poveste<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, numai s\u0103-mi aduc aminte de vreuna pe care n-am mai spus-o, a zis b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Dar unde s-a udat pe picioare b\u0103iatul? a \u00eentrebat el.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu \u015ftiu \u015fi nu \u00een\u0163eleg deloc ce poate s\u0103 fie, a r\u0103spuns mama.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cemi spui o poveste? a \u00eentrebat b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u0162i-oi spune, dar mai \u00eent\u00e2i vreau s\u0103 \u015ftiu ceva; po\u0163i tu s\u0103-mi spui c\u00e2t e de ad\u00e2nc canalul de pe strada unde-i \u015fcoala?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u00e2n\u0103 la glezne, a r\u0103spuns b\u0103iatul; dar ca s-ajung\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la glezne trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 duc unde-i mai ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bun! Acum am aflat unde te-ai udat pe picioare, a zis b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Desigur c\u0103 vrei s\u0103-\u0163i spun o poveste, dar nu mai \u015ftiu nici una nou\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 F\u0103 una acuma, a spus b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful. Mama zice c\u0103 dumneata po\u0163i s\u0103 faci o poveste din orice \u015fi \u015ftii pove\u015fti despre toate lucrurile din lume.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, dar pove\u015ftile f\u0103cute a\u015fa nu-s mare lucru. Pove\u015ftile frumoase vin singure \u015fi-mi bat \u00een frunte \u015fi-mi spun: “Uite c\u0103 am sosit!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acuma nu bate nici una? a \u00eentrebat b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful.<\/p>\n
Mama a r\u00e2s, a pus flori de soc \u00een ceainic \u015fi a turnat apa clocotit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Spune-mi o poveste.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, numai s\u0103 fie vreuna! Dar fac mofturi \u015fi nu vor s\u0103 vie dec\u00e2t atunci c\u00e2nd au ele poft\u0103! Da\u2019 ia stai pu\u0163in! spuse el deodat\u0103. Uite una chiar aici! E \u00een ceainic!<\/p>\n
B\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful s-a uitat la ceainic \u015fi deodat\u0103 capacul a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se ridice \u015fi s-a ridicat tot mai tare \u015fi din ceainic au ie\u015fit florile de soc, albe \u015fi proaspete, \u015fi \u015fi-au \u00eentins \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile crengu\u0163ele.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Era acuma o tuf\u0103 mare de soc, un cop\u0103cel \u00eentreg \u015fi crengile lui se \u00eentindeau p\u00e2n\u0103 deasupra patului \u015fi d\u0103deau perdelu\u0163ele patului \u00eentr-o parte. \u00cen mijlocul cop\u0103celului, pe o creang\u0103, \u015fedea o b\u0103bu\u0163\u0103 cu o \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103minte ciudat\u0103, verde ca \u015fi frunzele socului \u015fi tivit\u0103 cu flori de soc mari, albe. Nu se putea deslu\u015fi bine dac\u0103 era stof\u0103 sau chiar frunze \u015fi flori.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum o cheam\u0103? a \u00eentrebat b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Romanii \u015fi grecii cei vechi, a spus b\u0103tr\u00e2nul, \u00eei ziceau driad\u0103, dar noi acuma nu mai \u015ftim ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 asta. La \u0163ar\u0103 i se zice m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc; acesta e un nume mai potrivit pentru ea. \u015ei acum uit\u0103-te la copac \u015fi ascult\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Tot a\u015fa era odat\u0103 un soc \u00eenflorit \u00een ograda unei c\u0103su\u0163e