u0103 ce-ai s\u0103 rupi trei perechi de cizme de fier, \u015fi-ai s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci trei p\u00e2ini de fier \u2014 ai s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u0103se\u015fti tu pe mine…
\nSpuse asta, se pref\u0103cu \u00eentr-o leb\u0103d\u0103 alb\u0103 \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 zborul pe fereastr\u0103.
\nIvan-\u0162arevici r\u0103mase nem\u00e2ng\u00e2iat \u015fi grozav de \u00eendurerat. Dar se preg\u0103ti de drum: \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 arcul \u015fi s\u0103ge\u0163ile, \u00eenc\u0103l\u0163\u0103 cizme de fier, \u00ee\u015fi puse \u00eentr-o desag\u0103 trei p\u00e2ini de fier \u015fi porni s\u0103-\u015fi caute so\u0163ia, pe Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa.
\nDac\u0103 a mers mult ori pu\u0163in, dac\u0103 a ajuns departe ori aproape, cine s\u0103 \u015ftie? \u2014 repede doar povestea se poveste\u015fte, mai anevoie fapta se s\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fe\u015fte \u2014 at\u00e2ta \u015ftim c\u0103 dup\u0103 o vreme a rupt dou\u0103 perechi de cizme de fier \u015fi a m\u00e2ncat dou\u0103 p\u00e2ini de fier. \u015ei cum mergea el a\u015fa, a \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u00eentr-o zi un b\u0103tr\u00e2nel \u00eempov\u0103rat de ani.
\n– Bun\u0103 ziua, bunule, i-a zis Ivan-\u0162arevici.
\n– Bun\u0103 ziua, voinicule! Ce cau\u0163i \u015fi-ncotro mergi?
\nIar Ivan-\u0162arevici i-a povestit b\u0103tr\u00e2nelului oful s\u0103u.
\n– Eh, Ivan-\u0162arevici, i-a zis b\u0103tr\u00e2nelul, de ce ai pus pe foc pielea de broasc\u0103? Doar nu tu o \u00eembr\u0103casei cu ea \u015fi de aceea nu se c\u0103dea s\u0103 i-o sco\u0163i tu!
\nPrea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa s-a n\u0103scut mai \u015fireat\u0103 \u015fi mai \u00een\u0163eleapt\u0103 dec\u00e2t tat\u0103l ei, Ko\u015fcei cel f\u0103r\u0103 de moarte, de aceea s-a m\u00e2niat pe ea \u015fi i-a poruncit s\u0103 se prefac\u0103 vreme de trei ani \u00een broasc\u0103. Dar ce-\u0163i tot zic eu, c\u0103 doar cu vorba nu \u00eenl\u0103turi nenorocirea. Uite, \u0163ine ghemul acesta \u015fi \u00eencotro s-o rostogoli el, \u00eentr-acolo s\u0103 te \u00eendrep\u0163i \u015fi tu.
\nIvan-\u0162arevici i-a mul\u0163umit b\u0103tr\u00e2nelului \u015fi a pornit \u00een urma ghemului primit.
\nGhemul se rostogolea peste mun\u0163i cu piscuri \u00eenalte, peste p\u0103duri \u00eentunecate, se rostogolea peste paji\u015fti verzi \u015fi m\u0103noase, prin b\u0103l\u0163i ur\u00e2te, ml\u0103\u015ftinoase, se rostogolea peste locuri pustii, uricioase, iar Ivan-\u0162arevici tot mergea \u00een urma lui, nic\u0103ieri nu se oprea, nic\u0103ieri nu se-a\u015feza. A mers el \u015fi-a tot mers, p\u00e2n\u0103 a rupt cea de-a treia pereche de cizme de fier, p\u00e2n\u0103 a m\u00e2ncat \u015fi a treia p\u00e2ine de fier \u015fi a ajuns la un codru des, de nep\u0103truns.
\nChiar atunci se \u00eentilni cu un urs.
\n\u201eN-ar fi r\u0103u s\u0103 omor ursul \u0103sta! \u00ee\u015fi zise Ivan-\u0162arevici. C\u0103 n-am nici un fel de merinde.\u201d
\nTocmai \u00ee\u015fi potrivi s\u0103geata \u015fi ochi, c\u00e2nd \u00eel auzi pe urs vorbindu-i \u00een grai omenesc:
\n– Nu m\u0103 omor\u00ee, Ivan-\u0162arevici! C\u0103 o s\u0103-\u0163i fiu \u015fi eu c\u00e2ndva de folos.
\n\u015ei Ivan-\u0162arevici nu s-a atins de urs. I s-a f\u0103cut mil\u0103 de el, a\u015fa c\u0103 \u015fi-a v\u0103zut de drum.
\nCum mergea el a\u015fa printr-o c\u00e2mpie \u00eentins\u0103, ce s\u0103 vad\u0103? Chiar deasupra capului s\u0103u zbura un r\u0103\u0163oi de toat\u0103 frumuse\u0163ea. Ivan-\u0162arevici \u00ee\u015fi \u00eentinse arcul gata s\u0103 sloboad\u0103 o s\u0103geat\u0103 ascu\u0163it\u0103 asupra r\u0103\u0163oiului, c\u00eend acesta \u00eei vorbi \u00een grai omenesc:
\n– Nu m\u0103 omor\u00ee, Ivan-\u0162arevici! c\u0103 o s\u0103-\u0163i fiu \u015fi eu c\u00e2ndva de folos.
