\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A fost odat\u0103 un om b\u0103tr\u00e2n care avea o fat\u0103 mare, de se dusese vestea \u00een lume de vrednicia ei. Mo\u015fneagul (unchia\u015ful) se c\u0103s\u0103tori de a doua oar\u0103 cu o bab\u0103, care avea \u015fi ea o fat\u0103 mare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Baba, \u00eens\u0103, punea pe fata unchia\u015fului la toate greut\u0103\u0163ile casei; iar fata ei se clocise de \u015federe.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Biata fata unchia\u015fului torcea, \u0163esea, f\u0103cea p\u00e2ine, m\u0103tura \u015fi scutura f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 zic\u0103 nici pis! dar\u0103 baba punea parte fetei sale, \u015fi p\u00e2ra la unchia\u015f pe fiica lui \u015fi o tot oc\u0103ra.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nu era ziuli\u0163\u0103 l\u0103sat\u0103 de Dumnezeu s\u0103 nu se certe cu el, ca s\u0103-\u015fi goneasc\u0103 copila, \u015fi-i zicea:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac\u0103 nu-\u0163i vei duce fata de aici, p\u00e2ine \u015fi sare pe un taler cu tine nu mai m\u0103n\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bietul om se cam codea; dar\u0103 baba \u00eentr-o noapte turn\u0103 ap\u0103 pe vatr\u0103 \u015fi stinse focul ce-l \u00eenv\u0103lise fata unchia\u015fului de cu sear\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi, dis-de-diminea\u0163\u0103, se scoal\u0103 fata s\u0103 fac\u0103 focul, fiindc\u0103 tot pe ea c\u0103dea p\u0103catele; dar\u0103 foc nu mai g\u0103si \u00een vatr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci, de fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu o oc\u0103rasc\u0103 mum\u0103-sa cea vitreg\u0103, se urc\u0103 pe bordei, se uit\u0103 \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile, doar\u0103 va vedea \u00eencotrova vreo zar\u0103 de foc, ca s\u0103 se duc\u0103 s\u0103 cear\u0103 m\u0103car un c\u0103rbune; dar\u0103 nu se v\u0103zu nic\u0103ieri ceea ce c\u0103uta ea. C\u00e2nd, tocmai c\u00e2nd era s\u0103 se dea jos, z\u0103ri spre r\u0103s\u0103rit abia lic\u0103rind o mititic\u0103 v\u00e2lvotaie; se cobor\u00ee de pe acoperi\u015f \u015fi o lu\u0103 \u00eentr-acolo.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se duse, se duse \u015fi la foc nu mai ajunse; dar\u0103 \u00een drumul ei \u00eent\u00e2lni o gr\u0103din\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103ginit\u0103, care o strig\u0103 zic\u00e2ndu-i:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fat\u0103 mare, fat\u0103 mare! vino de-mi cur\u0103\u0163\u0103 pomii ce mi-au mai r\u0103mas de omizi; \u015fi, c\u00e2nd t-ei \u00eentoarce, \u0163i-oi da poame coapte s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se apuc\u0103 fata de lucru numaidec\u00e2t \u015fi cum ispr\u0103vi, \u00eendat\u0103 plec\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai \u00eencolo dete peste un pu\u0163, care \u00eei strig\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fat\u0103 mare, fat\u0103 mare! vino de m\u0103 sleie\u015fte, c\u0103 \u0163i-oi da ap\u0103 rece, s\u0103 te r\u0103core\u015fti c\u00e2nd t-ei \u00eentoarce.