s\u0103rmane. La umbra lui \u015fedeau \u00eentr-o zi cu soare doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni. Era un marinar b\u0103tr\u00e2n, b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u015fi cu nevast\u0103-sa b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103, b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi ea. Erau str\u0103bunici acuma \u015fi \u00een cur\u00e2nd aveau s\u0103 serbeze nunta de aur, dar nu-\u015fi aduceau bine aminte ziua. M\u0103tu\u015fica din soc \u015fedea \u00een copac \u015fi era tot a\u015fa de bucuroas\u0103 ca \u015fi ei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu \u015ftiu c\u00e2nd e nunta voastr\u0103 de aur, spunea ea, dar cei doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni n-o auzeau, fiindc\u0103 vorbeau de vremea de alt\u0103dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00ce\u0163i aduci aminte, zise marinarul cel b\u0103tr\u00e2n, c\u00e2nd eram copii \u015fi ne jucam pe-aici, tot \u00een ograda asta \u00een care suntem acuma? O dat\u0103 ne-am apucat s\u0103 facem o gr\u0103din\u0103 \u015fi am \u00eenfipt \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt o mul\u0163ime de crengu\u0163e.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, a r\u0103spuns b\u0103tr\u00e2na, \u00eemi aduc aminte foarte bine. Am udat crengu\u0163ele \u015fi una din ele s-a prins; era o crengu\u0163\u0103 de soc \u015fi a crescut mare \u015fi s-a f\u0103cut socul sub care st\u0103m noi acuma.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, spuse el; \u015fi colo \u00een col\u0163 era o putin\u0103 cu ap\u0103 \u015fi eu f\u0103cusem o corabie din sc\u00e2ndurele \u015fi \u00eei d\u0103dusem drumul pe ap\u0103! N-a mai trecut mult \u015fi am plecat \u015fi eu pe mare cu o corabie adev\u0103rat\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, dar mai \u00eent\u00e2i am fost am\u00e2ndoi la \u015fcoal\u0103, spuse b\u0103tr\u00e2na. \u015ei ne suiam \u0163in\u00e2ndu-ne de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een turn \u015fi ne uitam la cor\u0103biile cele mari.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, \u015fi dup\u0103 aceea am plecat \u015fi eu \u015fi am umblat c\u00e2\u0163iva ani prin lume.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, \u015fi c\u00e2t n-am mai pl\u00e2ns eu dup\u0103 plecarea ta! Credeam c-ai murit \u015fi ai ajuns \u00een fundul m\u0103rii. De c\u00e2te ori nu m-am sculat noaptea \u015fi nu m-am uitat de unde bate v\u00e2ntul \u015fi dac\u0103 tu nu vii! V\u00e2ntul b\u0103tea, dar tu nu mai veneai. \u015ei \u00eentr-o zi, mi-aduc aminte c\u0103 ploua cu g\u0103leata, tocmai venise gunoierul la casa unde slujeam \u015fi eu dusesem c\u0103ldarea cu gunoi \u015fi st\u0103team acuma \u00een poart\u0103. Deodat\u0103 a trecut po\u015fta\u015ful, s-a oprit \u015fi mi-a dat o scrisoare; era de la tine. Mult mai umblase scrisoarea asta p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la mine! Am desf\u0103cut-o repede \u015fi am \u00eenceput s-o citesc. De bucurie \u015fi r\u00e2deam \u015fi pl\u00e2ngeam! Scriai acolo c\u0103 e\u015fti prin \u0163\u0103rile calde, pe unde cre\u015fte cafeaua. Ce \u0163\u0103ri minunate trebuie s\u0103 fie! \u015ei mai spuneai multe, multe lucruri \u00een scrisoare \u015fi eu citeam \u015fi st\u0103team \u00een ploaie cu c\u0103ldarea de gunoi l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine. Deodat\u0103 m\u0103 ia cineva de mijloc\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, \u015fi i-ai dat aceluia o palm\u0103 c\u0103 a v\u0103zut stele verzi\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De unde s\u0103 \u015ftiu c\u0103 tu erai? Venise\u015fi odat\u0103 cu scrisoarea \u015fi erai a\u015fa de chipe\u015f \u015fi de frumos, a\u015fa cum e\u015fti \u015fi acuma. Aveai \u00een buzunar o basma galben\u0103 \u015fi o p\u0103l\u0103rie nou\u0103, erai foarte dichisit. Doamne, \u015fi ce vreme p\u0103c\u0103toas\u0103 era \u015fi cum mai ploua!