{"id":2104,"date":"2020-05-05T13:01:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.povesti-nemuritoare.ro\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:15:02","slug":"cei-trei-frati-imparati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/cei-trei-frati-imparati\/","title":{"rendered":"Cei trei fra\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A fost odat\u0103 un biet om s\u0103rac. El avea femeie \u015fi trei copila\u015fi. Lucra bietul om de da pe br\u00e2nci, zi \u015fi noapte, orice \u015fi pe unde g\u0103sea, \u015fi dou\u0103 \u00een tei nu putea lega \u015fi el. Bie\u0163ii copila\u015fi erau mai mult fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi dec\u00e2t s\u0103tui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o diminea\u0163\u0103, plec\u00e2nd la p\u0103dure ca s\u0103 aduc\u0103 ceva usc\u0103turele pentru cas\u0103, v\u0103zu \u00eentr-un copaci un cuib de pas\u0103re, cum nu mai v\u0103zuse el p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci. Se mir\u0103 ni\u0163el, apoi parc\u0103-i da cineva ghes, vru s\u0103 \u015ftie ca ce fel de pas\u0103re s\u0103 fie aceea ce se ad\u0103postea \u00een astfel de cuib. \u00ce\u015fi lep\u0103d\u0103 calevrii, \u00ee\u015fi scuip\u0103 \u00een palme \u015fi se ag\u0103\u0163\u0103 de copaci ca s\u0103 se urce \u00een el. \u00cencet, \u00eencet, el se sui p\u00e2n\u0103 la cuib, se uit\u0103 \u00eentr-\u00eensul; pas\u0103rea nu era; c\u00e2nd, ce s\u0103 v\u0103z? un ou ca de g\u0103in\u0103. A\u015fa de frumos era oul \u015fi lucios, lucios, \u00eenc\u00e2t parc\u0103-i era mil\u0103 s\u0103 puie m\u00e2na pe d\u00e2nsul. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, \u00eel lu\u0103 \u015fi-l b\u0103g\u0103 \u00een s\u00e2n. Dup\u0103 ce se dete jos, culese c\u00e2teva usc\u0103turi, f\u0103cu o sarcin\u0103 mic\u0103, lu\u0103 la spinare \u015fi plec\u0103 cu d\u00e2nsa acas\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copiii, c\u00e2nd v\u0103zur\u0103 oul, s\u0103reau de bucurie. Se mir\u0103 \u015fi femeia lui, c\u0103ci nici ea nu mai v\u0103zuse un astfel de ou. Nu \u015ftiau cum s\u0103 umble mai bini\u015for cu d\u00e2nsul, ca s\u0103 nu-l scape jos s\u0103 se sparg\u0103. Unul zicea ca s\u0103-l coac\u0103 \u00een spuz\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce to\u0163i dintr-\u00eensul; altul zicea ca s\u0103-l fiarb\u0103; altul zicea ca s\u0103-l p\u0103streze.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muncitorul \u00eens\u0103 zise c\u0103 mai bine ar fi s\u0103 se duc\u0103 cu el \u00een t\u00e2rg s\u0103-l dea pe bani, c\u0103 tot \u015fi-a pierdut el ziua de munc\u0103, \u015fi cu ce va prinde pe d\u00e2nsul s\u0103 ia ni\u0163el m\u0103lai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To\u0163i g\u0103sir\u0103 cu cale c\u0103 a\u015fa este mai bine s\u0103 fac\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se duse deci cu oul \u00een t\u00e2rg. Se a\u015fez\u0103 \u015fi bietul muncitor \u00een r\u00e2nd cu femeile ce vindeau ou\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Umblau oamenii de colo p\u00e2n\u0103 colo \u015fi cump\u0103rau mereu la ou\u0103; dar\u0103 la el nici unul nu venea. Se mira cum de nu-l \u00eentreab\u0103 \u015fi pe d\u00e2nsul nimenea de oul lui. \u00cen cele mai de pe urm\u0103, iac\u0103 un negu\u0163\u0103tor chiabur c\u0103 vine \u015fi la d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De v\u00e2nzare ai oul \u0103sta, prietene? \u00eei zise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De v\u00e2nzare, jup\u00e2ne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce cei pe d\u00e2nsul?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u0103i, ce-i vrea s\u0103-mi dai, jup\u00e2ne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103-\u0163i dau o pung\u0103 de bani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia las\u0103, jup\u00e2ne, nu-\u0163i mai bate joc de mine, zise el \u015fi se uita \u00een alt\u0103 parte, crez\u00e2nd c\u0103 r\u00e2de de el pentru c\u0103 venise la t\u00e2rg numai cu un ou.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba nici r\u00e2s, nici nimic, \u00eencepu a zice negu\u0163\u0103torul cel chiabur. Iat\u0103 dou\u0103 pungi: nu crez s\u0103-\u0163i dea altul mai mult.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei scoase pungile cu bani, i le puse \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, lu\u0103 oul \u015fi plec\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bietul om r\u0103mase \u00eenlemnit \u00een loc, uit\u00e2ndu-se dup\u0103 negu\u0163\u0103tor cum se ducea. Nici c\u0103-i venea m\u0103car s\u0103 creaz\u0103 ochilor. \u015ei apoi unde se mai auzise ca un ou s\u0103 se v\u00e2nz\u0103 cu dou\u0103 pungi de bani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se de\u015ftept\u0103 din z\u0103p\u0103ceala lui, pip\u0103i pungile s\u0103 vaz\u0103 nu e vrun vis; apoi vru s\u0103 alerge dup\u0103 negu\u0163\u0103tor s\u0103-l \u00eentrebe de n-a f\u0103cut vro gre\u015feal\u0103. Dar\u0103 ia pe negu\u0163\u0103tor de unde nu e. El \u00ee\u015fi c\u0103utase de drum vesel c\u0103 cump\u0103rase a\u015fa ou.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dac\u0103 v\u0103zu \u015fi v\u0103zu, deschise \u015fi el pungile, se uit\u0103 \u00een ele, dar\u0103 odat\u0103 \u00eel luar\u0103 de ochi banii ce era acolo. Apoi le str\u00e2nse la loc, le b\u0103g\u0103 \u00een s\u00e2n \u015fi plec\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi cumpere merinde. Umplu un sac cu de cele de trebuin\u0163e \u015fi o lu\u0103 c\u0103tre cas\u0103. Se tot temea \u015fi se tot uita \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile s\u0103 nu care cumva s\u0103 vie cineva s\u0103-i ia pungile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd ajunse acas\u0103, tr\u00e2nti sacul jos \u015fi zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iat\u0103 nevast\u0103, ce minune f\u0103cui eu cu oul \u0103la pozna\u015f; vezi tu?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 V\u0103z. Dar ce e \u00een sacul \u0103la marele?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei! dar\u0103 ce nu e, aia \u00eentreab\u0103-m\u0103; m\u0103lai, fasole, pastram\u0103, pe\u015fte s\u0103rat, ceap\u0103, ardei, usturoi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei unde le duci?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia auzi: unde le duc! acas\u0103, f\u0103, \u0163ie \u015fi copiilor, unde s\u0103 le duc?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce vorbe\u015fti, b\u0103rbate, ori ai c\u0103piat ast\u0103zi? Vezi, m\u0103, c\u0103 \u0163i le-o fi dat cineva s\u0103 le duci aiurea \u015fi tu, \u015ftiind lipsa de acas\u0103, t-ei fi r\u0103t\u0103cit cu ele \u00eencoace. C\u00e2nd ai mai f\u0103cut tu ast\u0103 comedie s\u0103 vii acas\u0103 cu merinde c\u00e2t munca ta pe zece zile?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u0103i bine, fa, nevast\u0103, nu-\u0163i spusei c\u0103 comedia asta o f\u0103cu oul \u0103la pozna\u015f, de-l g\u0103sii eu azi \u00een p\u0103dure?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce spui, b\u0103rbate? at\u00e2t a f\u0103cut oul \u0103la, c\u00e2t ai dat tu pe toate astea?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hei! dar\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u0103i mai vedea \u015fi p-astea, s\u0103 vedem ce o s\u0103 mai zici!