A fost odat\u0103 o femeie \u015fi femeia asta avea trei fete. Pe cea mare o chema Un-ochi, pentru c\u0103 avea un singur ochi \u015fi era a\u015fezat ochiul acesta tocmai \u00een mijlocul frun\u0163ii; pe cea mijlocie o chema Doi-ochi, pentru c\u0103 avea doi ochi, iar pe cea mai mic\u0103, Trei-ochi, cel de-al treilea fiind a\u015fezat tot \u00een mijlocul frun\u0163ii. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 Doi-ochi nu se deosebea la \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fare de ceilal\u0163i oameni, surorile \u015fi maic\u0103-sa nu o puteau suferi \u015fi mereu o oc\u0103rau:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tu, cu cei doi ochi ai t\u0103i, parc\u0103 e\u015fti mai pricopsit\u0103 dec\u00e2t lumea de r\u00e2nd?! Se vede c\u00e2t de colo c\u0103 nu faci parte din neamul nostru!<\/p>\n
O \u0163ineau numai \u00een zdren\u0163e pe biata fat\u0103 \u015fi nu-i d\u0103deau s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce dec\u00e2t resturile care c\u0103deau de la masa lor. \u015ei ori de c\u00e2te ori le r\u0103s\u0103rea \u00een cale, s\u0103reau la ea s-o \u00eembr\u00e2nceasc\u0103 \u015fi-i am\u0103rau via\u0163a la orice prilej.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei prilejuri d-astea, slav\u0103 Domnului, g\u0103seau destule! \u00centr-una din zile, trebuind s\u0103 mearg\u0103 cu capra la p\u0103scut, Doi-ochi r\u0103mase tare fl\u0103m\u00e2nd\u0103, c\u0103ci du\u015fmancele de surori \u00eei puseser\u0103-n traist\u0103 m\u00e2ncare pe sponci. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 o chinuia grozav foamea, se a\u015fez\u0103 la o margine de drum \u015fi \u00eencepu a pl\u00e2nge. \u015ei pl\u00e2nse, \u015fi pl\u00e2nse, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce se adunar\u0103 din lacrimile ei dou\u0103 p\u00e2r\u00e2ia\u015fe. Cum se t\u00e2nguia ea a\u015fa, numai ce ridic\u0103 o dat\u0103 capul din p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u015fi ce-i v\u0103zur\u0103 ochii? L\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsa st\u0103tea o femeie, care o \u00eentreb\u0103 cu bl\u00e2nde\u0163e:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Doi-ochi, de ce pl\u00e2ngi a\u015fa de amarnic? \u015ei Doi-ochi r\u0103spunse suspin\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum s\u0103 nu pl\u00e2ng dac\u0103 maic\u0103-mea \u015fi surorile mele m\u0103 prigonesc f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eencetare? Din pricin\u0103 c\u0103 am doi ochi, ca toat\u0103 lumea, m\u0103 azv\u00e2rl\u0103 dintr-un col\u0163 \u00eentr-altul, m\u0103 \u00eembrac\u0103 numai \u00een zdren\u0163e \u015fi-mi dau s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc doar firimiturile r\u0103mase de la masa lor. \u015etii, azi mi-au dat at\u00e2t de pu\u0163in\u0103 m\u00e2ncare, c\u0103 sunt moart\u0103 de foame!<\/p>\n
Atunci femeia, care, pas\u0103mite, era o z\u00e2n\u0103, grai:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac\u0103 doar asta \u0163i-e durerea, \u015fterge-\u0163i lacrimile \u015fi nu mai pl\u00e2nge, c\u0103 o s\u0103 te-nv\u0103\u0163 eu cum s\u0103-\u0163i potole\u015fti foamea.<\/p>\n