\nIar lui Ivan-\u0162arevici i s-a f\u0103cut mil\u0103 de r\u0103\u0163oi \u015fi nu s-a atins de el, ci, a\u015fa fl\u0103m\u00e2nd cum era, \u015fi-a v\u0103zut mai departe de drum.
\nDeodat\u0103 \u00eei ie\u015fi \u00een cale alerg\u00e2nd un iepure urecheat.
\n\u201eO s\u0103 omor iepurele, \u00ee\u015fi zise \u0162arevici, c\u0103 nu mai pot de foame…”
\nOchi, \u00eentinse arcul, dar iepurele \u00eei vorbi cu grai omenesc:
\n– Nu-mi lua via\u0163a, Ivan-\u0162arevici! C\u0103 o s\u0103 vin\u0103 vremea c\u00e2nd o s\u0103-\u0163i fiu \u015fi eu de folos.
\n\u015ei de iepure i se f\u0103cu mil\u0103 lui Ivan-\u0162arevici, a\u015fa c\u0103-\u015fi v\u0103zu de drum mai departe. Dup\u0103 o vreme ajunse la marea cea albastr\u0103 \u015fi, ce s\u0103 vad\u0103? chiar pe \u0163\u0103rm, culcat pe nisipul galben, un pe\u015fte, o \u015ftiuc\u0103 mai mult moart\u0103 dec\u00e2t vie.
\nIvan-\u0162arevici \u00ee\u015fi zise:
\n– De data asta n-am ce face, o s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc \u015ftiuca! Mi-e tare foame \u015fi nu mai pot r\u0103bda!
\n– Ah, Ivan-\u0162arevici, rosti \u015ftiuca, fie-\u0163i mil\u0103 de mine \u015fi nu m\u0103 m\u00e2nca, mai bine arunc\u0103-m\u0103 \u00een marea cea albastr\u0103!
\nLui Ivan-\u0162arevici i se f\u0103cu mil\u0103 de \u015ftiuc\u0103 \u015fi-o arunc\u0103 \u00een mare, apoi porni mai departe de-a lungul \u0163\u0103rmului, \u00een urma ghemului s\u0103u.
\nS\u0103 fi mers mult, s\u0103 fi mers pu\u0163in, cine mai \u015ftie? doar c\u0103 la o vreme, tot rostogolindu-se ghemul ajunse \u00eentr-o p\u0103dure, chiar \u00een fa\u0163a unei colibe rotitoare pe picior de g\u0103in\u0103. Ivan-\u0162arevici rosti:
\n– Colib\u0103, colibioar\u0103, opre\u015fte-te cu fa\u0163a la mine, p\u0103durea la spate-\u0163i r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103!
\nColiba, ascult\u00e2nd de vorba lui, se \u00eentoarse cu spatele c\u0103tre p\u0103dure \u015fi cu fa\u0163a spre el. Ivan-\u0162arevici intr\u0103 \u00een colib\u0103 \u015fi ce s\u0103 vad\u0103? pe vatr\u0103 st\u0103tea culcat\u0103 Baba-Cloan\u0163a-Cotoroan\u0163a. V\u0103z\u00eendu-l pe \u0162arevici, l-a \u00eentrebat:
\n– De ce ai venit la mine, m\u00e2ndrule voinic? De bun\u0103 voie, sau de
\nnevoie?
\n– Ah, Bab\u0103-Cloan\u0163\u0103-Cotoroan\u0163\u0103, mai bine mi-ai da \u00eent\u00e2i s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc \u015fi s\u0103 beau \u015fi mi-ai preg\u0103ti baia cu aburi, \u015fi-abia dup\u0103 aceea m-ai lua la \u00eentrebat.
\n– C\u0103 bine spui, i-a r\u0103spuns Baba-Cloan\u021ba.
\nApoi i-a dat lui Ivan-\u0162arevici s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce \u015fi s\u0103 bea \u015fi i-a preg\u0103tit baia cu aburi, iar Ivan-\u0162arevici i-a povestit c\u0103 o caut\u0103 pe so\u0163ia sa, Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa.
\n– \u015etiu, \u015ftiu! zise Baba-Cloanta. Ea este acuma la tic\u0103losul acela de Ko\u015fcei cel f\u0103r\u0103 de moarte. Va fi tare greu s\u0103 ajungi la ea, c\u0103ci cu Ko\u015fcei n-o prea po\u0163i scoate la cap\u0103t: pe el nici s\u0103geata, nici sabia nu-l poate r\u0103pune. Da aceea nu se teme de nimeni.
\n– Dar moartea lui, unde se afl\u0103?
