poveste<\/a> n\u0103scocit\u0103 de cei care scriu c\u0103r\u0163i.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103ria ta, a spus el, nu trebuie s\u0103 crezi tot ce scrie acolo; c\u0103r\u0163ile, foarte des, sunt numai n\u0103scociri. Ba uneori \u00een ele au parascovenii \u015fi vr\u0103jitorii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cartea \u00een care am citit asta, a zis \u00eemp\u0103ratul, mi-a trimis-o \u00eemp\u0103ratul Japoniei, a\u015fa c\u0103 nu poate s\u0103 fie mincinoas\u0103. Vreau s-ascult \u015fi eu privighetoarea. Desear\u0103 s\u0103 fie aici numaidec\u00e2t. Va avea \u00eenalta mea bun\u0103voin\u0163\u0103. \u015ei dac\u0103 nu vine, atunci desear\u0103 to\u0163i curtenii, dup\u0103 ce au s\u0103 stea la mas\u0103, au s\u0103 fie c\u0103lca\u0163i \u00een picioare.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a auzit asta sfetnicul \u2013 iar a \u00eenceput s\u0103 alerge pe sc\u0103ri \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile; \u015fi to\u0163i curtenii alergau cu el, fiindc\u0103 nu le-ar fi pl\u0103cut s\u0103 fie c\u0103lca\u0163i \u00een picioare. \u015ei to\u0163i \u00eentrebau \u015fi c\u0103utau privighetoarea aceea minunat\u0103, despre care toat\u0103 lumea \u015ftia, dar de care aici la curte nimeni nu auzise.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, au dat de o biat\u0103 fat\u0103 de la buc\u0103t\u0103rie care le-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu \u015ftiu unde-i privighetoarea aceea \u015fi am auzit-o cum c\u00e2nt\u0103. \u00cen fiecare sear\u0103 mi se d\u0103 voie s\u0103 iau ce mai r\u0103m\u00e2ne de la mas\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 duc de m\u00e2ncare mamei care-i s\u0103rac\u0103 \u015fi bolnav\u0103. Casa noastr\u0103 e chiar pe \u0163\u0103rm \u015fi c\u00e2nd trec noaptea prin p\u0103dure \u015fi m\u0103 opresc oleac\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 odihnesc, ascult cum c\u00e2nt\u0103 privighetoarea. C\u00e2nt\u0103 a\u015fa de dulce c\u0103-mi dau lacrimile \u015fi c\u00e2nd o aud parc\u0103 m-ar s\u0103ruta mama.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite ce, feti\u0163o, a spus sfetnicul, te fac mai mare peste toat\u0103 buc\u0103t\u0103ria \u015fi ai s\u0103 ai voie s\u0103-l vezi pe \u00eemp\u0103rat c\u00e2nd st\u0103 la mas\u0103, numai s\u0103 ne duci la privighetoare, fiindc\u0103 trebuie neap\u0103rat s\u0103 se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015feze desear\u0103 la curte.<\/p>\n
\u015ei s-au dus cu to\u0163ii \u00een p\u0103dure, acolo unde avea obiceiul s\u0103 c\u00e2nte privighetoarea. Cum mergeau ei a\u015fa, o vac\u0103 de prin apropiere a \u00eenceput s\u0103 mugeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 I-auzi\u0163i, au spus curtenii, asta trebuie s\u0103 fie privighetoarea. Ce glas puternic la o vietate a\u015fa de mic\u0103! Dar parc\u0103 am mai auzit noi glasul acesta!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu! E o vac\u0103! a zis fata de la buc\u0103t\u0103rie. N-am ajuns \u00eenc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au mai mers o bucat\u0103 \u015fi au auzit ni\u015fte broa\u015fte \u00eentr-o balt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Stra\u015fnic de frumos! a spus preotul palatului. Acum o aud, c\u00e2nt\u0103 de parc-ar fi clopo\u0163eii din templu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu! Sunt ni\u015fte broa\u015fte, a zis fata. \u00cendat\u0103 o s-o auzim \u015fi pe ea. \u015ei deodat\u0103 privighetoarea a \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00e2nte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca, asta e privighetoarea, a spus fata. Asculta\u0163i-o cum c\u00e2nt\u0103! Uite-o colo sus! \u015ei le-a ar\u0103tat pe-o creang\u0103 o pas\u0103re mititic\u0103 \u015fi cenu\u015fie.