Uite, n-ai dec\u00e2t s\u0103-i spui caprei:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, pune-te!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei-o mas\u0103 r\u00e2nduit\u0103 cu tot dichisul o s\u0103 \u0163i se pun\u0103 dinainte, \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103 cu cele mai alese bucate \u015fi-o s\u0103 po\u0163i m\u00e2nca dup\u0103 pofta inimii. Iar dup\u0103 ce te-oi s\u0103tura, spune-i doar at\u00e2t caprei:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, ridic\u0103-te!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei masa o s\u0103 dispar\u0103 ca \u015fi cum n-ar fi fost.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce gr\u0103i aceste cuvinte, z\u00e2na \u00ee\u015fi v\u0103zu de drum. R\u0103mas\u0103 singur\u0103, Doi-ochi g\u00e2ndi \u00een sinea ei: “N-am \u00eencotro; prea sunt lihnit\u0103 de foame ca s\u0103 \u00eencerc alt\u0103 dat\u0103 ce m-a pov\u0103\u0163uit. Mai \u015ftii, poate c\u0103 cele spuse de femeia aceea se vor dovedi adev\u0103rate”.<\/p>\n
\u015ei strig\u0103 c\u0103tre capr\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, pune-te!<\/p>\n
N-apuc\u0103 bine s\u0103 sf\u00e2r\u015feasc\u0103 ce-avea de zis \u015fi numai ce i se puse dinainte o mas\u0103 a\u015fternut\u0103 cu o fa\u0163\u0103 alb\u0103 ca z\u0103pada; iar pe mas\u0103, r\u00e2nduite cum se cuvenea, o farfurie, un cu\u0163it, o furculi\u0163\u0103 \u015fi o lingur\u0103, toate numai din argint. C\u00e2t despre m\u00e2nc\u0103rurile care se \u00een\u015firau pe mas\u0103, ce s\u0103 v\u0103 mai spun, erau dintre cele mai alese \u015fi abureau de parc\u0103 ar fi fost luate chiar atunci de pe vatr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata m\u00e2nc\u0103 din toate cu poft\u0103, c\u0103ci fl\u0103m\u00e2nzise de ajuns. Dup\u0103 ce se s\u0103tur\u0103 de-a binelea, gr\u0103i c\u0103tre capr\u0103, a\u015fa cum o \u00eenv\u0103\u0163ase z\u00e2na:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, ridic\u0103-te!<\/p>\n
\u015ei masa disp\u0103ru pe dat\u0103 ca \u015fi cum n-ar fi fost.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“\u0102sta-i un lucru minunat! g\u00e2ndi Doi-ochi. De-acuma s-a sf\u00e2r\u015fit cu foamea!”<\/p>\n
\u015ei biata fat\u0103 era vesel\u0103 \u015fi zburda de fericire.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seara, c\u00e2nd se \u00eentoarse cu capra de la p\u0103\u015fune, g\u0103si pe mas\u0103, \u00eentr-o str\u0103chioar\u0103 de p\u0103m\u00e2nt, bruma de m\u00e2ncare pe care i-o l\u0103saser\u0103 surorile cele haine. Dar Doi-ochi nici nu se atinse de ea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi porni din nou cu capra la p\u0103scut \u015fi la \u00eenapoiere l\u0103s\u0103 neatinse \u00een strachin\u0103 firimiturile pe care i le puseser\u0103 surorile.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prima \u015fi a doua oar\u0103 surorile nu observar\u0103 nimic. Dar cum m\u00e2ncarea r\u0103m\u00e2nea mereu neatins\u0103 \u00een strachin\u0103, greu nu le fu s\u0103 bage de seam\u0103 asta. Se minunar\u0103 ele de a\u015fa treab\u0103 \u015fi \u00eencepur\u0103 a-\u015fi dest\u0103inui g\u00e2ndurile:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cu Doi-ochi nu-i lucru curat. \u00cenainte venea s\u0103 se pl\u00e2ng\u0103 c\u0103 nu-i ajunge c\u00e2t \u00eei d\u0103deam \u015fi m\u00e2nca de nu mai r\u0103m\u00e2nea nici o pic\u0103tur\u0103, iar acuma nu se mai atinge de nimic. Pesemne c-a g\u0103sit vreun alt mijloc ca s\u0103-\u015fi ast\u00e2mpere foamea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ca s\u0103 afle adev\u0103rul, hot\u0103r\u00e2r\u0103 ca Un-ochi s-o \u00eenso\u0163easc\u0103 pe Doi-ochi c\u00e2nd s-o duce a doua zi cu capra la p\u0103\u015fune. Nu era treab\u0103 u\u015foar\u0103, c\u0103ci trebuia s\u0103 bage bine de seam\u0103 ce se petrece acolo, dac\u0103 nu cumva vreun str\u0103in \u00eei aduce de m\u00e2ncare fetei.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, c\u00e2nd Doi-ochi fu gata s-o porneasc\u0103 la c\u00e2mp, Un-ochi se apropie de d\u00e2nsa \u015fi-i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Azi merg \u015fi eu cu tine! Vreau s\u0103 v\u0103d dac\u0103 p\u0103ze\u015fti capra bine \u015fi dac\u0103 o hr\u0103ne\u015fti a\u015fa cum se cuvine.<\/p>\n
