A fost odat\u0103 o capr\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi capra asta avea \u015fapte iezi, pe care-i iubea a\u015fa cum numai o mam\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi iube\u015fte copiii. \u00centr-o zi, trebuind s\u0103 plece \u00een p\u0103dure ca s\u0103 le aduc\u0103 de-ale gurii, capra str\u00e2nse \u00een jurul ei pe cei \u015fapte iezi \u015fi le gr\u0103i astfel:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragii mei copila\u015fi, eu trebuie s\u0103 plec \u00een p\u0103dure. \u00cen lipsa mea, c\u0103uta\u0163i de fi\u0163i cumin\u0163i \u015fi, mai cu seam\u0103, feri\u0163i-v\u0103 de lup. C\u0103 de-ar izbuti s\u0103 intre pacostea asta de fiar\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103, pe to\u0163i v-ar \u00eenghi\u0163i \u015fi n-ar mai r\u0103m\u00e2ne nici m\u0103car un oscior din voi! Diavolul \u0103sta de lup \u015ftie s\u0103 se arate adesea sub chipul unei alte viet\u0103\u0163i, dar pe voi n-o s\u0103 v\u0103-n\u015fele, sunt sigur\u0103, fiindc\u0103 o s\u0103-l pute\u0163i dib\u0103ci de-ndat\u0103 dup\u0103 glasul cel dogit \u015fi gros \u015fi dup\u0103 labele cele negre.<\/p>\n
Iezii luar\u0103 aminte la cele spuse de capr\u0103 \u015fi-i r\u0103spunser\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Po\u0163i pleca f\u0103r\u0103 grij\u0103, m\u0103icu\u0163\u0103 drag\u0103, c-om \u015fti noi s\u0103 ne p\u0103zim de lup!<\/p>\n
Capra beh\u0103i a mul\u0163umire \u015fi o porni lini\u015ftit\u0103 la drum. Nu trecu mult\u0103 vreme, \u015fi numai ce b\u0103tu cineva la u\u015f\u0103, strig\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragi copila\u015fi, deschide\u0163i u\u015fa, c\u0103 sunt eu, mama voastr\u0103. \u015ei-am adus pentru fiecare c\u00e2te ceva bun.<\/p>\n
Dar iezii \u00eel recunoscur\u0103 pe lup, dup\u0103 glasul lui gros \u015fi dogit, \u015fi r\u0103spunser\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu deschidem, c\u0103 tu nu e\u015fti mama noastr\u0103! Glasul m\u0103icu\u0163ei e sub\u0163ire \u015fi bl\u00e2nd, pe c\u00e2nd al t\u0103u e gros \u015fi dogit. Nu ne po\u0163i \u00een\u015fela: Tu e\u015fti lupul!<\/p>\n
Auzind el acestea, o \u00eentinse spre dugheana unui negu\u0163\u0103tor \u015fi cump\u0103r\u0103 de-acolo o bucat\u0103 mare de cret\u0103. F\u0103cu hap! o \u00eenghi\u0163i \u015fi glasul i se sub\u0163ie, pas\u0103mite, chiar pe loc. Apoi gr\u0103bi s\u0103 se re\u00eentoarc\u0103 la c\u0103su\u0163a caprei \u015fi, cioc, cioc, b\u0103tu din nou la u\u015f\u0103. \u015ei c-un glas sub\u0163irel, strig\u0103;<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragi copila\u015fi, deschide\u0163i u\u015fa, c\u0103 sunt eu, mama voastr\u0103. \u015ei-am adus pentru fiecare c\u00e2te ceva bun.<\/p>\n
Iezii era c\u00e2t pe-aci s\u0103 deschid\u0103, dar vezi c\u0103 lupul se d\u0103du repede de gol\u2026 Cum nu mai avea r\u0103bdare, se proptise cu labele de pervazul ferestrei, c\u0103ut\u00e2nd s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 \u00een\u0103untru. \u015ei de cum \u00eei z\u0103rir\u0103 labele cele negre, iezii r\u0103spunser\u0103-n cor:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu deschidem, c\u0103 mama noastr\u0103 nu are labe negre ca ale tale. Nu ne po\u0163i \u00een\u015fela: tu e\u015fti lupul!<\/p>\n
V\u0103z\u00e2nd el \u015fi de data asta c\u0103 nu-i poate am\u0103gi, pe dat\u0103 alerg\u0103 la brutar \u015fi-i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M-am \u00een\u0163epat la piciorul \u0103sta \u015fi te-a\u015f ruga s\u0103 mi-l ungi cu pu\u0163in\u0103 coc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u015ei dup\u0103 ce brutarul \u00eei unse laba cu coc\u0103, lupul alerg\u0103 \u00eentr-un suflet la morar \u015fi-l rug\u0103 \u015fi pe el:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u0162i-a\u015f r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u00eendatorat dac-ai pres\u0103ra ni\u0163ic\u0103 f\u0103in\u0103 alb\u0103 peste piciorul asta!<\/p>\n