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei dup\u0103 aceea ne-am luat, spuse el. \u0162i-aduci aminte? \u015ei pe urm\u0103 a venit b\u0103iatul cel dint\u00e2i \u015fi dup\u0103 el Maria \u015fi Iacob \u015fi Petru \u015fi Ion \u015fi Cristian!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, \u015fi to\u0163i au crescut \u015fi s-au f\u0103cut mari \u015fi to\u0163i vrednici.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei copiii lor au avut \u015fi ei copii, spuse b\u0103tr\u00e2nul matelot, \u015fi acuma vedem pe copiii copiilor no\u015ftri.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u00e2nd ne-am cunoscut noi nu era cam tot pe vremea asta?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, chiar azi e nunta de aur! a spus m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc \u015fi \u015fi-a \u00eentins capul printre cei doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni, dar ei au crezut c\u0103 e o vecin\u0103 care a venit s\u0103-i firitiseasc\u0103. S-au uitat unul la altul \u015fi s-au luat de m\u00e2n\u0103, ca pe vremuri. \u015ei dup\u0103 aceea au venit copiii \u015fi nepo\u0163ii, fiindc\u0103 ei \u015ftiau c\u0103 azi e nunta de aur \u015fi \u00eei felicitaser\u0103 pe b\u0103tr\u00e2ni dis-de-diminea\u0163\u0103, dar b\u0103tr\u00e2nii uitaser\u0103. Ei \u00ee\u015fi aduceau aminte mai bine de lucruri \u00eent\u00e2mplate odinioar\u0103 dec\u00e2t de cele \u00eent\u00e2mplate acum de cur\u00e2nd. Socul r\u0103sp\u00e2ndea mireasm\u0103 \u015fi soarele care tocmai sc\u0103p\u0103ta spre asfin\u0163it \u00eei b\u0103tea pe b\u0103tr\u00e2ni drept \u00een fa\u0163\u0103 \u015fi am\u00e2ndoi erau ro\u015fii la obraz.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nepotul cel mai t\u00e2n\u0103r a \u00eenceput s\u0103 joace \u00eemprejurul lor \u015fi le-a spus c\u0103 ast\u0103-sear\u0103 are s\u0103 fie petrecere mare, au s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce cartofi pr\u0103ji\u0163i. \u015ei m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc a dat din cap \u00een copac \u015fi a strigat \u015fi ea cu ceilal\u0163i laolalt\u0103: Ura!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D-apoi asta n-a fost poveste, a spus b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful care ascultase.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Poate n-o fi fost, a zis b\u0103tr\u00e2nul care povestea; dar s\u0103 vedem ce spune m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu, n-a fost poveste, a spus m\u0103tu\u015fica; acuma vine povestea. Pove\u015ftile cele mai minunate ies din via\u0163a de toate zilele, uite a\u015fa cum a ie\u015fit cop\u0103celul meu din ceainic.<\/p>\n
\u015ei l-a ridicat pe b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015f din pat \u015fi l-a luat \u00een bra\u0163e \u015fi ramurile socului s-au boltit deasupra lor, a\u015fa c\u0103 ei erau acuma ca \u00eentr-un boschet \u015fi copacul \u015fi-a luat zborul \u015fi i-a dus departe.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0M\u0103tu\u015fica din soc s-a schimbat deodat\u0103 \u00eentr-o feti\u0163\u0103 dr\u0103g\u0103la\u015f\u0103, dar hainele erau tot din stofa aceea verde cu flori albe, din care fuseser\u0103 \u015fi hainele m\u0103tu\u015fic\u0103i. La piept aveau o floare adev\u0103rat\u0103 de soc \u015fi \u00een p\u0103rul ei galben \u015fi c\u00e2rlion\u0163at o cunun\u0103 de flori de soc; ochii \u00eei erau alba\u015ftri. O! Era at\u00e2t de ginga\u015f\u0103 feti\u0163a! S-au s\u0103rutat \u015fi acuma erau am\u00e2ndoi de-o v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u015fi aveau acelea\u015fi bucurii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Au ie\u015fit