Dar Doi-ochi ghici \u00eendat\u0103 cam ce fel de g\u00e2nduri nutrea Un-ochi, c\u0103 venea numai ca s-o iscodeasc\u0103. M\u00e2n\u0103 capra pe unde era iarba mai \u00eenalt\u0103 \u015fi mai gras\u0103 \u015fi o l\u0103s\u0103 s\u0103 pasc\u0103 \u00een voie. Apoi spuse c\u0103tre Un-ochi:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hai s\u0103 ne a\u015fez\u0103m pu\u0163intel pe iarb\u0103! \u015etiu un c\u00e2ntec, o minune\u2026 N-ai vrea s\u0103-l auzi?<\/p>\n
Un-ochi se \u00eenvoi bucuroas\u0103, c\u0103ci drumul cel lung, pe ar\u015fi\u0163a soarelui, o cam obosise. Se l\u0103s\u0103 u\u015furel \u00een iarb\u0103 \u015fi Doi-ochi \u00eencepu s\u0103-i c\u00e2nte la ureche:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Un-ochi, e\u015fti treaz\u0103, oare?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Un-ochi, dormi, oare?<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nt\u0103 ea a\u015fa, \u00eentr-una, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce Un-ochi \u00eenchise ochiul \u015fi adormi. Dac\u0103 v\u0103zu fata c\u0103 soru-sa dormea bu\u015ftean, nu se mai temu c-ar putea s\u0103 vad\u0103 ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103. Chem\u0103 deci capra \u015fi-i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, pune-te!<\/p>\n
\u015ei se a\u015fez\u0103 dinaintea mesei, de m\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi b\u0103u p\u00e2n\u0103 ce se s\u0103tur\u0103. Apoi strig\u0103 din nou:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, ridic\u0103-te!<\/p>\n
\u015ei masa disp\u0103ru pe dat\u0103 ca \u015fi cum n-ar fi fost. Spre sear\u0103 o trezi pe Un-ochi din somn \u015fi-o cam lu\u0103 \u00een r\u00e2s:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, surioar\u0103, parc\u0103 ziceai c\u0103 vrei s\u0103 \u00eengrije\u015fti de capr\u0103 \u015fi, c\u00e2nd colo, ai tras tot timpul la aghioase, de m-ai speriat! Dac\u0103 nu eram eu aici, cine \u015ftie pe unde s-ar fi r\u0103t\u0103cit hoinara asta! \u015ei ar fi trebuit s-o cau\u0163i \u00een toat\u0103 lumea\u2026 Da\u2019 acu\u2019 scoal\u0103, c\u0103-i timpul s-o pornim spre cas\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Au ajuns ele acas\u0103 \u015fi Doi-ochi nu s-a atins de strachina ei; iar Un-ochi st\u0103tea ca mut\u0103 \u015fi nu-i putu povesti de fel maic\u0103-sii din ce pricin\u0103 capsomana de Doi-ochi nu voia s\u0103 ia m\u0103car o \u00eembuc\u0103tur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M-a prins somnul pe c\u00e2mp \u015fi-am adormit, a\u015fa c\u0103 nu \u015ftiu!, cerc\u0103 Un-ochi s\u0103 se dezvinov\u0103\u0163easc\u0103.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, baba o chem\u0103 pe Trei-ochi \u015fi-i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Azi o s\u0103 mergi tu la p\u0103\u015fune \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Doi-ochi. Da\u2019 vezi de bag\u0103 bine de seam\u0103 tot ce se petrece pe acolo, c\u0103 nu se poate s\u0103 nu fie cineva care-i aduce pe ascuns de m\u00e2ncat \u015fi de b\u0103ut.<\/p>\n