Morarul mirosi c\u0103 jup\u00e2nul lup vrea s\u0103 umble cu \u015foalda, c\u0103 se preg\u0103te\u015fte s\u0103 \u00eentind\u0103 vreo cursa cuiva, \u015fi se \u00eempotrivi c\u00e2t putu. Dar cum\u0103trul lup \u00ee\u015fi r\u00e2nji col\u0163ii \u015fi se r\u0103sti la el:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac\u0103 nu-mi faci pe voie, s\u0103 \u015ftii ca te sf\u00e2\u015fii! \u015ei morarul, ca un om fricos ce era, se gr\u0103bi s\u0103-i presare laba cu f\u0103in\u0103, numai s\u0103-\u015fi scape pielea. C\u0103 vezi, a\u015fa sunt unii oameni\u2026 Blestematul de lup \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 picioarele la spinare \u015fi se \u00eenfiin\u0163\u0103 a treia oar\u0103 la c\u0103su\u0163a caprei. B\u0103tu la u\u015f\u0103, cioc, cioc, \u015fi strig\u0103 sub\u0163irel:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragi copila\u015fi, deschide\u0163i u\u015fa, c\u0103 sunt eu, mama voastr\u0103! \u015ei-am adus pentru fiecare c\u00e2te ceva bun. Dar iezii se gr\u0103bir\u0103 s\u0103-i r\u0103spund\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Arat\u0103-ne mai \u00eent\u00e2i laba ca s\u0103 vedem de e\u015fti \u00eentr-adev\u0103r m\u0103icu\u0163a noastr\u0103 \u015fi apoi \u0163i-om deschide.<\/p>\n
Ho\u0163omanul de lup ridic\u0103 laba p\u00e2n\u0103 la fereastr\u0103 \u015fi c\u00e2nd v\u0103zur\u0103 iezii c\u0103-i alb\u0103, nu se mai \u00eendoi nici unul \u015fi, tranc, traser\u0103 iv\u0103rul de la u\u015f\u0103. \u015ei ce s\u0103 vezi, \u00een prag \u00ee\u015fi r\u00e2njea col\u0163ii lupul!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iezii \u00eencremenir\u0103 de spaim\u0103 \u015fi d\u0103dur\u0103 s\u0103 se ascund\u0103 care \u00eencotro. Unul s\u0103ri, \u0163u\u015fti, sub mas\u0103, al doilea se tupil\u0103 \u00een pat, al treilea se v\u00e2r\u00ee \u00een vatr\u0103, al patrulea se furi\u015f\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie, al cincilea intr\u0103 \u00een dulap, al \u015faselea se piti sub lighean \u015fi al \u015faptelea se ad\u0103posti tocmai \u00een cutia pendulei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lupul \u00eei dib\u0103ci \u00eens\u0103 care pe unde se ascunsese \u015fi cum n-avea vreme de pierdut, \u00eei \u00een\u015ff\u0103c\u0103 pe r\u00e2nd. \u015ei a\u015fa se f\u0103cu de apucar\u0103 cu to\u0163ii drumul g\u00e2tlejului\u2026 Numai pe iedul cel mic, care se ascunsese \u00een cutia pendulei, nu fu chip s\u0103-l g\u0103seasc\u0103. Dup\u0103 ce-\u015fi umfl\u0103 burdihanul, lupul ie\u015fi alene din cas\u0103, se \u00eentinse pe covorul de iarb\u0103 verde, la umbra unui copac, \u015fi adormi bu\u015ftean.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trecu ce trecu, dar nu prea mult, \u015fi mama capr\u0103 se \u00eentoarse din p\u0103dure. \u015ei mai-mai s\u0103-\u015fi ias\u0103 din min\u0163i de ce-i v\u0103zur\u0103 ochii\u2026 U\u015fa se h\u00e2\u0163\u00e2na dat\u0103 \u00een l\u0103turi \u015fi toat\u0103 casa era vrai\u015fte. Scaunele, b\u0103ncile, masa z\u0103ceau r\u0103sturnate; pernele \u015fi plapuma fuseser\u0103 smulse de pe pat, iar din lighean nu mai aveai ce alege. C\u00e2t despre iezi, nici urm\u0103. Strig\u0103 capra pe fiecare, pe nume, dar nimeni nu r\u0103spunse. C\u00e2nd d\u0103du s\u0103-l strige \u015fi pe pr\u00e2slea, deslu\u015fi de undeva un glas \u00een\u0103bu\u015fit:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103icu\u0163\u0103 drag\u0103, eu sunt aici, \u00een cutia pendulei!<\/p>\n