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum, asta e? a spus sfetnicul. Nu mi-a\u015f fi \u00eenchipuit c\u0103-i a\u015fa; e at\u00e2t de mic\u0103 \u015fi de \u015ftears\u0103! Eu cred c\u0103 \u015fi-a pierdut culoarea, de spaim\u0103 c\u0103 vede at\u00e2tea fe\u0163e simandicoase \u00een preajma ei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Privighetoareo! a strigat fata de la buc\u0103t\u0103rie, m\u0103ria sa \u00eemp\u0103ratul vrea s\u0103 te aud\u0103 cum c\u00e2n\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum s\u0103 nu! Bucuros! a spus privighetoarea \u015fi a c\u00e2ntat de-\u0163i era mai mare dragul s-o ascul\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Parc-ar fi ni\u015fte clopo\u0163ei de sticl\u0103, a spus sfetnicul. Ia uite cum \u00eei merge gu\u015fa! Ciudat lucru c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 acuma n-am v\u0103zut-o. Au s\u0103 se minuneze to\u0163i de la curte c\u00e2nd au s-o vad\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 mai c\u00e2nt o dat\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratului? a \u00eentrebat privighetoarea. Ea credea c\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul e \u015fi el acolo.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Scump\u0103 \u015fi minunat\u0103 privighetoare, a zis sfetnicul, am marea bucurie s\u0103 te poftesc desear\u0103 la o serbare la curte, unde ai s\u0103 farmeci pe m\u0103ria sa \u00eemp\u0103ratul cu c\u00e2ntecele tale minunate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u00e2ntecul meu sun\u0103 mai bine \u00een p\u0103dure, a spus privighetoarea, dar s-a dus cu ei c\u00e2nd a auzit c\u0103 a\u015fa vrea \u00eemp\u0103ratul.<\/p>\n
La palat totul era preg\u0103tit ca de s\u0103rb\u0103toare. Pardoseala \u015fi pere\u0163ii care erau de por\u0163elan str\u0103luceau lumina\u0163i de mii de l\u0103mpi de aur \u015fi pretutindeni erau flori frumoase care sunau din zurg\u0103l\u0103i. \u015ei era o larm\u0103 de zurg\u0103l\u0103i c\u0103 nu te puteai auzi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen sala cea mare, \u00een care \u015fedea \u00eemp\u0103ratul, era at\u00e2rnat\u0103 la mijloc o pr\u0103jin\u0103 de aur pe care trebuia s\u0103 se a\u015feze privighetoarea. Toat\u0103 curtea era adunat\u0103 \u015fi fata de la buc\u0103t\u0103rie c\u0103p\u0103tase \u00eeng\u0103duin\u0163a s\u0103 stea \u015fi ea dup\u0103 u\u015f\u0103, fiindc\u0103 acuma i se d\u0103duse titlul de buc\u0103t\u0103reas\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103. To\u0163i erau \u00eembr\u0103ca\u0163i cu haine de s\u0103rb\u0103toare \u015fi to\u0163i se uitau la pas\u0103rea cea mititic\u0103 \u015fi cenu\u015fie c\u0103reia \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00eei f\u0103cea semn din cap.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Privighetoarea a \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103ratului i-au dat lacrimile; lacrimile \u00eei curgeau pe obraz \u015fi privighetoarea c\u00e2nta tot mai frumos; c\u00e2ntecul ei \u00ee\u0163i mergea drept la inim\u0103. \u00cemp\u0103ratul a fost foarte mul\u0163umit \u015fi a spus ca privighetoarea s\u0103 poarte un papuc de aur la g\u00e2t. Dar privighetoarea i-a mul\u0163umit \u015fi i-a r\u0103spuns c\u0103 a fost r\u0103spl\u0103tit\u0103 \u00eendeajuns.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Am v\u0103zut lacrimi \u00een ochii \u00eemp\u0103ratului \u015fi asta-i pentru mine cea mai mare comoar\u0103! Mai mare r\u0103splat\u0103 nu vreau! \u015ei iar a c\u00e2ntat un c\u00e2ntec cu glasul ei dulce.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E cea mai frumoas\u0103 voce pe care am auzit-o, spuneau doamnele de la curte \u015fi au luat ap\u0103 \u00een gur\u0103 ca s\u0103 g\u00e2lg\u00e2ie \u015fi ele la fel, atunci c\u00e2nd vor vorbi cu cineva; ele credeau c\u0103 dac\u0103 vor g\u00e2lg\u00e2i au s\u0103 fie \u015fi ele privighetori. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi slujitorii \u015fi fetele din cas\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103dur\u0103 \u00een vileag mul\u0163umirea lor \u015fi asta e mare lucru, fiindc\u0103 soiul acesta de oameni e foarte greu s\u0103-l mul\u0163ume\u015fti. Dup\u0103 cum vede\u0163i, privighetoarea era pe placul tuturora.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A trebuit s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 la curte; avea colivia ei \u015fi putea s\u0103 ias\u0103 la plimbare de dou\u0103 ori pe zi \u015fi o dat\u0103 pe noapte. Avea doisprezece slujitori \u015fi fiecare din ei o \u0163inea legat\u0103 de picior cu un \u015fnur de m\u0103tase. Nu era deloc pl\u0103cut s\u0103 te plimbi a\u015fa.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tot ora\u015ful vorbea de pas\u0103rea cea minunat\u0103. C\u00e2nd doi oameni se \u00eent\u00e2lneau, oftau numai \u015fi se \u00een\u0163elegeau; unsprezece copii coco\u015fa\u0163i au fost porecli\u0163i cu numele ei, dar nici unul nu c\u00e2nta ca ea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o bun\u0103 zi, \u00eemp\u0103ratul a primit o lad\u0103 pe care era scris: Privighetoarea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Trebuie s\u0103 fie iar o carte despre pas\u0103rea noastr\u0103 vestit\u0103 \u00een toat\u0103 lumea, a spus \u00eemp\u0103ratul.<\/p>\n
Nu era \u00eens\u0103 o carte, era o juc\u0103rie \u00eentr-o cutie, o privighetoare f\u0103cut\u0103 cu me\u015fte\u015fug, care sem\u0103na cu o privighetoare vie, dar era \u00eencrustat\u0103 toat\u0103 cu diamante, rubine \u015fi safire. Dac\u0103 b\u0103gai \u00een ea o cheie \u015fi o \u00eentorceai cum \u00eentorci un ceas, c\u00e2nta un c\u00e2ntec din acelea pe care le c\u00e2nta privighetoarea cea vie. \u015ei \u00een timp ce c\u00e2nta, d\u0103dea din coad\u0103 \u015fi str\u0103lucea de aur \u015fi de argint. La g\u00e2t purta o cordelu\u0163\u0103 pe care era scris a\u015fa: “Privighetoarea \u00eemp\u0103ratului Japoniei e s\u0103r\u0103c\u0103cioas\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de cea a \u00eemp\u0103ratului Chinei”.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Minunat lucru! au spus cu to\u0163ii \u015fi omul care adusese pas\u0103rea asta me\u015fte\u015fugit\u0103 a c\u0103p\u0103tat titlul de Mare Aduc\u0103tor de privighetori la curtea imperial\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acuma s\u0103 le punem pe am\u00e2ndou\u0103 s\u0103 c\u00e2nte! Are s\u0103 fie ceva nemaipomenit de frumos!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Au c\u00e2ntat \u00eempreun\u0103, dar nu prea mergea bine c\u00e2ntecul, fiindc\u0103 privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103 c\u00e2nta \u00een felul ei \u015fi privighetoarea cealalt\u0103 c\u00e2nta c\u00e2nd ni\u015fte suluri de metal se \u00eenv\u00e2rteau \u00eentr-\u00eensa.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu-i vina ei, a spus maestrul de muzic\u0103 al cur\u0163ii; ea nu poate c\u00e2nta dec\u00e2t dup\u0103 tact, a\u015fa cum se c\u00e2nt\u0103 la \u015fcoala mea de muzic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au l\u0103sat-o deci s\u0103 c\u00e2nte singur\u0103. A pl\u0103cut tuturor tot a\u015fa de mult ca \u015fi privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103; dar pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 asta era mai frumoas\u0103 la \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fare \u015fi str\u0103lucea ca un giuvaer.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A c\u00e2ntat de treizeci \u015fi trei de ori aceea\u015fi bucat\u0103 \u015fi tot n-a obosit. To\u0163i voiau s-o mai aud\u0103, dar \u00eemp\u0103ratul a spus c\u0103 acuma trebuie s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u015fi privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103. Dar c\u00e2nd au vrut s-o cheme, ia-o de unde nu-i. Nimeni nu v\u0103zuse c\u0103 zburase pe fereastr\u0103 \u015fi plecase \u00een p\u0103durea ei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum se poate una ca asta? s-a mirat \u00eemp\u0103ratul.<\/p>\n