Trei-ochi o c\u0103ut\u0103 pe soru-sa \u015fi-i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u00e2ine o s\u0103 merg cu tine \u015fi eu; vreau s\u0103 v\u0103d dac\u0103 \u00eengrije\u015fti bine capra \u015fi dac\u0103 o hr\u0103ne\u015fti a\u015fa cum se cuvine.<\/p>\n
Dar fata pricepu ce g\u00e2nduri nutrea Trei-ochi, c\u0103 venea numai ca s-o iscodeasc\u0103. M\u00e2n\u0103 capra pe unde era iarba mai \u00eenalt\u0103 \u015fi mai gras\u0103 \u015fi apoi gr\u0103i c\u0103tre soru-sa:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hai s\u0103 ne a\u015fez\u0103m pu\u0163intel pe iarb\u0103! \u015etiu eu un c\u00e2ntec, o minune! N-ai vrea s\u0103-l auzi?<\/p>\n
Trei-ochi se \u00eenvoi \u015fi ea bucuroas\u0103, c\u0103ci drumul cel lung, pe ar\u015fi\u0163a soarelui, o cam mole\u015fise. Se l\u0103s\u0103 u\u015furel \u00een iarb\u0103 \u015fi Doi-ochi \u00eencepu s\u0103-i c\u00e2nte la ureche:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trei-ochi, e\u015fti treaz\u0103, oare?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar \u00een loc s\u0103 continue c\u00e2ntecul:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trei-ochi, dormi, oare?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nt\u0103 din neaten\u0163ie:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Doi-ochi, dormi, oare?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei c\u00e2nt\u0103 a\u015fa, mereu:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trei-ochi, e\u015fti treaz\u0103, oare?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Doi-ochi, dormi, oare?<\/p>\n
\u015ei \u00eencepu s-o cuprind\u0103 somnul pe Trei-ochi, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd cei doi ochi \u00eei adormir\u0103 de-a binelea; dar cel de-al treilea, pe care c\u00e2ntecul nu-l putuse vr\u0103ji, r\u0103mase treaz. Dar cum era viclean\u0103, Trei-ochi \u00eenchise \u015fi ochiul al treilea, ca sa par\u0103 c\u0103-i \u015fi el cuprins de somn.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd \u00eens\u0103 tr\u0103gea c\u00e2te-o ochead\u0103 \u015fi prindea cu privirea tot ce se petrecea \u00een jur. Iar Doi-ochi, fiind \u00eencredin\u0163at\u0103 c\u0103 Trei-ochi doarme \u00een lege, strig\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, pune-te!<\/p>\n
\u015ei dup\u0103 ce m\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi b\u0103u dup\u0103 pofta inimii, porunci mesei s\u0103 dispar\u0103, cu tot ce avea pe d\u00e2nsa:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, ridic\u0103-te!<\/p>\n
Dar vezi c\u0103 Trei-ochi v\u0103zuse totul, ho\u0163omana\u2026 C\u0103tre sear\u0103, Doi-ochi se apropie de locul unde dormea soru-sa \u015fi, trezind-o, o cam lu\u0103 \u00een r\u00e2s:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, surioar\u0103, da\u2019 \u015ftii c-ai dormit, nu glum\u0103! Stra\u015fnic te mai pricepi s\u0103 pa\u015fti capra! Hai, scoal\u0103, c\u0103-i timpul s-o pornim spre cas\u0103!<\/p>\n
Ajunser\u0103 ele acas\u0103 \u015fi Doi-ochi iar l\u0103s\u0103 m\u00e2ncarea neatins\u0103 \u00een strachin\u0103. Dar de data asta nu-i mai merse, c\u0103ci Trei-ochi \u00eei dezv\u0103lui mam\u0103-sii totul:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acum am aflat de ce nu vrea fudula asta s\u0103 se mai ating\u0103 de m\u00e2ncarea noastr\u0103! Pe c\u00e2mp, cum \u00eei spune caprei:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, pune-te!<\/p>\n