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci scoase pungile \u015fi r\u0103sturn\u0103 banii \u00een pat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Femeia r\u0103mase \u00eenm\u0103rmurit\u0103 cu ochii \u0163int\u0103 la bani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copiii carii p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci r\u0103scolea prin sac \u015fi \u00eenh\u0103\u0163a cu din\u0163ii c\u00e2nd din una, c\u00e2nd din alta, cum auzir\u0103 zorn\u0103itul banilor, alergau de la sac la bani \u015fi de la bani la sac. Ei nu se puteau s\u0103tura v\u0103z\u00e2nd at\u00e2ta bel\u015fug \u00een casa lor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 B\u0103rbate, mai zise femeia, dar\u0103 asta nu e lucru curat. At\u00e2\u0163ia bani pentru un ou de g\u0103in\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei pip\u0103ia banii s\u0103 vaz\u0103, nu care cumva sunt niscai fermece, ori altceva?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De g\u0103in\u0103, de neg\u0103in\u0103, uite, l-am v\u0103zut cu dou\u0103 pungi de bani, cum \u00eei vezi cu ochii verzi. Apoi ori c\u0103 el a f\u0103cut at\u00e2ta, ori c\u0103 negustorul la care l-am v\u00e2ndut n-a fost om curat, eu nu \u015ftiu. At\u00e2ta \u015ftiu numai c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 mul\u0163umim lui Dumnezeu c\u0103 ne-a \u00eenvrednicit s\u0103 vedem \u015fi noi o dat\u0103 cu ochii ce este bel\u015fug \u00een casa noastr\u0103. Acum vezi de roste\u015fte de mas\u0103, s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m \u015fi s\u0103 ne veselim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa \u015fi f\u0103cur\u0103. Toat\u0103 ziua \u00eentr-o veselie o duser\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi, se scul\u0103 de diminea\u0163\u0103, se g\u0103ti \u015fi plec\u0103 la munc\u0103. Nu \u015ftiu \u00eens\u0103 cum f\u0103cu el, nu \u015ftiu cum drese, c\u0103 se pomeni iar\u0103\u015fi \u00een p\u0103dure. Nici el nu \u015ftia cum venise acolo; \u015ftia numai c\u0103 el la munc\u0103 plecase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dac\u0103 v\u0103zu a\u015fa, c\u0103t\u0103 copaciul, se sui \u00een el \u015fi mai g\u0103si un ou.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se duse cu el \u00een t\u00e2rg \u015fi mai lu\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 dou\u0103 pungi cu bani tot de la acel negustor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pas\u0103mite oule astea erau de diamant, care f\u0103ceau de zece ori at\u00e2t c\u00e2t \u00eei da lui pe ele negustorul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El \u00eens\u0103 era bun bucuros c\u0103 lua \u015fi at\u00e2t; c\u0103ci sc\u0103p\u0103 de s\u0103r\u0103cie el \u015fi cu to\u0163i ai lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cump\u0103r\u0103 de ast\u0103 dat\u0103 haine pentru copii, c\u0103ci erau goi. Mai lu\u0103 ni\u015fte unelte \u015fi dichisuri de ale lui pentru munc\u0103 \u015fi pentru cas\u0103, c\u0103ci nu credea c\u0103 o s\u0103 fie \u00een toate zilele Pa\u015fte, s\u0103 tot g\u0103seasc\u0103 la ou\u0103 d-astea scumpele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2teva zile d-a r\u00e2ndul se mai duse el \u00een p\u0103dure \u015fi tot g\u0103sea c\u00e2te un ou. Se f\u0103cu \u00eens\u0103 mai n\u0103zuros \u00een t\u00e2rg, \u0163inu mai la pre\u0163 \u015fi cu mirare v\u0103zu c\u0103 scoate c\u00e2te patru pungi de bani \u00een loc de dou\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Apoi dac\u0103 v\u0103zu c\u0103 a\u015fa merge treaba, \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103cu o c\u0103scioar\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi mai \u00eendulci \u015fi el traiul \u015fi-\u015fi dete copiii la dasc\u0103l ca s\u0103 \u00eenve\u0163e carte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-una din zile, duc\u00e2ndu-se mai de diminea\u0163\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi ia merticul, dete peste pas\u0103rea ale cui ou\u0103 le lua el. Sta pe cuib. A\u015fa frumuse\u0163e de pas\u0103re nu mai v\u0103zuse, nici mai auzise. \u00cendat\u0103 \u00eei tr\u0103sni prin cap c\u0103 ar fi bine s\u0103 o duc\u0103 acas\u0103 la d\u00e2nsul. O \u015fi lu\u0103 bini\u015for \u015fi cu mare bucurie aduse la bordeiul lui pe st\u0103p\u00e2na ou\u0103lor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Apoi, duc\u00e2ndu-se \u00een t\u00e2rg, porunci o colivie foarte frumoas\u0103 \u015fi foarte mare, \u00een care colivie \u00ee\u015fi a\u015fez\u0103 g\u0103ina \u015fi o \u00eengrij\u0103a ca pe copiii lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cu chipul acesta sc\u0103p\u0103 \u015fi de drumul de toate zilele prin p\u0103dure \u015fi de suitul \u00een copaci.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u0103ina \u00eei oua \u00een toate zilele c\u00e2te un ou, \u00een colivie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cembog\u0103\u0163indu-se el, goni s\u0103r\u0103cia din satul lui. F\u0103cea bine la tot satul. Ajuta pe orice nevoia\u015f; cump\u0103ra vaci la toate v\u0103duvele; ocrotea pe to\u0163i copiii s\u0103rmani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Omul era nes\u0103\u0163ios. Ci c\u00e2t are, tot ar vrea s\u0103 mai aib\u0103. Muncitorul, dup\u0103 ce v\u0103zu c\u0103 are destul, \u00eencepu a face nego\u0163. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 nego\u0163ul, c\u00e2nd merge bine, de firea lui este s\u0103 se \u00eentinz\u0103 ca pecingenea, dete ghies muncitorului s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103toreasc\u0103 prin \u0163\u0103ri str\u0103ine dup\u0103 nego\u0163.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Porni dar\u0103 \u00eentr-o c\u0103l\u0103torie dep\u0103rtat\u0103 peste m\u0103ri \u015fi \u0163\u0103ri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o zi, c\u00e2nd lipsea \u015fi nevasta lui d-acas\u0103, copiii intrar\u0103 \u00een colivie ca s\u0103 se joace cu g\u0103ina. Juc\u00e2ndu-se ei acolo, unul din ei ridic\u0103 aripa g\u0103inei \u015fi vede c\u0103 este ceva scris acolo:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 te v\u0103z, nene, zise cel mijlociu c\u0103tre cel mai mare din fra\u0163i, po\u0163i tu s\u0103 cite\u015fti ce zice aici?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba nici boab\u0103, r\u0103spunse el. Astea parc\u0103 nu sunt slove de care ne arat\u0103 dasc\u0103lul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 mergem s\u0103 chem\u0103m pe dasc\u0103l, s\u0103 ne spuie el ce zice acele slove, zise cel mai mic din fra\u0163i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine zici tu, r\u0103spunser\u0103 am\u00e2ndoi, fra\u0163ii mai mari, s\u0103 mergem, s\u0103 mergem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u00eentr-un suflet ajunser\u0103 la dasc\u0103l, \u00eei spuser\u0103 \u015fi-l rugar\u0103 s\u0103 vie s\u0103 citeasc\u0103, ca s\u0103 \u015ftie \u015fi ei ce zice acele slove de sub aripa g\u0103inei, pe care o p\u0103streaz\u0103 \u00een colivie tat-al lor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dasc\u0103lul deocamdat\u0103 nu voi s\u0103 creaz\u0103 ceea ce-i spuneau copiii; dar\u0103 dup\u0103 ce-l \u00eencredin\u0163ar\u0103, se hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 vie \u00eentr-o doar\u0103, mai mult de hat\u00e2rul lor, dec\u00e2t pentru vro isprav\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd v\u0103zu acele slove \u015fi le citi, dasc\u0103lul r\u0103mase \u00eenm\u0103rmurit \u015fi, intr\u00e2ndu-i g\u0103rg\u0103unii \u00een cap, \u00eei \u015fi puse g\u00e2nd r\u0103u g\u0103inei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copiilor \u00eens\u0103 le zise c\u0103 acelea ce li se p\u0103reau a fi slove era un fleac \u015fi c\u0103 nu \u00eensemna nimic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ce f\u0103cu dasc\u0103lul, ce drese, se dete pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 muma copiilor \u015fi, cu \u015fo\u015fele, cu momele, \u00eei intr\u0103 pe sub piele \u015fi se \u00een\u0103di cu d\u00e2nsa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Biata femeie, slab\u0103 ca toate femeile, se planisi dasc\u0103lului.