\u015ei to\u0163i curtenii au fost de p\u0103rere c\u0103 privighetoarea e o fiin\u0163\u0103 foarte nerecunosc\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar nu-i nimica, au spus ei, avem acuma o pas\u0103re \u015fi mai minunat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei iar au pus juc\u0103ria s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u015fi asta era a treizeci \u015fi patra oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd auzeau aceea\u015fi bucat\u0103, dar tot n-o \u00eenv\u0103\u0163aser\u0103 pe de rost, fiindc\u0103 era foarte grea. Maestrul de muzic\u0103 a adus ni\u015fte laude grozave p\u0103s\u0103rii \u015fi a spus c\u0103 e mai bun\u0103 dec\u00e2t privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103 \u015fi asta nu numai \u00een ce prive\u015fte \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103mintea \u015fi pietrele scumpe, dar chiar \u015fi \u00een ce prive\u015fte alc\u0103tuirea ei pe din\u0103untru.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pentru c\u0103, vede\u0163i dumneavoastr\u0103, cu privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103 nu po\u0163i s\u0103 \u015ftii niciodat\u0103 ce are s\u0103 fie, pe c\u00e2nd cu cea artificial\u0103 totul e hot\u0103r\u00e2t mai dinainte. Po\u0163i s\u0103-\u0163i dai seama de tot ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103, po\u0163i s-o deschizi \u015fi s\u0103 ar\u0103\u0163i g\u00e2ndirea omeneasc\u0103, s\u0103 ar\u0103\u0163i cum sunt sulurile, cum se \u00eenv\u00e2rtesc \u015fi cum se perind\u0103 unele dup\u0103 altele!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Chiar a\u015fa sunt \u015fi g\u00e2ndurile noastre! au spus cu to\u0163ii \u015fi maestrul a c\u0103p\u0103tat \u00eenvoirea s\u0103 arate \u00een duminica urm\u0103toare poporului pas\u0103rea. \u00cemp\u0103ratul a poruncit s-o pun\u0103 s\u0103 c\u00e2nte ca s-o asculte tot poporul. Oamenii au ascultat-o \u015fi au fost grozav de mul\u0163umi\u0163i, parc\u0103 s-ar fi \u00eemb\u0103tat cu ceai, ceea ce e un obicei foarte chinezesc. \u015ei to\u0163i au spus: “O!”, \u015fi \u015fi-au ridicat \u00een sus degetul ar\u0103t\u0103tor \u015fi au dat din cap. Numai pescarul cel s\u0103rac, care auzise privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103, spunea: “C\u00e2nt\u0103 frumos, melodia e la fel, dar lipse\u015fte ceva, nu \u015ftiu ce anume, dar lipse\u015fte!”<\/p>\n
Privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103 a fost izgonit\u0103 din \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ie. Pas\u0103rea cea pl\u0103smuit\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi avea locul ei pe o pern\u0103 de m\u0103tase, chiar l\u00e2ng\u0103 patul \u00eemp\u0103ratului. Toate darurile pe care le primise erau adunate \u00eemprejuru-i \u015fi ea acuma c\u0103p\u0103tase un titlu mai mare, era “C\u00e2nt\u0103rea\u0163\u0103 a iatacului maiest\u0103\u0163ii sale imperiale” \u015fi avea rangul \u00eent\u00e2i de pe partea st\u00e2ng\u0103, fiindc\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul socotea c\u0103 partea cea mai nobil\u0103 e aceea \u00een care e inima \u015fi inima \u015fi la \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i tot \u00een st\u00e2nga e a\u015fezat\u0103. Maestrul de muzic\u0103 a scos despre pas\u0103rea cea