din boschet \u0163in\u00e2ndu-se de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi au intrat \u00eentr-o gr\u0103din\u0103 frumoas\u0103. L\u00e2ng\u0103 o paji\u015fte era legat de un \u0163\u0103ru\u015f bastonul tatii. Fa\u0163\u0103 de copii, bastonul prindea via\u0163\u0103. C\u00e2nd se a\u015fezau c\u0103lare pe el, m\u0103ciulia se preschimba \u00eentr-un cap de cal cu o coam\u0103 lung\u0103 \u015fi neagr\u0103. \u00cei cre\u015fteau deodat\u0103 patru picioare sub\u0163iri \u015fi v\u00e2njoase \u015fi bastonul se pref\u0103cea \u00eentr-un cal voinic \u015fi iute. Au \u00eenc\u0103lecat \u015fi au pornit \u00een galop \u00eemprejurul paji\u015ftii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ne ducem departe, departe, a spus b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful; ne ducem la conacul unde am fost anul trecut.<\/p>\n
\u015ei alergau, alergau primprejurul paji\u015ftii \u015fi feti\u0163a, care dup\u0103 cum \u015ftim nu era alta dec\u00e2t m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc, striga:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite, acuma suntem la \u0163ar\u0103. Vezi c\u0103su\u0163a aceea cu spatele cuptorului, care iese din zid ca un ou mare c\u00e2t toate zilele? Al\u0103turi e un soc \u015fi uite \u015fi coco\u015ful care umbl\u0103 prin ograd\u0103 \u015fi scurm\u0103 \u015fi c\u00e2nd g\u0103se\u015fte ceva cheam\u0103 g\u0103inile s\u0103 le dea \u015fi lor! Ia uit\u0103-te la el cum se mai fudule\u015fte! Acuma am ajuns la biseric\u0103; e a\u015fezat\u0103 pe deal, printre stejari b\u0103tr\u00e2ni \u015fi unul e pe jum\u0103tate uscat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iat\u0103-ne acuma la fier\u0103rie. Focul arde \u015fi fierarii bat fierul cu ciocanul \u015fi sc\u00e2nteile sar \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile. \u015ei acuma, haide la conac!<\/p>\n
\u015ei tot ce spunea feti\u0163a care \u015fedea c\u0103lare pe baston la spatele b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015fului se \u00eent\u00e2mpla chiar a\u015fa. B\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful vedea tot ce spunea ea \u015fi totu\u015fi alergau numai de jur \u00eemprejurul paji\u015ftii. Pe urm\u0103 s-au jucat \u015fi au f\u0103cut o gr\u0103din\u0103 \u00een \u0163\u0103r\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi ea \u015fi-a scos din p\u0103r c\u00e2teva flori de soc \u015fi le-a s\u0103dit \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u015fi din flori au crescut tulpini\u0163e, a\u015fa cum crescuser\u0103 \u015fi din crengu\u0163ele pe care le s\u0103diser\u0103 cei doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni de care am vorbit adineauri. S-au luat apoi de m\u00e2n\u0103, a\u015fa cum se luaser\u0103 \u015fi b\u0103tr\u00e2nii c\u00e2nd erau copii, dar nu s-au urcat sus \u00een turn ca s\u0103 vad\u0103 marea. Feti\u0163a l-a luat de mijloc pe b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015f \u015fi am\u00e2ndoi s-au ridicat \u00een v\u0103zduh \u015fi au zburat peste c\u00e2mpii \u015fi p\u0103duri \u015fi ape \u015fi a fost prim\u0103var\u0103, \u015fi a fost var\u0103 \u015fi dup\u0103 aceea toamn\u0103 \u015fi iarn\u0103 \u015fi mii \u015fi mii de chipuri \u015fi locuri s-au oglindit \u00een ochii \u015fi \u00een inima b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015fului. \u015ei feti\u0163a \u00eei spunea: “Ce vezi acuma n-ai s\u0103 ui\u0163i niciodat\u0103!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Socul \u00eenflorit r\u0103sp\u00e2ndea mereu mireasma lui dulce. \u015ei b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful vedea jos trandafiri \u015fi fagi tineri, dar socul mirosea cel mai tare, fiindc\u0103 florile lui erau chiar pe pieptul feti\u0163ei \u015fi el \u00ee\u015fi rezema capul de pieptul ei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E frumos pe-aici prim\u0103vara! a spus feti\u0163a.<\/p>\n