\n– Moartea lui st\u0103 \u00eentr-un v\u00e2rf de ac \u015fi acul acela se afl\u0103-ntr-un ou; oul \u2014 se afl\u0103 \u00een ra\u021b\u0103; ra\u021ba e \u00een iepure; iepurele e \u00eentr-un sipet ferecat \u015fi sipetul \u2014 \u00een v\u00e2rful unui stejar b\u0103tr\u00e2n. Iar stejarul acela cre\u015fte \u00eentr-un codru de nep\u0103truns.
\nApoi Baba-Cloan\u021ba i-a spus lui Ivan-\u0162arevici cum ar putea s\u0103 r\u0103zbeasc\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la stejarul cu pricina. A\u015fa c\u0103 Ivan-\u0162arevici i-a multumit \u015fi a pornit la drum.
\nI-a trebuit mult p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103zbeasc\u0103 prin codri de nep\u0103truns \u015fi s\u0103 str\u0103bat\u0103 b\u0103lti ml\u0103\u015ftinoase, dar p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 a ajuns la stejarul lui Ko\u015fcei. Stejarul acela \u00ee\u015fi proptise v\u00e2rful printre nouri, r\u0103d\u0103cinile \u00eei erau r\u0103sp\u00e2ndite \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt pe o sut\u0103 de verste jur-imprejur, iar crengile lui acopereau str\u0103lucirea soarelui. \u015ei tocmai \u00een v\u00e2rful stejarului \u2014 se afla sipetul ferecat. Ivan-\u0162arevici se tot uita la stejar \u015fi nu \u015ftia cum s\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 ia sipetul…
\n\u201eEh, g\u00e2ndi el, pe unde-o fi oare ursul? El m-ar putea ajuta!”
\nAbia \u00ee\u015fi termin\u0103 g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 ursul se \u015fi \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103: alerg\u0103 \u00eentr-un suflet \u015fi smulse stejarul din p\u0103m\u00e2nt cu r\u0103d\u0103cin\u0103 cu tot. Din v\u00e2rful lui c\u0103zu sipetul care se sf\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103tele.
\nDin sipet ie\u015fi iepurele care o lu\u0103 la goan\u0103.
\n\u201ePe unde-o fi iepurele \u201emeu? g\u00e2ndi \u0162arevici. Negre\u015fit c\u0103 doar el l-ar putea ajunge din urm\u0103 pe iepurele \u0103st\u0103lalt…”
\nAbia \u00ee\u015fi termin\u0103 g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 iepurele se \u015fi \u00eenf\u0103ti\u015f\u0103: \u00eel ajunse din urm\u0103 pe cel\u0103lalt iepure \u015fi-l sf\u00ee\u015fie \u00een dou\u0103.
\nAtunci, din iepurele sf\u00e2\u015fiat \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 zborul o rat\u0103, care se ridic\u0103 sus-sus \u00een \u00eenaltul cerului. \u201ePe unde-o fi r\u0103\u0163oiul meu?” g\u00e2ndi \u0162arevici. Iar r\u0103toiul se \u015fi repezise \u00een zbor dup\u0103 rat\u0103 \u015fi o lovea cu ciocul \u00een cap. Ra\u0163a sc\u0103p\u0103 oul \u015fi oul c\u0103zu \u00een marea albastr\u0103…
\nIvan-\u0162arevici se \u00eentrist\u0103; st\u0103tea pe t\u0103rmul m\u0103rii \u015fi g\u00e2ndea:
\n\u201ePe unde-o fi \u015ftiuca mea? Ea ar g\u0103si oul pe fundul m\u0103rii!”
\nC\u00e2nd colo, v\u0103zu un pe\u015fte, o \u015ftiuc\u0103 \u2014 ce se apropia de \u0163\u0103rm \u00eenot\u00e2nd \u015fi av\u00e2nd \u00een din\u0163i un ou:
\n– \u0162ine, Ivan-\u0162arevici!
\nIvan-\u0162arevici se bucur\u0103, sparse oul, scoase acul \u015fi-i rupse v\u00e2rful. \u00cendat\u0103 ce-l rupse – pieri Ko\u015fcei cel f\u0103r\u0103 de moarte, pref\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se \u00eentr-o pulbere din cea mai m\u0103runt\u0103.
\nIvan-\u0162arevici se duse la palatele lui Ko\u015fcei. Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa \u00eei ie\u015fi \u00een \u00eent\u00e2mpinare \u015fi \u00eei zise:
\n– Ei, Ivan-\u0162arevici, acum, c\u0103 ai fost \u00een stare s\u0103 m\u0103 cau\u0163i \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u0103se\u015fti, voi fi pe veci a ta!
\nIvan-\u0162arevici alese cel mai bun arm\u0103sar din grajdul lui Ko\u015fcei \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103lec\u00e2nd \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Prea\u00een\u0163eleapta Vasilisa, se \u00eentoarse \u00een \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia sa.
\nAcolo au tr\u0103it am\u00e2ndoi \u00een prietenie, dragoste \u015fi bun\u0103 \u00een\u0163elegere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103. A fost odat\u0103, \u00eentr-o anume \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ie, un \u00eemp\u0103rat care avea trei feciori. Pe cel mai mic dintre ei \u00eel chema Ivan-\u0162arevici. \u00centr-o zi, \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi-a … <\/p>\n
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