pl\u0103smuit\u0103 o lucrare \u00een dou\u0103zeci \u015fi cinci de volume; era o lucrare a\u015fa de savant\u0103 \u015fi de lung\u0103 \u015fi plin\u0103 de cuvintele chineze\u015fti cele mai grele, \u00eenc\u00e2t to\u0163i se gr\u0103beau s\u0103 spun\u0103 c\u0103 au citit-o \u015fi au \u00een\u0163eles-o, fiindc\u0103 altfel ar fi fost lua\u0163i drept pro\u015fti \u015fi c\u0103lca\u0163i \u00een picioare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei a\u015fa a trecut un an. \u00cemp\u0103ratul, curtenii \u015fi to\u0163i ceilal\u0163i chinezi \u015ftiau acuma pe de rost fiecare tril din c\u00e2ntecul p\u0103s\u0103rii celeia pl\u0103smuite, dar tocmai de aceea le pl\u0103cea acuma mai mult dec\u00e2t oric\u00e2nd. Puteau s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u015fi ei cu ea \u015fi a\u015fa chiar \u015fi f\u0103ceau. To\u0163i copiii de pe uli\u0163\u0103 c\u00e2ntau \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103ratul c\u00e2nta \u015fi el. Era ceva minunat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o sear\u0103 \u00eens\u0103, c\u00e2nd pas\u0103rea tocmai c\u00e2nta foarte frumos \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fedea \u00een pat \u015fi o asculta, \u00een\u0103untrul ei s-a auzit deodat\u0103 o p\u00e2r\u00e2itur\u0103 \u015fi ceva a plesnit. Toate roti\u0163ele s-au desf\u0103cut \u015fi muzica s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul a s\u0103rit repede din pat \u015fi a chemat pe doctorul palatului, dar ce putea s\u0103 fac\u0103? Au adus atunci un ceasornicar \u015fi acesta, dup\u0103 mult\u0103 vorb\u0103rie \u015fi cercetare, a dres pu\u0163intel pas\u0103rea, dar a spus c\u0103 de-acuma \u00eenainte trebuie cru\u0163at\u0103, fiindc\u0103 zim\u0163ii de pe suluri s-au tocit \u015fi e cu neputin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 se fac\u0103 al\u0163ii noi \u00een a\u015fa fel \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 mearg\u0103 bine muzica. Mare m\u00e2hnire pe toat\u0103 lumea! Acuma, numai o dat\u0103 pe an aveau voie s\u0103 pun\u0103 pas\u0103rea s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 \u015fi asta era prea mult. Maestrul de muzic\u0103 a \u0163inut \u00eens\u0103 o mic\u0103 cuv\u00e2ntare cu vorbe mari \u015fi a spus c\u0103 lucrul merge tot a\u015fa de bine ca \u015fi mai \u00eenainte \u015fi dac\u0103 a spus el a\u015fa, atunci a\u015fa a fost!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Au mai trecut cinci ani \u015fi iat\u0103 c\u0103 toat\u0103 \u0163ara a fost cople\u015fit\u0103 de o m\u00e2hnire ad\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi adev\u0103rat\u0103. Chinezii \u0163ineau la \u00eemp\u0103ratul lor \u015fi acuma el se \u00eemboln\u0103vise \u015fi nu mai avea mult de tr\u0103it. Fusese chiar ales alt \u00eemp\u0103rat \u015fi poporul st\u0103tea pe strad\u0103 \u00een fa\u0163a palatului \u015fi tot \u00eentreba pe sfetnicul cel mare cum \u00eei mai merge \u00eemp\u0103ratului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P! spunea sfetnicul \u015fi cl\u0103tina din cap.<\/p>\n
\u00cemp\u0103ratul z\u0103cea, rece \u015fi galben la fa\u0163\u0103, \u00een patul lui larg \u015fi m\u0103re\u0163. Toat\u0103 curtea credea c\u0103 a murit \u015fi to\u0163i se duseser\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eenchine \u00eemp\u0103ratului celui nou. Slujitorii ie\u015fiser\u0103 pe afar\u0103 s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 despre aceast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplare \u015fi slujitoarele aveau sindrofie. \u00cen toate p\u0103r\u0163ile, prin s\u0103li \u015fi coridoare puseser\u0103 covoare groase ca s\u0103 nu se aud\u0103 pa\u015fii \u015fi de aceea era at\u00e2ta lini\u015fte. Dar \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00eenc\u0103 