Erau acum \u00eentr-o p\u0103dure de fagi. Prin poieni erau dedi\u0163ei \u015fi trifoi. O, de-ar fi mereu prim\u0103var\u0103 \u00een p\u0103durea de fagi plin\u0103 de miresme!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E minunat pe-aici vara! spuse ea.<\/p>\n
Erau acuma pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 un castel din vremurile vechi; zidurile ro\u015fcate \u015fi meterezele se oglindeau \u00eentr-un lac pe care pluteau lebede. Pe c\u00e2mp se leg\u0103nau holdele, flori ro\u015fii \u015fi galbene cre\u015fteau pe marginea apei, pe garduri vii se c\u0103\u0163\u0103rau iedera \u015fi rochi\u0163a r\u00e2ndunelei. Seara, luna se ridica, rotund\u0103 \u015fi mare, \u015fi f\u00e2nul adunat pe c\u00e2mp mirosea frumos. “Asta nu se uit\u0103 niciodat\u0103!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E minunat pe-aici toamna! spuse feti\u0163a \u015fi cerul era \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 pe at\u00e2ta de ad\u00e2nc \u015fi de albastru \u015fi p\u0103durea se colorase \u00een toate felurile de ro\u015fu, de galben \u015fi de verde. C\u00e2inii de v\u00e2n\u0103toare alergau, stoluri de p\u0103s\u0103ri zburau speriate pe deasupra movilelor pe care, printre pietre, se \u00eentindeau tufi\u015furi de mure. Marea era albastr\u0103, \u00eentunecat\u0103 \u015fi plin\u0103 de b\u0103rci \u015fi cor\u0103bii cu p\u00e2nzele \u00eentinse, iar \u00een \u015fopron, babe, fete \u015fi copii cur\u0103\u0163au hamei \u015fi-l puneau \u00eentr-un butoi; tinerii c\u00e2ntau \u015fi b\u0103tr\u00e2nii spuneau pove\u015fti cu spiridu\u015fi \u015fi vr\u0103jitori. Mai bine nu putea fi nic\u0103ieri.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pe-aici e frumos iarna! spuse feti\u0163a \u015fi iat\u0103 c\u0103 to\u0163i copacii erau acoperi\u0163i cu polei, parc\u0103 ar fi fost m\u0103rgean alb. C\u00e2nd mergeai, z\u0103pada sc\u00e2r\u0163\u00e2ia sub talp\u0103, parc\u0103 ai fi avut mereu ciubo\u0163ele noi \u015fi pe cer c\u0103deau stele una dup\u0103 alta. \u00cen cas\u0103, pomul de Cr\u0103ciun era aprins, se \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163eau cadouri \u015fi to\u0163i erau veseli. Prin c\u0103su\u0163e \u0163\u0103r\u0103ne\u015fti se auzea c\u00e2ntec de scripca \u015fi scripcarii c\u0103p\u0103tau cl\u0103tite; p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi cel mai s\u0103rac copil spunea: “Ce frumos e iarna!”<\/p>\n
Da, era frumos, \u015fi feti\u0163a ar\u0103ta b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015fului toate frumuse\u0163ile \u015fi socul \u00ee\u015fi r\u0103sp\u00e2ndea mireasma \u015fi flamura colorat\u0103 cu care marinarul cel b\u0103tr\u00e2n pornise pe m\u0103ri flutura mereu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B\u0103iatul a crescut \u015fi s-a f\u0103cut fl\u0103c\u0103u \u015fi acuma se preg\u0103tea s\u0103 plece \u00een lumea larg\u0103, departe, departe, \u00een \u0163\u0103rile calde, pe unde cre\u015ftea cafeaua. \u015ei la plecare fata \u015fi-a luat o floare de soc de la piept \u015fi i-a dat-o. El a pus floarea cu grij\u0103 \u00eentr-o carte \u015fi c\u00e2t a stat prin str\u0103in\u0103t\u0103\u0163i, ori de c\u00e2te ori deschidea cartea nimerea mereu tot la locul unde era floarea amintirii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei cu c\u00e2t se uita mai mult la ea, cu at\u00e2ta floarea se \u00eenviora mai tare \u015fi el parc\u0103 sim\u0163ea mireasma p\u0103durilor din \u0163ara lui \u015fi din petalele florii se ivea fata cu ochi alba\u015ftri \u015fi limpezi \u015fi \u00eei spunea \u00een \u015foapt\u0103: “Aici e frumos prim\u0103vara \u015fi vara \u015fi toamna \u015fi iarna!” \u015ei multe chipuri \u015fi locuri de acas\u0103 \u00eei