Capra \u00eel scoase de acolo pe iedul cel mic \u015fi el prinse a-i povesti cum i-a \u00een\u015felat lupul \u015fi cum i-a \u00een\u015ff\u0103cat apoi pe cei \u015fase fr\u0103\u0163iori mai mari \u015fi le-a dat drumul pe g\u00e2tlej\u2026 Acu\u2019 nu mai trebuie s\u0103 v\u0103 spun eu c\u00e2t i-a pl\u00e2ns biata capr\u0103, c\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eenchipui\u0163i singuri!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ca s\u0103-\u015fi mai ogoiasc\u0103 durerea, capra ie\u015fi din cas\u0103 \u015fi iedul cel mic, ca umbra, dup\u0103 ea. \u015ei duc\u00e2ndu-se ei spre gr\u0103din\u0103, \u00eel z\u0103rir\u0103 pe lup sub un copac, dormind \u015fi sfor\u0103ind de tremurau crengile.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capra c\u0103ta la el, cercet\u00e2ndu-l din toate p\u0103r\u0163ile, \u015fi r\u0103mase ca n\u0103uc\u0103\u2026 Pas\u0103mite, b\u0103gase de seam\u0103 c\u0103-n burduhanul lui cel umflat se mi\u015fca \u015fi se zv\u00e2rcolea ceva.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Doamne, Dumnezeule, g\u00e2ndi capra, oare n-or mai fi tr\u0103ind bie\u0163ii mei copila\u015fi, pe care i-a \u00eenghi\u0163it t\u00e2lharul de lup?”<\/p>\n
\u00cel trimise pe pr\u00e2slea fugu\u0163a acas\u0103, s\u0103 aduc\u0103 foarfec\u0103, ac \u015fi a\u0163\u0103, \u015fi, f\u00e2\u00e2\u015f\u015f! t\u0103ie burdihanul lupului! N-apucase bine s\u0103 fac\u0103 o t\u0103ietur\u0103, c\u0103 un ied \u015fi scoase capul afar\u0103. \u015ei-n timp ce t\u0103ia mai departe, iezii \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 sar\u0103 afar\u0103, unul dup\u0103 altul. \u015ei erau vii \u015fi nev\u0103t\u0103ma\u0163i to\u0163i \u015fase; \u00een l\u0103comia ei, dihania \u00eei \u00eenghi\u0163ise a\u015fa \u00eentregi cum erau, f\u0103r\u0103 a-i mai mesteca. \u015ei \u0163in-te bucurie! Prinser\u0103 a o \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015fa pe m\u0103icu\u0163a lor drag\u0103, s\u0103lt\u00e2nd \u00eentr-un picior ca un croitora\u015f c\u00e2nd e gineric\u0103. Dar b\u0103tr\u00e2na \u00eei potoli, \u00eendemn\u00e2ndu-i s\u0103 vad\u0103 de-un lucru ce nu suferea am\u00e2nare:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai bine v-a\u0163i gr\u0103bi s\u0103 aduce\u0163i ni\u015fte bolovani, ca s\u0103 umplem cu ei burdihanul nelegiuitului \u0103sta de lup, c\u00e2t mai zace toropit de somn!<\/p>\n
Iezii \u00eencepur\u0103 a c\u0103ra la repezeal\u0103 bolovani \u015fi \u00eendesar\u0103 \u00een burdihanul dihaniei c\u00e2t de mul\u0163i \u00eenc\u0103pur\u0103. Apoi b\u0103tr\u00e2na \u00eei cusu repede burta la loc \u015fi mi\u015fca acul cu at\u00e2ta iscusin\u0163\u0103, c\u0103 lupul nici m\u0103car nu apuc\u0103 s\u0103 simt\u0103 ceva.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce se s\u0103tur\u0103 el bine de somn, se ridic\u0103 anevoie \u00een picioare \u015fi cum bolovanii din burt\u0103 \u00eei pricinuiau o sete grozav\u0103, porni c\u0103tre o f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103, cu g\u00e2ndul s\u0103-\u015fi potoleasc\u0103 setea.<\/p>\n
Dar cum \u00eencepu s\u0103 umble, zdronca-zdronca, prinser\u0103 a se izbi \u015fi bolovanii \u00een burduhan. \u015ei parc\u0103 presim\u0163ind c\u0103 la mijloc nu-i lucru curat, \u00eencepu s\u0103 strige:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ce tot sare-ncolo-ncoace,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prin stomac, \u015fi nu-mi d\u0103 pace?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iezii sar. Asta a\u015fa e!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sau, cumva, or fi pietroaie?!<\/p>\n
\u015ei c\u00e2nd ajunse la f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi se plec\u0103 s\u0103 bea ap\u0103, bolovanii cei grei \u00eel traser\u0103 la fund. Cei \u015fapte iezi v\u0103zuser\u0103 de departe toat\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplarea \u015fi, venind tot \u00eentr-o goan\u0103, strigau c\u00e2t \u00eei lua gura:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Lupul a cr\u0103pat! Lupul a cr\u0103pat!<\/p>\n
\u015ei de bucurie, \u00eencepur\u0103 a juca \u00eemprejurul f\u00e2nt\u00e2nii, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu maica lor, capra cea b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 o capr\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi capra asta avea \u015fapte iezi, pe care-i iubea a\u015fa cum numai o mam\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi iube\u015fte copiii. \u00centr-o zi, trebuind s\u0103 plece \u00een p\u0103dure … <\/p>\n