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-una din zile, dup\u0103 ce \u00ee\u015fi scoaser\u0103 ochii, dasc\u0103lul uit\u00e2ndu-se la ea cu ochi gale\u015fi \u015fi cu giugiuleli, \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce mult a\u015f pofti s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc o pas\u0103re cu tine la mas\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u00e2ine e s\u0103rb\u0103toare, r\u0103spunse femeia, voi trimite s\u0103 cumpere o pas\u0103re bun\u0103 \u015fi gras\u0103 \u015fi o voi g\u0103ti dup\u0103 pofta inimioarei dumitale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac\u0103 ar fi vorba despre p\u0103s\u0103ri de care se g\u0103se\u015fte la toat\u0103 lumea, nu \u0163i-a\u015f fi mai spus dumitale, c\u0103ci am \u015fi eu destule \u00een curte, slav\u0103 Domnului!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dasc\u0103lul b\u0103tea \u015feaua s\u0103 priceap\u0103 iapa. Femeii \u00eei dete un fier ars prin inim\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E, apoi ce fel de pas\u0103re ai voi dumneata? \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 femeia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ceva a\u015fa, deosebit, r\u0103spunse dasc\u0103lul. \u015ei ca s\u0103 nu mai ocolim, \u0163i-oi spune rom\u00e2ne\u015fte, pe \u015fleau: am poft\u0103 s\u0103-\u0163i m\u0103n\u00e2nc fript\u0103 g\u0103ina aia a ta din colivie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vai de mine, dasc\u0103le; dar\u0103 cum a\u015f face eu una ca asta? Ce va zice b\u0103rbatu-meu c\u00e2nd s-o \u00eentoarce?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Orice va zice, iaca, tu s\u0103-i spui c\u0103 a murit. \u015ei apoi nu pricep la ce s\u0103 mai \u0163ine\u0163i o g\u0103in\u0103, care \u015fi a\u015fa e destul de b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi care peste cur\u00e2nd negre\u015fit c\u0103 tot are s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ori\u015ficum, dasc\u0103le, tot nu-mi vine s\u0103 fac una ca asta, ca s\u0103 nu se am\u0103rasc\u0103 b\u0103rbatu-meu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 At\u00e2ta trecere n-am \u015fi eu la dumneata? mai zise dasc\u0103lul. Asta \u00eemi dovede\u015fte c\u0103 nu m\u0103 iube\u015fti. \u00cemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 am \u00eendr\u0103git cu at\u00e2ta foc pe o nesim\u0163itoare. Eu pentru dragostea ta a\u015f fi dat prin foc \u015fi prin ap\u0103, ca s\u0103-\u0163i fac voile, \u015fi tu pentru mine at\u00e2ta lucru s\u0103 nu faci. S\u0103 \u015ftii dar\u0103 c\u0103 de azi \u00eencolo n-ai s\u0103 m\u0103 mai vezi; m\u0103 duc s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eenec.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Biata muiere \u00eencepuse a sim\u0163i \u015fi ea de d\u00e2nsul; apoi, de fric\u0103 ca s\u0103 nu-\u015fi fac\u0103 seam\u0103 singur pentru dragostea ei, se \u00eenduplec\u0103 \u015fi f\u0103g\u0103dui dasc\u0103lului c\u0103-i va da g\u0103ina s-o m\u0103n\u00e2nce fript\u0103, singur, singurel, dup\u0103 cum dorea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum auzi dasc\u0103lul de una ca aceasta, \u00eei zise c\u0103 acum s-a \u00eencredin\u0163at c\u0103 \u015fi ea \u00eel iube\u015fte. Apoi puse la cale ca g\u0103ina s-o g\u0103teasc\u0103 buc\u0103t\u0103reasa lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi, dup\u0103 ce porunci buc\u0103t\u0103resei s\u0103 nu lepede nimic din ale g\u0103inei, nici din m\u0103runtaie, ci s-o frig\u0103 a\u015fa \u00eentreag\u0103-\u00eentreguli\u0163\u0103, se duse la biseric\u0103, unde veni \u015fi femeia cu copiii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Buc\u0103t\u0103reasa f\u0103cu \u00eentocmai precum \u00eei poruncise st\u0103p\u00e2nu-s\u0103u, \u00eens\u0103 pe c\u00e2nd era aproape s\u0103 fie fript\u0103 g\u0103ina des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fit, copiii se \u00eentoarser\u0103 de la biseric\u0103, de\u015fi nu se ispr\u0103vise slujba, c\u0103ci li se f\u0103cuse foame, \u015fi se rugar\u0103 de buc\u0103t\u0103reas\u0103 s\u0103 le dea ceva s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cu at\u00e2ta ging\u0103\u015fie se rugar\u0103 copiii, \u00eenc\u00e2t buc\u0103t\u0103resei i se f\u0103cu mil\u0103 de d\u00e2n\u015fii; le dete c\u00e2te un codru de p\u00e2ine \u015fi, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 aceasta, celui mare \u00eei dete capul g\u0103inei, celui mijlociu pipota, \u015fi celui mai mic inima, socotind c\u0103 acestea sunt lucruri de nimic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copiii m\u00e2ncar\u0103 repede \u015fi se duser\u0103 iar\u0103\u015fi la biseric\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dasc\u0103lul, care st\u0103tuse ca pe ghimpi la biseric\u0103, cum ie\u015fi, veni numaidec\u00e2t s\u0103 se puie la mas\u0103. Numai g\u00e2ndindu-se la g\u0103in\u0103, \u00eei l\u0103sa gura ap\u0103. Dar\u0103 se sup\u0103r\u0103 c\u00e2t un lucru mare c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu c\u0103 i se aduse g\u0103ina f\u0103r\u0103 cap, f\u0103r\u0103 pipot\u0103 \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 inim\u0103. Se c\u0103tr\u0103ni de ciud\u0103 \u015fi de necaz dasc\u0103lul, \u00eenc\u00e2t p-aci, p-aci era s\u0103\u2019nebuneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci r\u0103cni ca un leu la buc\u0103t\u0103reas\u0103, \u00eentreb\u00e2nd-o cum a f\u0103cut de i-a c\u0103lcat porunca.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Biata buc\u0103t\u0103reas\u0103 spuse lucrul cum se \u00eent\u00e2mplase, zic\u00e2ndu-i c\u0103 nu credea s\u0103 se fac\u0103 at\u00e2ta tevatur\u0103 pentru nimicul \u0103sta de m\u0103runtaie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0V\u0103zu c\u0103 nu mai are \u00eencotro \u015fi se st\u0103p\u00e2ni, gust\u0103 c\u00e2te ceva din mas\u0103, se scul\u0103 foarte am\u0103r\u00e2t \u015fi se hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 poarte s\u00e2mbetele copiilor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Femeia, de unde se a\u015ftepta s\u0103 vaz\u0103 pe dasc\u0103l mul\u0163umit pentru c\u0103 se jertfise s\u0103-i fac\u0103 pl\u0103cerea, r\u0103mase uimit\u0103 auzindu-l c\u0103 este at\u00e2ta de m\u00e2hnit. Se duse dar\u0103 pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsul \u015fi cu fel de fel de vorbe dulci voi s\u0103-l \u00eenveseleasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar\u0103 el, care nu-\u015fi lua de loc g\u00e2ndul de la g\u0103in\u0103, \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ai voit s\u0103-mi dovede\u015fti c\u0103-\u0163i sunt drag c\u00e2nd te-ai \u00eenduplecat \u015fi ai dat g\u0103ina s-o taie \u015fi s\u0103 o frig\u0103. Ca s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eencredin\u0163ez cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fire c\u0103 m\u0103 iube\u015fti, am s\u0103 te pui \u00eenc\u0103 la o \u00eencercare. Un lucru am s\u0103-\u0163i mai cer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Spune, spune mai cur\u00e2nd, sufletul meu, numai s\u0103 se poat\u0103. Eu \u00eens\u0103 sunt gata \u015fi la moarte s\u0103 merg pentru d-ta, \u00eei r\u0103spunse femeia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Trebuie s\u0103 alegi una din dou\u0103: ori s\u0103 fii cu copiii t\u0103i, ori s\u0103 fii cu mine. \u015ei iat\u0103 de ce: sunt dasc\u0103l de at\u00e2\u0163ia mari de ani, \u015fi nu mi s-a mai \u00eent\u00e2mplat ca vreun \u015fcolar p\u00e2n\u0103 acum s\u0103-mi fi f\u0103cut ru\u015finea ce mi-a f\u0103cut copiii t\u0103i. Toat\u0103 lumea \u015ftie c\u0103 