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Data slei pu\u0163ul \u015fi plec\u0103 \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merse ce merse \u015fi dete peste un cuptor, care-i strig\u0103 \u015fi acesta:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fat\u0103 mare, fat\u0103 mare! vino de m\u0103 lipe\u015fte \u015fi m\u0103 \u015fterge de cenu\u015fe, \u015fi, c\u00e2nd t-ei \u00eentoarce, \u00ee\u0163i voi da azim\u0103 cald\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata lipi \u015fi \u015fterse cuptorul \u015fi-\u015fi c\u0103ut\u0103 de drum.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai merse ni\u0163el \u015fi dete peste o c\u0103scioar\u0103, \u015fi b\u0103tu la poart\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cine e acolo? \u00eei zise din\u0103untru; dac\u0103 e om bun s\u0103 intre, dac\u0103 nu, s\u0103 nu vie, c\u0103ci am o c\u0103\u0163elu\u015fe cu din\u0163ii de fier \u015fi cu m\u0103selele de o\u0163el, \u015fi-l face mici f\u0103r\u00e2mi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Om bun, r\u0103spunse fata.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce intr\u0103, fiindu-i fric\u0103 de mum\u0103-sa vitreg\u0103 s\u0103 nu o bat\u0103 dac\u0103 se va \u00eentoarce acas\u0103, pentru c\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2rziase, \u00eentreb\u0103 dac\u0103 nu cumva are trebuin\u0163\u0103 de o slujnic\u0103. S\u00e2nta Vinerea, care locuia \u00een\u0103untru \u015fi care priimi pe fat\u0103, \u00eei r\u0103spunse c\u0103 are trebuin\u0163\u0103 de o asemenea fat\u0103; ea r\u0103mase acolo.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai \u00eent\u00e2i \u00eei spuse c\u0103 treaba ce are s\u0103 fac\u0103 diminea\u0163a este s\u0103 dea de m\u00e2ncare puilor ce-i avea \u00een curte, \u00eens\u0103 m\u00e2ncarea s\u0103 fie nici cald\u0103, nici rece; apoi s\u0103 scuture \u015fi s\u0103 deretice p\u00e2n cas\u0103. Iar\u0103 maica S\u00e2nta Vinerea plec\u0103 la biseric\u0103. Fata f\u0103cu tot, precum \u00eei poruncise.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd veni acas\u0103, S\u00e2nta Vinerea \u00eentreb\u0103 de puii ei, carii erau balauri, \u015ferpi, nev\u0103stuici, ciuhurezi, \u015fop\u00e2rle, n\u0103p\u00e2rci \u015fi gu\u015fteri, cum le-a dat m\u00e2ncarea, \u015fi to\u0163i r\u0103spunser\u0103 c\u0103 n-a fost b\u0103gat de seam\u0103 dac\u0103 a lipsit ea de acas\u0103; a\u015fa de bine au fost c\u0103uta\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Intr\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103 maica S\u00e2nta Vineri \u015fi v\u0103zu toate lucrurile a\u015fezate la locul lor \u015fi r\u0103mase foarte mul\u0163umit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 c\u00e2tva timp, zise fata:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Maic\u0103 S\u00e2nt\u0103 Vinere, mi s-a f\u0103cut dor de p\u0103rin\u0163i, f\u0103 bine \u015fi-mi d\u0103 voie s\u0103 m\u0103 duc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Du-te, fata mea; dar\u0103 mai-nainte caut\u0103-mi \u00een cap, \u015fi s\u0103 vezi c\u0103 o s\u0103 curg\u0103 o ap\u0103 pe dinaintea casei \u015fi o s\u0103 aduc\u0103 fel de fel de cutii, de tronuri \u015fi de l\u0103zi; pe care din ele \u00ee\u0163i vei alege, aceea s\u0103 fie simbria ta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se a\u015fezar\u0103 \u015fi \u00eendat\u0103 v\u0103zu curg\u00e2nd apa de care-i spusese, \u015fi pe d\u00e2nsa veni ni\u015fte l\u0103zi \u015fi tronuri prea frumoase.