nu murise. \u015eedea \u0163eap\u0103n \u015fi galben \u00een patul lui m\u0103re\u0163 cu perdele de catifea \u015fi ciucuri grei de aur. Fereastra era deschis\u0103 \u015fi luna p\u0103trundea \u00een odaie lumin\u00e2nd pe \u00eemp\u0103rat \u015fi l\u00e2ng\u0103 el pas\u0103rea cea pl\u0103smuit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bietul \u00eemp\u0103rat abia mai putea s\u0103 r\u0103sufle, parc\u0103 l-ar fi ap\u0103sat ceva pe piept. A deschis ochii \u015fi a v\u0103zut c\u0103 era Moartea. Moartea \u00ee\u015fi pusese pe cap o coroan\u0103 de aur \u015fi \u0163inea \u00eentr-o m\u00e2n\u0103 sabia de aur a \u00eemp\u0103ratului \u015fi \u00een cealalt\u0103 steagul lui cel frumos. De jur \u00eemprejur, din faldurile perdelelor mari de catifea ie\u015feau ni\u015fte capete ciudate, unele ur\u00e2te, altele dr\u0103g\u0103la\u015fe \u015fi bl\u00e2nde; erau faptele cele rele \u015fi faptele cele bune ale \u00eemp\u0103ratului, care se uitau la el acum c\u00e2nd Moartea i se a\u015fezase pe inim\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00ce\u0163i mai aduci aminte de noi? \u00eentrebau ele.<\/p>\n
\u015ei \u00eei povesteau o sumedenie de lucruri \u015fi el asculta \u015fi-l treceau sudorile.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 N-am \u015ftiut c\u0103-i a\u015fa, spunea \u00eemp\u0103ratul. S\u0103 vie muzica, muzica \u015fi s\u0103 bat\u0103 toba cea mare, s\u0103 nu mai aud ce spun!<\/p>\n
Dar capetele vorbeau mai departe \u015fi Moartea d\u0103dea \u015fi ea din cap ca un chinez la tot ce spuneau.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 vie muzica, muzica! striga \u00eemp\u0103ratul. P\u0103s\u0103ric\u0103 de aur frumoas\u0103, c\u00e2nt\u0103, c\u00e2nt\u0103 ceva! \u0162i-am dat aur \u015fi pietre scumpe, \u0163i-am pus la g\u00e2t chiar papucul meu de aur, hai, c\u00e2nt\u0103, c\u00e2nt\u0103 ceva!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pas\u0103rea \u00eens\u0103 nu c\u00e2nta, fiindc\u0103 nu era nimeni pe acolo s-o \u00eentoarc\u0103, pentru c\u0103 ea nu c\u00e2nta dec\u00e2t dac\u0103 o \u00eentorceai cu cheia ca pe un ceasornic. \u015ei Moartea se uita mereu la \u00eemp\u0103rat cu g\u0103vanele pustii ale ochilor \u015fi pretutindeni era o lini\u015fte cumplit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deodat\u0103, afar\u0103 la fereastr\u0103 se auzi un c\u00e2ntec minunat. Era privighetoarea cea adev\u0103rat\u0103; \u015fedea pe-o creang\u0103 \u015fi c\u00e2nta. Auzise c\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul era bolnav \u015fi venise acuma s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 m\u00e2ng\u00e2iere \u015fi speran\u0163\u0103. \u015ei iat\u0103 c\u0103 pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce c\u00e2nta, n\u0103lucile se mistuiau \u00een v\u0103zduh \u015fi s\u00e2ngele curgea tot mai repede prin m\u0103dularele sl\u0103bite ale \u00eemp\u0103ratului. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi Moartea asculta \u015fi spunea: “Mai c\u00e2nt\u0103, privighetoare, mai c\u00e2nt\u0103!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u00e2nt, dar ce-mi dai? \u00cemi dai sabia de aur? \u00cemi dai steagul cel frumos? \u00cemi dai coroana \u00eemp\u0103ratului?<\/p>\n