pe copiii t\u0103i \u00eei am mai de aproape dec\u00e2t pe ceilal\u0163i; eu m\u0103 silesc cu ei s\u0103-i \u00eenv\u0103\u0163 c\u00e2te \u00een lun\u0103 \u015fi \u00een soare, fiindc\u0103 am voit s\u0103-i scot ciraci ai mei; \u015fi ei, ce s\u0103 vezi? Las\u0103 c\u0103 fac mi\u015felii \u015fi umbl\u0103 ca dezmeticii pe uli\u0163i, de s-a luat lumea de g\u00e2nduri cu ei, dar\u0103 azi, s\u0103 ias\u0103 ei din biseric\u0103, s\u0103 vie s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce \u015fi apoi s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 \u00een biseric\u0103 clefetind din gur\u0103! Cu ce obraz s\u0103 mai ies eu \u00een lume? Cine o s\u0103-\u015fi mai dea copiii la \u015fcoala mea? \u015ei dec\u00e2t s\u0103-mi ias\u0103 nume r\u0103u, mai bine s\u0103 mor; c\u0103ci ce gl\u0103suie\u015fte o zic\u0103toare: dec\u00e2t s\u0103 ias\u0103 omului nume r\u0103u, mai bine ochii din cap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce stai, dasc\u0103le, de vorbe\u015fti? Apoi la mine nu te mai g\u00e2nde\u015fti? Nu e p\u0103cat de Dumnezeu s\u0103 pierdem noi ni\u015fte copila\u015fi a\u015fa de dr\u0103g\u0103la\u015fi \u015fi cura\u0163i ca m\u0103rg\u0103ritarul? Cum se poate una ca asta, ca eu s\u0103-mi pierz copila\u015fii? G\u00e2nde\u015fte-te, dr\u0103gu\u0163ul sufletului meu, c\u0103 sunt copiii mei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ori ei, ori eu, r\u0103spunse el.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, ce o s\u0103 zic\u0103 b\u0103rbatul meu c\u00e2nd s-o \u00eentoarce?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lumea m\u0103 va omor\u00ee cu pietre, c\u00e2nd va auzi una ca asta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dasc\u0103lul v\u0103zu c\u0103 a cam scr\u00e2ntit-o \u015fi o \u00eentoarse pe foaia ailalt\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu nu zic s\u0103-i omor\u00e2m, ci s\u0103-i trimitem deocamdat\u0103 la un alt ora\u015f; s\u0103 zici c\u0103 i-ai trimis pentru \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103. Nu mai pot, m\u0103 \u00een\u0163elegi? s\u0103 stea cu mine aici; c\u0103ci nu voi s\u0103-mi zic\u0103 lumea c\u0103 sunt dasc\u0103l d-\u0103ia, terchea, berchea, trei lei perechea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cu gura zicea el unele ca acestea, dar\u0103 \u00een capul lui clocea alte g\u00e2nduri spurcate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei bine, dac\u0103 este a\u015fa, m\u0103 \u00eenvoiesc; dar\u0103 cum s\u0103 facem? \u00eentreb\u0103 femeia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Foarte lesne, r\u0103spunse dasc\u0103lul; la noapte s\u0103-i \u00eenchidem \u00eentr-o magazie \u015fi m\u00e2ine, \u00een faptul zilei, \u00eei iau eu \u00eentr-o c\u0103ru\u0163\u0103 \u015fi i-oi duce s\u0103-i a\u015fez la un prieten al meu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u00e2ndul dasc\u0103lului era s\u0103 ia pe copii, s\u0103-i duc\u0103 \u00een p\u0103dure \u015fi acolo s\u0103-i spintece pe c\u00e2te unul, unul, \u015fi s\u0103 le scoat\u0103 dintr-\u00een\u015fii capul, pipota \u015fi inima g\u0103inei \u015fi s\u0103 le \u00eenghi\u0163\u0103 el.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar\u0103 norocul nu-i sluji nici de ast\u0103 dat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copiii fur\u0103 coprin\u015fi de fric\u0103 c\u00e2nd se v\u0103zur\u0103 \u00eenchi\u015fi \u00een magazie. \u00cencepur\u0103 s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103. Cel mijlociu \u00eens\u0103 zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fra\u0163ilor, asculta\u0163i-m\u0103 pe mine, c\u0103 va fi bine de noi to\u0163i. \u015eti\u0163i de ce ne-a \u00eenchis dasc\u0103lul aici cu voia mamei?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De ce \u00eentrebar\u0103 ceilal\u0163i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dasc\u0103lul a spus minciuni c\u0103 nu \u00eensemna nimic slovele de subt aripa g\u0103inei. \u015ei d-aia a st\u0103ruit el pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mama de a t\u0103iat g\u0103ina \u015fi s-o m\u0103n\u00e2nce el, ca s\u0103 se \u00eemplineasc\u0103 la d\u00e2nsul prorocia din acele slove. Dar\u0103 n-a vrut Dumnezeu cu d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Adev\u0103rat s\u0103 fie, mai \u00eentrebar\u0103 fra\u0163ii, c\u0103 \u00eensemna ceva acele slove?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai e vorb\u0103! r\u0103spunse el. Iac\u0103 s\u0103 v-o spui eu acum. Slovele acelea ziceau c\u0103: cine va m\u00e2nca capul g\u0103inei, va ajunge \u00eemp\u0103rat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu \u00eemp\u0103rat?! zise cel mare, care m\u00e2ncase capul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015fa, r\u0103spunse fratele cel mijlociu. Cel ce va m\u00e2nca inima g\u0103inei, de c\u00e2te ori se va culca, se va pune la capul lui o pung\u0103 cu b\u0103net, unde o va g\u0103si c\u00e2nd se va scula.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mie s\u0103 mi se \u00eent\u00e2mple asta? \u00eentreb\u0103 cel mic, care m\u00e2ncase inima.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u0162ie, \u00eei r\u0103spunse fratele cel mijlociu. Iar\u0103 cel ce va m\u00e2nca pipota g\u0103inei se va face n\u0103zdr\u0103van.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D-aia \u015ftii tu n\u0103zdr\u0103v\u0103niile astea, strigar\u0103 fra\u0163ii cel mare \u015fi cel mic deodat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D-aia, fra\u0163ilor, le r\u0103spunse mijlociul. Acum, ca s\u0103 sc\u0103p\u0103m de aici, trebuie s\u0103 ne punem toate puterile s\u0103 stric\u0103m fereastra magaziei \u0103\u015ftia \u015fi s\u0103 fugim, c\u0103ci dimonul de dasc\u0103l are de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 ne ia \u00een rev\u0103rsatul ziorilor, s\u0103 ne duc\u0103 \u00een p\u0103dure \u015fi s\u0103 ne omoare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se puser\u0103 cu to\u0163ii, sf\u0103r\u00e2mar\u0103 fereastra \u015fi fugir\u0103. Merser\u0103, merser\u0103, toat\u0103 noaptea. C\u00e2nd se lumina de ziu\u0103, ajunser\u0103 la un loc unde se deschidea trei drumuri. Aci stete s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103. Se hot\u0103r\u00e2r\u0103 s\u0103 apuce fiecare pe c\u00e2te un drum \u015fi s\u0103 se duc\u0103 unde i-o lumina Dumnezeu. Se \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015far\u0103, se s\u0103rutar\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi luar\u0103 ziua bun\u0103 unul de la altul cu lacr\u0103mile \u00een ochi \u015fi se desp\u0103r\u0163ir\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merser\u0103 ei toat\u0103 ziua, c\u00e2nd \u00eende sear\u0103 fra\u0163ii cei mari se \u00eent\u00e2lnir\u0103 iar\u0103. Pas\u0103mite drumurile pe care apucaser\u0103 ei se \u00eentruneau acolo. Atunci n\u0103zdr\u0103vanul zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pesemne c\u0103 Dumnezeu vrea s\u0103 fim tot \u00eempreun\u0103, dac\u0103 el ne-a adus aci. A\u015fadar\u0103 s\u0103 nu ne desp\u0103r\u0163im \u00een toat\u0103 via\u0163a noastr\u0103. Mai-nainte de aci este un ora\u015f mare. Acolo a murit \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi m\u00e2ine se alege altul: cel ales ai s\u0103 fii tu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia las\u0103 vorba aia \u00eencolo, m\u0103i frate, \u015fi nu m\u0103 mai face s\u0103-mi intre g\u0103rg\u0103uni \u00een cap. Mai bine zi: ai s\u0103 mergem s\u0103 c\u0103ut\u0103m ceva de lucru, c\u0103 burta, auzi, cic\u0103 n-am m\u00e2ncat de ieri \u015fi cere, s\u0103rmana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merg\u00e2nd ei, ajunser\u0103 la ora\u015ful care era \u00eenaintea