C\u00e2t ai clipi, i se \u015fi a\u015fterne dinainte o mas\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103 cu tot felul de m\u00e2nc\u0103ri alese, dar \u015ftii, ni\u015fte bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163i din care nu ne-am osp\u0103tat noi niciodat\u0103! \u015ei dup\u0103 ce se satur\u0103, numai ce-o auzi c\u0103 spune:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Capr\u0103, beh\u0103ie,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mas\u0103, ridic\u0103-te!<\/p>\n
\u015ei masa dispare de parc\u0103 nici n-ar fi fost. Le-am v\u0103zut pe toate astea cum te v\u0103d \u015fi cum m\u0103 vezi. Nu-i vorb\u0103, a \u00eencercat ea s\u0103 m\u0103 adoarm\u0103 cu c\u00e2ntecul ei, dar noroc c\u0103 ochiul din frunte mi-a r\u0103mas treaz.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Auzind cele ce-i spune Trei-ochi, scorpia de bab\u0103 se umplu de fiere \u015fi strig\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum, golanca asta s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce mai bine dec\u00e2t noi?! Las\u0103, c-o s\u0103-i treac\u0103 ei pofta!<\/p>\n
Se repezi furioas\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie, apuc\u0103 un cu\u0163it \u015fi-l \u00eenfipse \u00een inima caprei, astfel c\u0103 nevinovatul dobitoc \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103du pe loc duhul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd Doi-ochi v\u0103zu capra \u0163eap\u0103n\u0103 \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 suflare, o cuprinse jalea \u015fi, nemair\u0103bd\u00e2nd s\u0103 stea \u00een cas\u0103, o porni \u00een ne\u015ftire pe c\u00e2mp. Dup\u0103 ce obosi de at\u00e2ta umblet, se a\u015fez\u0103 la o margine de drum \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 cu lacrimi amare. \u015ei deodat\u0103, z\u00e2na fu din nou l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea \u015fi-o \u00eentreb\u0103 cu bl\u00e2nde\u0163e:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Doi-ochi, de ce pl\u00e2ngi iar\u0103\u015fi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum s\u0103 nu pl\u00e2ng, suspin\u0103 Doi-ochi, dac\u0103 mama mi-a omor\u00e2t capra? \u00cen fiecare zi o rugam frumos, a\u015fa cum m\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u0163ase\u015fi matale, \u015fi-mi a\u015fternea numai bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163i pe mas\u0103, de m\u00e2ncam pe \u00eendestulate. Dar acu\u2019, totul s-a sf\u00e2r\u015fit: iar o s\u0103 rabd de foame \u015fi-or s\u0103 m\u0103 n\u0103p\u0103deasc\u0103 necazurile!<\/p>\n
Z\u00e2na \u00eens\u0103 o \u00eemb\u0103rb\u0103t\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu te nec\u0103ji, Doi-ochi, ci mai bine ascult\u0103 de sfatul pe care \u0163i-l dau, c\u0103 e un sfat bun. Roag\u0103-te de surorile tale s\u0103-\u0163i dea m\u0103runtaiele caprei \u015fi, de cum le-oi avea, \u00eengroap\u0103-le \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt, dinaintea u\u015fii. De-i face a\u015fa cum \u00ee\u0163i spun, n-o s\u0103-\u0163i par\u0103 r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
\u015ei pieri parc\u0103 luat\u0103 de v\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Doi-ochi alerg\u0103 \u00eendat\u0103 acas\u0103 \u015fi le rug\u0103 pe cele dou\u0103 surori:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragi surioare, da\u0163i-mi \u015fi mie ceva de la capr\u0103. C\u0103 doar nu cer cine \u015ftie ce, \u015fi m-a\u015f mul\u0163umi \u015fi cu m\u0103runtaiele.<\/p>\n
Surorile se pornir\u0103 pe r\u00e2s:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac\u0103 e vorba numai de-at\u00e2ta, ia-le!<\/p>\n