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata se g\u00e2ndi c\u0103, dac\u0103 va lua o lad\u0103 d-ale frumoasele, slujba ei nu f\u0103cea at\u00e2ta, \u015fi mai a\u015ftept\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 mai v\u0103zu c\u0103 vena o cutie mic\u0103 \u015fi necioplit\u0103; atunci ea zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Maic\u0103 S\u00e2nt\u0103 Vinere, iat\u0103 c\u0103 mi-am ales lucru pe c\u00e2t face slujba mea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia-l, fata mea, dac\u0103 n-ai voit s\u0103-\u0163i alegi altceva mai frumos, \u015fi du-te cu Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata unchia\u015fului \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 ziua bun\u0103, plec\u0103 cu cutia la sup\u0163ioar\u0103 \u015fi, \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se pe la cuptor, c\u0103p\u0103t\u0103 o azim\u0103 cald\u0103, \u015fi trec\u00e2nd pe la pu\u0163, b\u0103u ap\u0103 rece de se r\u0103cori; iar\u0103 c\u00e2nd ajuse la gr\u0103din\u0103, m\u00e2nc\u0103 poame coapte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata ajunse acas\u0103 \u015fi g\u0103si pe tat\u0103-s\u0103u zdrobit la inim\u0103 de m\u00e2hnire; \u00eei spuse tot ce a f\u0103cut \u015fi deschise cutia. Dar ce s\u0103 vaz\u0103 \u00een\u0103untru? M\u0103rg\u0103ritare, pietre nestemate, m\u0103rgele, ie numai cu fluturi de aur \u015fi catren\u0163e de m\u0103tase.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Baba \u015fi fiic\u0103-sa pizmuia pe fata mo\u015fului; iar\u0103 lui \u00eei cre\u015ftea inima de bucurie.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Baba trimise \u015fi ea pe fie-sa, s\u0103 fac\u0103 ce f\u0103cuse fata unchia\u015fului. Se duse, se duse \u015fi fata babei, \u015fi ajunse la gr\u0103dina care o chem\u0103 \u015fi pe d\u00e2nsa ca s\u0103 o cure\u0163e; dar ea r\u0103spunse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 ce! nebun\u0103 sunt eu s\u0103-mi zg\u00e2rii m\u00e2inile prin tine?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0O l\u0103s\u0103 \u015fi porni mai departe, sosi p\u00e2n\u0103 la pu\u0163, \u015fi dac\u0103 o chem\u0103 pu\u0163ul, ea \u00eei r\u0103spunse \u015fi lui:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 ce! am m\u00e2ncat laur ca s\u0103 m\u0103 ostenesc eu cu tine p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 te sleiesc?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei plec\u0103 mai departe \u015fi se duse p\u00e2n\u0103 ce dete \u015fi peste cuptor, care o strig\u0103 ca \u015fi pe fata unchia\u015fului; ea \u00eei zise \u015fi lui:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da! ce-am v\u0103zut s\u0103-mi murd\u0103resc m\u00e2nu\u015fi\u0163ele \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103 v\u00e2r p\u00e2n tine?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei plec\u0103 \u00eenainte, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce ajunse \u015fi ea tot la S\u00e2nta Vinerea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acolo fu \u00eentrebat\u0103 ca \u015fi fata unchia\u015fului \u015fi priimit\u0103 \u00een slujb\u0103, apoi maica S\u00e2nta Vinerea \u00eei zise \u015fi ei s\u0103 fac\u0103 ceea ce zisese \u015fi fetei mo\u015fneagului, \u015fi plec\u0103 la biseric\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd veni S\u00e2nta Vinerea acas\u0103, toate lighioanele, cu g\u00e2turile \u00eentinse, se pl\u00e2nser\u0103 c\u0103 li s-au op\u0103rit g\u00e2tlejurile; intr\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103 \u015fi v\u0103zu o arababur\u0103 de nu-i mai da nimeni de c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen cele din urm\u0103, zise fata cea lene\u015fe:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Maic\u0103 S\u00e2nt\u0103 Vinere, mi s-a f\u0103cut dor de p\u0103rin\u0163i, d\u0103-mi dreptul meu, c\u0103ci mi s-a ur\u00e2t aci, s\u0103 m\u0103 duc acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Du-te, fata mea, r\u0103spunse S\u00e2nta Vinerea, dar\u0103 mai a\u015fteapt\u0103 ni\u0163elu\u015f, c\u0103 o s\u0103 treac\u0103 o ap\u0103 dinaintea porti\u0163ei, aduc\u00e2nd fel de fel de lucruri; pe care \u0163i-o pl\u0103cea ca s-o iei, alege; iar\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci s\u0103-mi cau\u0163i \u00een cap.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0N-apuc\u0103 s\u0103 puie m\u00e2inile \u00een capul ei \u015fi se repezi de lu\u0103 de pe g\u00e2rl\u0103 lada cea mai mare \u015fi mai frumoas\u0103 ce v\u0103zu. S\u00e2nta Vinere \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Deoarece \u0163i-ai ales ast\u0103 lad\u0103, ia-o; dar\u0103 s\u0103 nu o deschizi p\u00e2n\u0103 acas\u0103; \u015fi c\u00e2nd o vei deschide, s\u0103 fii numai cu mum\u0103-ta singur\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103, ca s\u0103 nu vaz\u0103 nimeni ce e \u00eentr-\u00eensa.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata lu\u0103 lada \u015fi plec\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se \u00eentoarse pe la cuptor, v\u0103zu azime calde, se cerc\u0103 s\u0103 ia \u015fi nu putu; ea nu mai putea r\u0103bda de foame. Pe la pu\u0163 trecu cu jind, c\u0103 nu-i dete m\u0103car o pic\u0103tur\u0103 de ap\u0103, ca s\u0103 se r\u0103coreasc\u0103; iar\u0103 c\u00e2nd trecu pe la gr\u0103din\u0103, \u00eei l\u0103sa gura ap\u0103 \u015fi nu putu nici s\u0103 se umbreasc\u0103 pu\u0163in de ar\u015fi\u0163a soarelui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ajung\u00e2nd acas\u0103 obidat\u0103 de osteneal\u0103 \u015fi fl\u0103m\u00e2nd\u0103, n-avu r\u0103bdare, ci chem\u0103 pe mum\u0103-sa la o parte \u015fi-i zise s\u0103 fac\u0103 pe unchia\u015f \u015fi pe fie-sa s\u0103 ias\u0103 afar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum r\u0103mase singurele, deschise lada; dar ce ie\u015fi d-acolo? balauri, \u015ferpi, \u015fi c\u00e2te lighioni toate, c\u0103rora le arsese g\u00e2tlejurile c\u00e2nd le dase de m\u00e2ncare; \u015fi \u00eendat\u0103 le sf\u00e2\u015fiar\u0103 \u015fi le m\u00e2ncar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tot satul se sp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103 de \u00eent\u00e2mplarea asta; \u015fi fiecare om b\u0103g\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 asta vine de la r\u0103spl\u0103tirea dumnezeiasc\u0103. Fata mo\u015fneagului \u00eens\u0103 se c\u0103s\u0103tori cu un fl\u0103c\u0103u din cei mai frumo\u015fi ai satului, care o ceru de la tat\u0103-s\u0103u \u015fi o lu\u0103 de so\u0163ie.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mare veselie se f\u0103cu \u00een sat la nunta lor, \u015fi tr\u0103iesc \u00een fericire p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een ziua de azi. Cine nu crede s\u0103 fac\u0103 bine s\u0103 se uite \u00eemprejur, \u015fi va vedea multe de aceste case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A fost odat\u0103 un om b\u0103tr\u00e2n care avea o fat\u0103 mare, de se dusese vestea \u00een lume de vrednicia ei. Mo\u015fneagul (unchia\u015ful) se c\u0103s\u0103tori de a doua oar\u0103 cu … <\/p>\n