lor. Aci \u00eent\u00e2lnir\u0103 un b\u0103tr\u00e2n pe care \u00eel rugar\u0103 s\u0103-i \u00eendrepteze la vrun han, unde s\u0103 m\u00e2ie noaptea. B\u0103tr\u00e2nul le spuse c\u0103 hanurile gem de lume care a venit s\u0103 fie fa\u0163\u0103 la alegerea \u00eemp\u0103ratului, care se va face m\u00e2ine, ca nu va g\u0103si nici un loc de mas \u015fi \u00eei lu\u0103 la d\u00e2nsul acas\u0103, unde le dete de m\u00e2ncare \u015fi un pat de odihn\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi de diminea\u0163\u0103 se scoal\u0103 cu to\u0163ii, se spal\u0103, se scutur\u0103 \u015fi pleac\u0103 cu b\u0103tr\u00e2nul afar\u0103 din ora\u015f pe o c\u00e2mpie \u00eentins\u0103, ca s\u0103 vaz\u0103 \u015fi ei cum se aleg \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163ii la cetatea aceea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B\u0103tr\u00e2nul le spuse c\u0103 alegerea se face a\u015fa: dreg\u0103torii cei mari ia un porumbel alb nevinovat, \u00eel \u00eencarc\u0103 cu cordele foarte frumoase cu tot felul de fe\u0163e, \u00eel arunc\u0103 \u00een sus, \u015fi pe cine s-o l\u0103sa porumbelul, p-acela \u00eel face \u00eemp\u0103ratul lor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe locul hot\u0103r\u00e2t se adunase, \u00eenc\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 a nu se face ziu\u0103, at\u00e2ta lume, c\u00e2t\u0103 frunz\u0103 \u015fi iarb\u0103, de nu se mai putea mi\u015fca; \u015fi b\u0103tr\u00e2nul cu copiii abia g\u0103sir\u0103 \u015fi ei un col\u0163i\u015for la o parte de unde s\u0103 se poat\u0103 uita \u015fi ei. N-apucar\u0103 s\u0103 se a\u015feze bine \u015fi auzir\u0103 un sunet de bucium. Atunci se f\u0103cu o t\u0103cere de se auzea musca zb\u00e2rn\u00e2ind. Toat\u0103 lumea \u0163inea ochii \u0163int\u0103 \u00een sus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Arunc\u00e2du-se porumbelul \u00een v\u0103zduh, acesta ocoli pe deasupra lumii \u015fi veni de se puse drept pe capul b\u0103iatului celui mare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fiii de \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i \u015fi de boieri, cari veniser\u0103 cu g\u00e2nd d-a fi ale\u015fi, \u00eencepur\u0103 a striga c\u0103 nu se poate, e gre\u015feal\u0103, nu e bun de \u00eemp\u0103rat, \u015fi altele, \u015fi cerur\u0103 ca s\u0103 se fac\u0103 o a doua \u00eencercare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se \u00een\u0103l\u0163\u0103 dar\u0103 porumbelul de a doua oar\u0103; \u015fi de ast\u0103 dat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 nici un ocol, veni \u015fi se puse drept pe capul b\u0103iatului. \u00cenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 strigar\u0103 fiii boierilor c\u0103 nu se poate, nu se poate, \u015fi cerur\u0103 a treia cercare. Iar\u0103 pe b\u0103iat \u00eel b\u0103gar\u0103 \u00eentr-un sac \u015fi-l duser\u0103 departe de lume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La a treia \u00een\u0103l\u0163are, porumbelul, dup\u0103 ce f\u00e2lf\u00e2i pu\u0163in pe deasupra locului pe unde sta b\u0103iatul mai-nainte, \u00ee\u015fi ia zborul \u015fi se duse de se puse drept pe sac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci toat\u0103 lumea strig\u0103 \u00eentr-o unire c\u0103 acesta este \u00eemp\u0103ratul lor. \u00cel scoaser\u0103 dar\u0103 din sac \u015fi-l duser\u0103 de-l a\u015fezar\u0103 pe tron, \u00een sunetul buciumelor, al surlelor \u015fi al strig\u0103rilor de bucurie ale mul\u0163imei adunate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul cel nou, cum se v\u0103zu \u00eentronat, mai \u00eent\u00e2i hot\u0103r\u00ee ca frate-s\u0103u n\u0103zdr\u0103vanul \u015fi b\u0103tr\u00e2nul ce-i g\u0103zduise s\u0103 fie nelipsi\u0163i de l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsul. \u015ei cu ajutorul lui frate-s\u0103u \u00eencepu a c\u00e2rmui \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia cu \u00een\u0163elepciune \u015fi dreptate. Nu trecu mult \u015fi vestea se duse \u00een toate \u0163inuturile \u015fi \u00een \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iile vecinilor despre numele lor; iar\u0103 supu\u015fii lor \u00eencepur\u0103 a-i numi: cei doi fra\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i cu minte \u015fi drep\u0163i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd auzi dasc\u0103lul de fuga copiilor, turb\u0103 de m\u00e2nie: c\u0103ci era un z\u0103ca\u015f de n-avea margini. Vru s\u0103-\u015fi fac\u0103 seam\u0103 singur, dar n-avu curaj. V\u0103z\u00e2nd \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 norocul \u00eei st\u0103 \u00eempotriv\u0103, se potoli oarecum \u015fi se apuc\u0103 iar\u0103 de d\u0103sc\u0103lia lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 o bun\u0103 bucat\u0103 de timp iat\u0103 c\u0103 sose\u015fte \u015fi tat\u0103l copiilor din c\u0103l\u0103toria cea lung\u0103 ce f\u0103cuse. Adusese cu d\u00e2nsul bog\u0103\u0163ii dup\u0103 bog\u0103\u0163ii. C\u00e2nd afl\u0103 de fuga copiilor, c\u00e2t p-aci era s\u0103-i vie r\u0103u, dar\u0103 se st\u0103p\u00e2ni. Cercet\u0103 \u00een dreapta \u015fi \u00een st\u00e2nga, \u015fi i se spuse toat\u0103 istoria cum s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat. Atunci el hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 cear\u0103 dreptate pentru necinstea ce i-a f\u0103cut so\u0163ia lui \u015fi pentru r\u0103ul ce i-a pricinuit procletul de dasc\u0103l.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merse deci pe la toate dreg\u0103toriile \u015fi fu str\u0103g\u0103nit prin judec\u0103\u0163i mai mul\u0163i ani, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi dob\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 dreptatea potrivit cu m\u0103rimea vinei celor vinova\u0163i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Afl\u00e2nd \u015fi despre numele cel falnic al celor doi fra\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i, negu\u0163\u0103torul \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 femeia \u015fi pe dasc\u0103l \u015fi se duse s\u0103-i judece ei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai-nainte \u00eens\u0103 de a ajunge ei acolo, fratele \u00eemp\u0103ratului, n\u0103zdr\u0103vanul, sim\u0163ind c\u0103 are s\u0103 vie tat\u0103-s\u0103u la judecat\u0103, spuse fr\u0103\u0163ine-s\u0103u, \u00eemp\u0103ratul, \u015fi am\u00e2ndoi se chibzuir\u0103 ca s\u0103 fac\u0103 o priimire ca unui p\u0103rinte bun ce le era.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd venir\u0103 \u00eempricina\u0163ii la \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fare, ie\u015fi \u00eenainte fratele \u00eemp\u0103ratului \u015fi priimi pe negustor la scar\u0103, iar\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eel duse \u00eenaintea \u00eemp\u0103ratului, acesta se scul\u0103 de pe tron \u015fi l-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat cu vorbe bune \u015fi supuse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Negustorul se minun\u0103 de at\u00e2ta cinste ce i se f\u0103cu \u015fi nu \u015ftia ce s\u0103 mai zic\u0103; se uita \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile \u015fi nu pricepea nimic din cele ce se f\u0103ceau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El c\u0103uta c\u00e2nd la \u00eemp\u0103ratul, c\u00e2nd la fratele \u00eemp\u0103ratului, se minuna \u00een sine, dar\u0103 nu cutez\u0103 s\u0103 zic\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Intr\u00e2nd \u00een c\u0103mar\u0103 \u015fi dasc\u0103lul cu femeia, st\u0103tur\u0103 ca tr\u0103sni\u0163i de Dumnezeu. Vezi c\u0103 se \u015ftiau vinova\u0163i de moarte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce se a\u015fez\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul pe tron, judecata \u00eencepu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Negu\u0163\u0103torul \u00ee\u015fi spuse p\u0103sul \u015fi zice c\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi pune n\u0103dejdea \u00een \u00een\u0163elepciunea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103 \u015fi a\u015fteapt\u0103 s\u0103 hot\u0103rasc\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul cum \u00eel va lumina Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dasc\u0103lul o m\u00e2lcise de tot, iar\u0103 femeia \u00eendrug\u0103 \u015fi ea c\u00e2teva vorbe, arunc\u00e2nd toat\u0103 vina \u00een spinarea dasc\u0103lului.