lunecau prin minte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa au trecut mai mul\u0163i ani \u015fi acuma el era b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u015fi \u015fedea cu so\u0163ia lui, b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi ea, l\u00e2ng\u0103 un soc \u00eenflorit. Se \u0163ineau de m\u00e2n\u0103 a\u015fa cum se \u0163inuser\u0103 c\u00e2ndva str\u0103bunicul \u015fi cu str\u0103bunica \u015fi ca \u015fi ei vorbeau de vremea de alt\u0103dat\u0103 \u015fi de nunta de aur. Fata cu ochi alba\u015ftri \u015fi cu flori de soc \u00een p\u0103r \u015fedea sus \u00een copac, d\u0103dea din cap c\u0103tre d\u00e2n\u015fii \u015fi spunea:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ast\u0103zi e nunta de aur.<\/p>\n
Apoi a luat din cununa ei dou\u0103 flori, le-a s\u0103rutat \u015fi florile au str\u0103lucit \u00eent\u00e2i ca argintul, pe urm\u0103 ca aurul \u015fi c\u00e2nd le-a pus pe capetele celor doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni, fiecare floare s-a pref\u0103cut \u00eentr-o coroan\u0103 de aur. \u015ei acuma, am\u00e2ndoi \u015fedeau ca un rege \u015fi o regin\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 socul \u00eenflorit \u015fi el spunea so\u0163iei lui povestea cu m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc, a\u015fa cum o auzise c\u00e2nd era copil, \u015fi am\u00e2ndoi au fost de p\u0103rere c\u0103 povestea asta cuprinde o mul\u0163ime de lucruri care seam\u0103n\u0103 cu via\u0163a lor \u015fi tocmai acele lucruri le pl\u0103ceau mai tare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, a\u015fa este! a spus fata din soc. Unii \u00eemi zic m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc, al\u0163ii \u00eemi zic driad\u0103, dar numele meu adev\u0103rat este Amintirea. Eu stau \u00een soc \u015fi cresc cu el odat\u0103 \u015fi pot s\u0103 m\u0103 duc cu g\u00e2ndul \u00eenapoi \u015fi pot s\u0103 povestesc tot felul de lucruri. Ia vezi dac\u0103 mai ai floarea aceea de demult!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei b\u0103tr\u00e2nul a deschis cartea \u015fi floarea era acolo, \u00eentre file, proasp\u0103t\u0103 \u015fi frumoas\u0103, parc\u0103 atunci ar fi cules-o. \u015ei Amintirea a dat din cap mul\u0163umit\u0103 \u015fi peste cei doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni cu coroana de aur pe cap se \u00eempr\u0103\u015ftia acum lumina ro\u015fie a soarelui asfin\u0163it. Au \u00eenchis ochii \u015fi\u2026 \u015fi\u2026 povestea s-a sf\u00e2r\u015fit.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful \u015fedea \u00een p\u0103tucul lui \u015fi nu \u015ftia dac\u0103 a visat ori a auzit o poveste. Ceainicul era pe mas\u0103, dar din el nu se mai ridica nici un soc \u015fi b\u0103tr\u00e2nul care spusese povestea tocmai se preg\u0103tea s\u0103 plece \u015fi peste o clip\u0103 a \u015fi plecat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce frumos a fost! a zis b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful. Mam\u0103, am fost \u00een \u0163\u0103rile calde!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cred \u015fi eu! a spus mama. Dup\u0103 ce bei dou\u0103 ce\u015fti de ceai de soc ajungi repede \u00een \u0163\u0103rile calde. \u015ei l-a \u00eenvelit bine cu plapuma, ca s\u0103 nu r\u0103ceasc\u0103 iar.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tu ai dormit \u015fi noi am stat de vorb\u0103 \u015fi ne-am tot \u00eentrebat dac\u0103-i poveste ori \u00eent\u00e2mplare adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei m\u0103tu\u015fica din soc unde-i? a \u00eentrebat b\u0103ie\u0163a\u015ful.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E \u00een ceainic, a spus mama. S-o l\u0103s\u0103m s\u0103 stea acolo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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