\u015ei Moartea i-a dat pentru fiecare c\u00e2ntec c\u00e2te un giuvaer \u015fi privighetoarea a c\u00e2ntat mai departe. \u015ei \u00een c\u00e2ntecul ei era vorba de cimitirele lini\u015ftite \u00een care cresc trandafirii albi \u015fi liliacul \u00eenflorit r\u0103sp\u00e2nde\u015fte mireasm\u0103 \u015fi iarba moale e udat\u0103 cu lacrimile celor r\u0103ma\u015fi \u00een via\u0163\u0103. \u015ei atunci pe Moarte a apucat-o dorul de gr\u0103dina ei \u015fi a zburat pe fereastr\u0103 ca o cea\u0163\u0103 rece \u015fi alb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00ce\u0163i mul\u0163umesc, a spus \u00eemp\u0103ratul, \u00ee\u0163i mul\u0163umesc, pas\u0103re cereasc\u0103, acuma \u015ftiu cine e\u015fti. Te-am alungat din \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia mea, dar tu nu te-ai sup\u0103rat pe mine \u015fi ai venit \u015fi cu c\u00e2ntecul t\u0103u ai alungat de l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine duhurile rele. Cum a\u015f putea s\u0103 te r\u0103spl\u0103tesc?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M-ai r\u0103spl\u0103tit! a spus privighetoarea. C\u00e2nd am c\u00e2ntat \u00eent\u00e2ia oar\u0103 te-am f\u0103cut s\u0103 pl\u00e2ngi \u015fi asta n-am s\u0103 uit niciodat\u0103; acestea-s giuvaerele care bucur\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat inima c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ului. Acuma dormi \u015fi eu am s\u0103-\u0163i c\u00e2nt. C\u00e2nd ai s\u0103 te de\u015ftep\u0163i, ai s\u0103 fii s\u0103n\u0103tos \u015fi puternic.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Privighetoarea a c\u00e2ntat iar \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103ratul a adormit; dulce \u015fi molcom \u00eei era somnul! C\u00e2nd s-a trezit, soarele r\u0103s\u0103rise \u015fi str\u0103lucea \u00een odaie. Nici un slujitor nu se \u00eentorsese; to\u0163i credeau c\u0103 murise. Numai privighetoarea era acolo \u015fi c\u00e2nta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 R\u0103m\u00e2i aici cu mine! a spus \u00eemp\u0103ratul. Ai s\u0103 c\u00e2n\u0163i numai c\u00e2nd ai s\u0103 vrei tu \u015fi pe pas\u0103rea asta pl\u0103smuit\u0103 am s-o sf\u0103r\u00e2m \u00een buc\u0103\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 nu faci asta! a zis privighetoarea; a f\u0103cut \u015fi ea lucru bun c\u00e2t a putut, p\u0103streaz-o ca \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 acum! Eu nu stau aici \u00een palat, nu-mi place, dar po\u0163i s\u0103 m\u0103 chemi \u015fi dac\u0103 mi-o pl\u0103cea \u015fi mie am s\u0103 vin seara \u015fi am s\u0103 stau la fereastr\u0103 \u015fi am s\u0103-\u0163i c\u00e2nt ca s\u0103 te \u00eenvesele\u015fti, dar totodat\u0103 \u015fi ca s\u0103 te g\u00e2nde\u015fti la multe lucruri. \u00cen c\u00e2ntecele mele am s\u0103 pomenesc de cei ferici\u0163i, dar \u015fi de cei nec\u0103ji\u0163i; am s\u0103-\u0163i vorbesc de ce e r\u0103u \u015fi de ce e bine, de ceea ce-i \u00een preajma ta \u015fi tu nu \u015ftii. Pas\u0103rea c\u00e2nt\u0103toare zboar\u0103 \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile \u015fi la coliba pescarului s\u0103rac, \u015fi pe acoperi\u015ful \u0163\u0103ranului, la to\u0163i cei care-s departe de tine \u015fi de curtea ta. Inima ta mi-i drag\u0103 mai mult dec\u00e2t coroana ta. Am s\u0103 vin \u015fi am s\u0103-\u0163i c\u00e2nt. Numai un lucru trebuie s\u0103-mi f\u0103g\u0103duie\u015fti.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tot ce vrei! a spus \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi s-a ridicat din pat, s-a \u00eembr\u0103cat cu hainele lui \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u015fti \u015fi \u015fi-a str\u00e2ns la inim\u0103 sabia care era de aur greu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Un lucru numai te rog; s\u0103 nu spui nim\u0103nui c\u0103 ai o pas\u0103re care \u00ee\u0163i spune tot ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103; a\u015fa are s\u0103 fie \u015fi mai bine.<\/p>\n
\u015ei privighetoarea \u015fi-a luat zborul. Slujitorii au venit \u015fi to\u0163i credeau c\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul a murit; dar c\u00e2nd au intrat, au v\u0103zut c\u0103 se sculase din pat; \u015fi el le-a spus bun\u0103 diminea\u0163a.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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