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00eentreb\u0103 pe negustor c\u0103: dac\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi va vedea copiii, i-ar cunoa\u015fte el?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai e vorb\u0103? r\u0103spunse negu\u0163\u0103torul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El se uita la am\u00e2ndoi \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163ii \u015fi nu mai cutez\u0103 s\u0103 zic\u0103 nici bleau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Noi suntem, r\u0103spunse \u00eemp\u0103ratul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La aceste cuvinte, femeia \u015fi dasc\u0103lul o sfleclir\u0103 de tot \u015fi tremurau ca varga. Iar\u0103 negu\u0163\u0103torul, cre\u015ftea inima \u00eentr-\u00eensul de bucurie c\u0103-\u015fi g\u0103sise copiii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul zise c\u0103 de c\u00e2nd el este \u00eemp\u0103rat, a\u015fa pricin\u0103 grea nu mai judecase. Hot\u0103r\u00ee dar\u0103 ca to\u0163i s\u0103 caz\u0103 \u00een genunchi \u015fi s\u0103 roage pe Dumnezeu s\u0103 le arate dreptatea lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa \u015fi f\u0103cur\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe c\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 se rugau, deodat\u0103, dasc\u0103lul \u015fi femeia se f\u0103cur\u0103 stane de piatr\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul porunci s\u0103 puie asta stane de piatr\u0103 de o parte \u015fi de alta la scara palatului. Iar\u0103 negustorul r\u0103mase la curtea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen vremea aceasta, fratele cel mic, dup\u0103 ce se desp\u0103r\u0163i de fra\u0163ii s\u0103i, se duse, se duse, ca cuv\u00e2ntul din <a href=\"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/\">poveste<\/a> ce d-aci \u00eencolo se g\u0103te\u015fte, \u015fi ajunse la ora\u015ful unde \u00eel scosese drumul pe care apucase el.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acolo dac\u0103 sosi, trase la gazd\u0103 la un om al lui Dumnezeu. De c\u00e2te ori se culca, de at\u00e2tea ori g\u0103sea c\u00e2te o pung\u0103 cu galbeni la c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2iul s\u0103u c\u00e2nd se scula.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ceru de la gazd\u0103 pe cineva care s\u0103-i arate lucrurile cele mai \u00eensemnate. Dup\u0103 ce ocoli cruci\u015f \u015fi curmezi\u015f tot ora\u015ful, v\u0103z\u00e2nd tot ce era vrednic de v\u0103zut, ajunse la margine \u015fi acolo era un ostrov. Iar\u0103 dac\u0103 vru a \u015fti ce era acolo, c\u0103l\u0103uza se feri d-a-i spune.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seara \u00eentreb\u0103 pe gazd\u0103 \u015fi aceasta \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 nu care cumva s\u0103 te mu\u015fte \u015farpele de inim\u0103 s\u0103 te duci acolo, c\u0103 e stingere de tine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pentru ce? \u00eentreb\u0103 fl\u0103c\u0103iandrul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pentru c\u0103 acolo \u015fade o m\u0103iastr\u0103 \u015fi oricine merge la d\u00e2nsa se \u00eentoarce capiu. \u015ei apoi nimeni nu poate s\u0103 mearg\u0103 s\u0103 o vaz\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce nu o da dou\u0103 pungi de bani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Asta este tot? M\u00e2ine m\u0103 duc s\u0103 o v\u0103z, zise el; bani am destui, precum vezi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nici rug\u0103ciunile gazdei, nici frica de c\u0103piare nu l-a putut opri de a merge s\u0103 vaz\u0103 pe acea m\u0103iastr\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se duse deci, d\u0103du dou\u0103 pungi de bani \u015fi intr\u0103 \u00een ostrov. Acolo umbl\u0103 c\u00e2tva timp, ca un haidamac, pe dinafar\u0103, ca doar m\u0103iastra va ie\u015fi la fereastra palatului s\u0103 o vaz\u0103. Ea ie\u015fi, el o v\u0103zu \u015fi apoi se \u00eentoarse. A doua zi se duse iar\u0103, a treia zi iar\u0103 \u015fi tot astfel c\u00e2teva zile d-a r\u00e2ndul. De ce o vedea, d-aia dorea s\u0103 o mai vaz\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0M\u0103iastra b\u0103g\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 el venea \u00eentr-una de c\u00e2teva zile.&#8221;Trebuie s\u0103 aib\u0103 mul\u0163i bani&#8221;, se g\u00e2ndi ea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar\u0103 dac\u0103 trimise de-l chem\u0103, \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mare stare trebuie s\u0103 ai tu, tinere, de o risipe\u015fti a\u015fa. N-am v\u0103zut p\u00e2n\u0103 acum pe nimeni care s\u0103 vie la mine \u00een ostrov de at\u00e2tea ori una dup\u0103 alta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, mare \u015fi nesf\u00e2r\u015fit\u0103, r\u0103spunse fl\u0103c\u0103iandrul cu m\u00e2ndrie, ca \u015fi puterea cu care o fac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum auzi m\u0103iastra aste vorbe, \u00eei puse g\u00e2nd r\u0103u. Se lu\u0103 deci pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsul cu \u015foptele cu momele, viclenindu-l ca s\u0103-i afle puterea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fl\u0103c\u0103iandrul se pierdea de dorul ei c\u00e2nd o v\u0103zu dezmierd\u00e2ndu-l cu ni\u015fte cuvinte mai dulci dec\u00e2t mierea. Se \u00een\u015fel\u0103 \u015fi \u00eei spuse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci ea \u00eei dete ceva de b\u0103u, iar el dete dintr-\u00eensul afar\u0103 inima g\u0103inei. Ea o lu\u0103, apoi \u00eei dete pe bete din ostrov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se dezmetici el \u015fi se v\u0103zu pirpiricosac, gol\u0103nel \u015fi gonit, cuget\u0103:&#8221;Dac\u0103 nu \u0163i-oi face-o eu, apoi s\u0103 \u015ftii c\u0103 nici dracul nu \u0163i-o mai face&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se duse la gazd\u0103 \u015fi povesti ce i se \u00eent\u00e2mplase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu \u0163i-am spus eu, s\u0103racul de mine, s\u0103 nu te duci acolo? Ce o s\u0103 te faci acum?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103 voi duce \u00een lume, \u015fi ce va vrea Dumnezeu cu mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi plec\u0103 \u015fi, trec\u00e2nd printr-o p\u0103dure, ajunse la marginea unui r\u00e2u. Acolo dete o colib\u0103 de pescar. \u00cei chior\u0103ia ma\u0163ele de foame \u015fi fu nevoit s\u0103 se abat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pescarul priimi s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 la d\u00e2nsul s\u0103 \u00eenve\u0163e pescuitul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-una din zile, pescarul zise fl\u0103c\u0103iandrului:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iat\u0103 eu m\u0103 duc la t\u00e2rg cu co\u015ful \u0103sta de pe\u015fte. P\u00e2n\u0103 una alta, ia \u015fi tu hal\u0103ul \u0103la, \u015fi vezi d-ei putea s\u0103 prinzi vro f\u00e2\u0163\u0103 de pe\u015fte ca s\u0103 avem de legum\u0103 pentru azi \u015fi m\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Las\u2019 pe mine, r\u0103spunse fl\u0103c\u0103iandru.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pescarul plec\u0103. Iar\u0103 b\u0103iatul intr\u0103 cu plasa \u00een g\u00e2rl\u0103. B\u0103tu \u00een sus, b\u0103tu \u00een jos \u015fi pe\u015fte s\u0103 prinz\u0103, c\u00e2tu\u015fi dec\u00e2t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tocmai era s\u0103 se lase de pescuit, c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu o mrean\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mreana fugi, el dup\u0103 ea, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eei veni bine \u015fi, arunc\u00e2nd plasa, o \u00eenc\u00e2lci \u00eentr-\u00eensa \u015fi o trase la margine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0V\u0103zu el c\u0103 mreana era c\u00e2t s\u0103 le ajung\u0103 pe dou\u0103 zile. Se bucur\u0103 \u00een inima sa c\u0103 f\u0103cuse o treab\u0103 cumsecade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se puse deci de o cur\u0103\u0163\u0103 de solzi; o spintec\u0103, \u00eei scoase m\u0103runtaiele. C\u00e2nd \u00een loc de lap\u0163i, ce s\u0103 vezi? ceva ce nu sem\u0103na a nimic. Lu\u0103 el acel ceva, \u00eel sp\u0103l\u0103, \u015fi r\u0103mase un fel de cov\u0103\u0163ea mititic\u0103 de piatr\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bun\u0103 este \u015fi asta, zise el, s\u0103 am cu ce bea ap\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u00eendat\u0103 \u015fi lu\u0103 oleac\u0103 de ap\u0103 cu d\u00e2nsa s\u0103 bea. C\u00e2nd s-o duc\u0103 la gur\u0103, ea era plin\u0103 cu galbeni. Se mir\u0103 de ast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplare. R\u0103sturn\u0103 banii \u00een poal\u0103 \u015fi mai lu\u0103 o dat\u0103 ap\u0103 ca s\u0103 bea. C\u00e2nd s\u0103 aduc\u0103 la gur\u0103, se f\u0103cu iar\u0103 bani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acum, aide la z\u00e2na mea m\u0103iastr\u0103, zise el.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0L\u0103s\u0103 \u015fi plas\u0103, \u015fi pe\u015fte, \u015fi colib\u0103 \u015fi \u00eentr-un suflet alerg\u0103 la gazda lui din ora\u015f. \u00cei spuse despre norocul ce dase peste el \u015fi \u00eencepu a se g\u0103ti s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la ostrov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gazda se sili \u00een toate chipurile s\u0103-l opreasc\u0103 de la aceast\u0103 ot\u0103r\u00e2re a sa. Fu peste putin\u0163\u0103. \u00cel tr\u0103gea a\u0163a la rele. P\u00e2n\u0103 una alta, umplu gazdei dou\u0103 tocitori cu bani. Apoi lu\u0103 cu d\u00e2nsul cov\u0103\u0163ica de piatr\u0103 \u015fi dou\u0103 pungi pline, \u015fi se duse la ostrov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum \u00eel v\u0103zu m\u0103iastra, \u00eel cunoscu. \u00cen\u0163elese ea c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fi dat el cu m\u00e2na \u00een foc, \u015fi-l chem\u0103 la d\u00e2nsa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acolo, cu pref\u0103c\u0103turi, cu marghiolii \u015fi cu viclenii \u00eel f\u0103cu de spuse cum are at\u00e2ta stare. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 fl\u0103c\u0103iandrul \u00ee\u015fi pierduse capul cum ajunse l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsa, se l\u0103s\u0103 s\u0103 fie m\u00e2glisit, \u015fi m\u0103iastra \u00eei \u015fterse \u015fi cov\u0103\u0163ica. Cum se f\u0103cu st\u0103p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi pe acest lucru, porunci slugilor sale s\u0103-l huiduiasc\u0103 ca p-o g\u0103g\u0103u\u0163\u0103 \u015fi \u00eel goni cu ru\u015fine din ostrov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se v\u0103zu iar\u0103\u015fi dat afar\u0103 \u015fi \u00eenfruntat, nu se putu ast\u00e2mp\u0103ra de necaz, cum de s\u0103 nu se \u0163ie el, ca s\u0103 nu fie \u015fi batjocorit, \u015fi cu banii lua\u0163i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Plec\u0103 iar\u0103 la gazd\u0103 \u015fi-i spuse toat\u0103 \u015firetenia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gazda \u00eel pov\u0103\u0163ui s\u0103 ia pe seama lui o tocitoare de bani din care \u00eei l\u0103sase s\u0103 se apuce \u015fi el de ceva \u015fi s\u0103 nu mai umble ca un pierde-var\u0103 dup\u0103 icre verzi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eu nu voi, \u015fi plec\u0103 \u00een lume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce mi-o da Dumnezeu, zise el.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merse, merse, prin c\u00e2mpii cu inima plin\u0103 de foc pentru m\u0103iastra lui, trecu prin p\u0103duri, \u015fi nu se putea \u00eemp\u0103ca cu g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 n-o s\u0103-\u015fi mai poat\u0103 vedea odorul. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, c\u0103zu de obid\u0103 \u015fi de m\u00e2hnire. St\u00e2nd el a\u015fa \u015fi zb\u0103t\u00e2ndu-se cu g\u00e2ndurile, b\u0103g\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 p-acolo p-aproape curgea o ap\u0103. Se duse s\u0103 se scalde ca s\u0103 se mai r\u0103coreasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tot sc\u0103ld\u00e2ndu-se, v\u0103zu de ceea parte a r\u00e2ului ni\u015fte smochini. \u00ce\u015fi aduse aminte c\u0103 nu m\u00e2ncase de dou\u0103 zile \u015fi se duse s\u0103 fac\u0103 o gust\u0103ric\u0103 cu ni\u0163ele smochine. M\u00e2nc\u0103 ce m\u00e2nc\u0103, dar\u0103 \u00eencepu a sim\u0163i c\u0103 din ce \u00een ce se schimb\u0103. Unde din om ce era, se pomeni deodat\u0103 m\u0103gar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alt\u0103 nevoie acum. Cum s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 \u00een cetate? Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 celelalte toate, acum are s\u0103 fie \u015fi prigonit. Umbl\u00e2nd \u00een sus \u015fi \u00een jos pe marginea p\u0103durei, \u00eei era fric\u0103 s\u0103 intre \u00een\u0103untru p\u0103durei, ca s\u0103 nu-l apuce vro fiar\u0103 s\u0103lbatec\u0103; se temea iar\u0103 s\u0103 ias\u0103 mai la lumin\u0103, ca s\u0103 nu-l prinz\u0103 vrun om, s\u0103-l puie la vro munc\u0103 ce n-ar putea-o duce. Ce s\u0103 fac\u0103? Se c\u0103ina \u015fi se v\u0103ic\u0103rea, de-i pl\u00e2ngeai de mil\u0103. Toat\u0103 ziua umbl\u0103 r\u0103t\u0103cind cu inima c\u00e2t un purice de fric\u0103. Fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi iar\u0103. C\u0103ut\u00e2nd c\u00e2te ceva de m\u00e2ncare, dete peste ni\u015fte ro\u015fcove. Se apuc\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce, c\u0103ci era lihnit de foame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2t p-aci era s\u0103 moar\u0103 de bucurie c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu c\u0103 \u00eencet, \u00eencet, se schimb\u0103 \u015fi se f\u0103cu iar\u0103 om.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0St\u0103tu \u00een loc \u015fi se cruci \u015fi el de ast\u0103 minune. Apoi deodat\u0103 zice:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acum e\u015fti a mea! St\u0103i, m\u0103i tu, c\u0103 \u0163i-o fac eu \u0163ie pe piele, femeie f\u0103r\u0103 de inim\u0103 ce mi-ai fost!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se apuc\u0103 \u015fi umplu s\u00e2nul de ro\u015fcove. Apoi f\u0103cu un co\u015fule\u0163, cum putu, din nuiele de richit\u0103, \u015fi culese \u00eentr-\u00eensul smochine, de care m\u00e2ncase \u015fi el.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce se \u00eentoarse la gazda lui din cetate, \u00eei spuse c\u0103 acum s-a \u00eemplinit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Auzind \u00eens\u0103 de faima celor doi \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i \u00een\u0163elep\u0163i, \u00eei dete un fier ars prin inim\u0103, \u015fi-\u015fi puse \u00een g\u00e2nd a merge la d\u00e2n\u015fii s\u0103 vaz\u0103, oare n-or fi fra\u0163ii lui?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 se porneasc\u0103 c\u0103tre d\u00e2n\u015fii, se mai duse o dat\u0103 la ostrov, cu co\u015fule\u0163ul de smochine pe m\u00e2n\u0103, \u015fi \u00eencepu a striga la smochine, pe la poarta palatului. M\u0103iastra, auzindu-l, trimise s\u0103-l cheme. Cum \u00eel v\u0103zu, \u00eel cunoscu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crez\u00e2nd c\u0103 \u015fi \u00een smochinele lui este ascuns vrun farmec numai bun pentru d\u00e2nsa, porunci de-i cump\u0103r\u0103 co\u015ful cu totul. El lu\u0103 banii \u015fi se f\u0103cea a se mai plimba prin ostrov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0M\u0103iastra se puse la mas\u0103. C\u00e2nd la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul mesei, dup\u0103 ce m\u00e2ncar\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu ai lor smochine, se f\u0103cur\u0103 m\u0103gari.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0H\u00e2\u0163 \u00een sus, h\u00e2\u0163 \u00een jos. Ba c\u0103 o fi una, ba c\u0103 o fi alta, nimic. R\u0103maser\u0103 m\u0103gari ca to\u0163i m\u0103garii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci fl\u0103c\u0103iandrul, prinz\u00e2ndu-i, le puse c\u00e2te un c\u0103p\u0103stru \u00een cap, \u00eei leg\u0103 unul de altul \u015fi \u00eei duse cu d\u00e2nsul, dup\u0103 ce lu\u0103 cov\u0103\u0163ica \u015fi o b\u0103g\u0103 \u00een s\u00e2n; c\u0103ci inima g\u0103inei o m\u00e2ncase m\u0103iastra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se duse cu c\u00e2rdul de m\u0103gari la gazda lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acum s\u0103 \u015ftii c\u0103 m\u0103 duc \u00eentr-ale mele, zise el gazdei; bani ai destui, ostrovul \u015fi palaturile sunt ale tale. R\u0103m\u00e2i s\u0103n\u0103tos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 ne vedem s\u0103n\u0103to\u015fi, r\u0103spunse gazda, \u015fi s\u0103 auzim de bine. Dar\u0103 cu turma aia de m\u0103gari ce ai s\u0103 faci? Ia-\u0163i un argat, care s\u0103 vaz\u0103 de ei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa \u015fi f\u0103cu. Tocmi un argat \u015fi porni s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la fra\u0163ii lui, cu alaiul dup\u0103 d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe c\u00e2nd mergea, fratele n\u0103zdr\u0103van spune \u00eemp\u0103ratului toate cele \u00eent\u00e2mplate fratelui lor celui mai mic, \u015fi se preg\u0103tir\u0103 s\u0103-l primeasc\u0103 cu cinste.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd ajunse la marginea cet\u0103\u0163ii unde domnea \u00eemp\u0103ratul, se mir\u0103 c\u0103 g\u0103si pe fratele s\u0103u cel mijlociu care \u00eel a\u015ftepta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acesta \u00eei povesti toat\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplarea cu muma lor \u015fi a dasc\u0103lului, \u015fi cum \u00eei pedepsise Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pl\u00e2nse fratele cel mic de os\u00e2nda dumnezeiasc\u0103 ce c\u0103zuse peste muma lor, apoi merse de se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratului.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum se v\u0103zur\u0103, se cunoscur\u0103 \u015fi se \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015far\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Apoi ceru de la \u00eemp\u0103ratul s\u0103-i dea un grajd curat unde s\u0103-\u015fi puie m\u0103garii, pe care singur \u00eei \u00eengrij\u0103a.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trecu ce trecu \u015fi nici pomeneal\u0103 nu era ca s\u0103 fac\u0103 pe m\u0103gari s\u0103 se schimbe iar\u0103\u015fi \u00een oameni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o zi, la mas\u0103, c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu c\u0103 frate-s\u0103u cel mic este cu voie bun\u0103, \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, ce ai de g\u00e2nd cu m\u0103garii t\u0103i; destul i-ai pedepsit, iart\u0103-i. S\u0103 nu socote\u015fti c\u0103 nu \u015ftiu tot ce ai p\u0103\u0163it. Dar\u0103 este destul. Mai cu seam\u0103 c\u0103ci \u015ftiu c\u0103 se tope\u015fte inima \u00een tine de dorul ei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Adev\u0103r ai gr\u0103it, \u00eei r\u0103spunse fratele cel mic. Pentru hat\u00e2rul t\u0103u fac tot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trimise de aduse m\u0103garii acolo; le dete de m\u00e2ncar\u0103 ro\u015fcove \u015fi \u00eendat\u0103 se f\u0103cur\u0103 iar\u0103 oameni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To\u0163i cei de fa\u0163\u0103 r\u0103maser\u0103 \u00eenm\u0103rmuri\u0163i c\u00e2nd v\u0103zur\u0103 asta minune. Apoi ochii tuturor se a\u0163intir\u0103 la m\u0103iastra \u015fi m\u0103rturisir\u0103 c\u0103 a\u015fa frumuse\u0163e de muiere nici c-au mai v\u0103zut, \u015fi nici c\u0103 se mai poate afla \u00een toat\u0103 lumea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ea atunci \u00eencepu a zice:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai \u00eent\u00e2i mul\u0163umesc \u00eemp\u0103ratului c\u0103 s-a \u00eenduio\u015fat de starea cea proast\u0103 \u015fi tic\u0103loas\u0103 \u00een care ajunsesem \u015fi a st\u0103ruit de ne-a f\u0103cut oameni la loc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Apoi, uit\u00e2ndu-se la fratele \u00eemp\u0103ratului cel mic, \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Numai tu mi-ai venit de hac pe lumea asta; dac\u0103 voie\u015fti, sunt gata a te lua de b\u0103rbat. Iart\u0103-m\u0103 pentru neajunsurile ce \u0163i-am f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Apoi eu ce umblam, p\u0103catele mele, c\u00e2nd tot veneam pe la tine, \u015fi tu \u0163i-ai b\u0103tut joc de mine. Fie c\u0103 \u015fi eu mi-am scos din capete. Sunt gata \u015fi eu a te lua de so\u0163ie, mai cu seam\u0103 acum, c\u0103 nu mi-a mai r\u0103mas la inim\u0103 nici o z\u0103c\u0103\u015feal\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se preg\u0103tir\u0103 \u015fi f\u0103cur\u0103 o nunt\u0103 d-alea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u015ftile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ei nu se mai duser\u0103 de acolo. R\u0103maser\u0103 c\u00e2tetrei fra\u0163ii la un loc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trebile \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei mergeau g\u0103itan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Locuitorii apucau \u015fi ei de la ace\u015fti trei fra\u0163i c\u00e2nd dreptate, c\u00e2nd pove\u0163e bune \u015fi c\u00e2nd ajutoruri de bani; \u015fi \u00een toat\u0103 lumea se duse vestea despre ei, c\u0103rora li se zicea: La cei trei fra\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A fost odat\u0103 un biet om s\u0103rac. El avea femeie \u015fi trei copila\u015fi. Lucra bietul om de da pe br\u00e2nci, zi \u015fi noapte, orice \u015fi pe unde g\u0103sea, \u015fi &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Cei trei fra\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/cei-trei-frati-imparati\/#more-2104\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cei trei fra\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i\">Continua\u021bi s\u0103 citi\u021bi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[385,21],"tags":[388,418,387,758,393],"class_list":["post-2104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-petre-ispirescu","category-povesti-pentru-copii","tag-basme","tag-cei-trei-frati-imparati","tag-petre-ispirescu","tag-povesti-pentru-copii","tag-povesti-si-povestiri","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\/2104","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=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}