Doi-ochi lu\u0103 m\u0103runtaiele \u015fi c\u00e2nd se l\u0103s\u0103 noaptea le \u00eengrop\u0103 pe ascuns dinaintea u\u015fii, a\u015fa cum o pov\u0103\u0163uise z\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi c\u00e2nd se trezir\u0103 cu toatele \u015fi d\u0103dur\u0103 s\u0103 ias\u0103 pe u\u015f\u0103, ce s\u0103 vezi? Drept \u00een fa\u0163a lor se \u00een\u0103l\u0163a o minun\u0103\u0163ie de pom, cu frunzele de argint \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103rcat cu poame de aur! \u015ei era m\u0103rul \u0103sta a\u015fa de frumos, c\u0103 nu cred s\u0103-i fi g\u0103sit pereche pe lume. Fetele c\u0103scau ochii de mirare \u015fi se minunau cum de-a putut cre\u015fte peste noapte un asemenea pom. Dar Doi-ochi pricepu c\u0103 m\u0103rul r\u0103s\u0103rise din m\u0103runtaiele caprei, c\u0103ci el crescuse tocmai pe locul unde ea le \u00eengropase.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce li se mai potoli mirarea, baba o \u00eendemn\u0103 pe Un-ochi:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Urc\u0103-te \u00een pom, fata mea, \u015fi culege ni\u015fte mere! Un-ochi se urc\u0103 \u00een pom, dar cum d\u0103dea s\u0103 apuce un m\u0103r de aur, crengile \u00eei sc\u0103pau din m\u00e2ini de parc\u0103 le-ar fi gonit vreun duh. \u00cencerc\u0103 ea de mai multe ori, dar de fiecare dat\u0103 p\u0103\u0163ea la fel. \u015ei de\u015fi se c\u0103znise din r\u0103sputeri \u015fi se \u00eenver\u015funase, nu putu culege nici un m\u0103r.<\/p>\n
V\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 Un-ochi se trude\u015fte degeaba, maic\u0103-sa o strig\u0103 pe fata cea mijlocie:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Trei-ochi, ia urc\u0103-te tu \u00een pom, c\u0103 soru-ta nu-i bun\u0103 de nimic! Cu cei trei ochi ai t\u0103i o s\u0103 vezi mai bine merele dec\u00e2t Un-ochi.<\/p>\n
Un-ochi se d\u0103du jos din pom \u015fi se urc\u0103 soru-sa. Dar nici ea nu se dovedi mai \u00eendem\u00e2natic\u0103. De-ar fi stat printre crengi o ve\u015fnicie, tot n-ar fi reu\u015fit s\u0103 apuce un m\u0103r, c\u0103 de \u00eendat\u0103 ce \u00eentindea m\u00e2na merele se d\u0103deau la o parte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, baba \u00ee\u015fi pierdu r\u0103bdarea \u015fi, cum era sup\u0103rat\u0103 foc, se urc\u0103 \u015fi ea \u00een pom. Dar o p\u0103\u0163i la fel ca \u015fi cele dou\u0103 fiice ale sale: c\u00e2nd credea c-a pus m\u00e2na pe-un m\u0103r, m\u0103rul numai ce-i sc\u0103pa printre degete, de r\u0103m\u00e2nea cu m\u00e2inile-n gol\u2026 \u015ei a\u015fa se f\u0103cu c\u0103 n-a putut culege nici unul\u2026<\/p>\n
Atunci Doi-ochi spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia s\u0103 \u00eencerc \u015fi eu, poate c-oi izbuti. Dar surorile o \u00eenfruntar\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Te-ai g\u0103sit tocmai tu! Ce isprav\u0103 ai putea face cu \u0103i doi ochi ai t\u0103i?<\/p>\n
Fata nu lu\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 seama la vorbele lor \u015fi se urc\u0103 \u00een pom. \u015ei de cum ajunse sus, merele de aur nu se mai traser\u0103 \u00eend\u0103r\u0103t, ci-i veneau la \u00eendem\u00e2n\u0103, numai bine s\u0103 le culeag\u0103. \u015ei a\u015fa adun\u0103 Doi-ochi o poal\u0103 plin\u0103. Maic\u0103-sa i le lu\u0103 \u00eendat\u0103 \u015fi se \u00eenfurie la g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 numai nevolnica de Doi-ochi izbutise s\u0103 culeag\u0103 merele, \u00een timp ce ea \u015fi cele dou\u0103 fiice ale sale nu putuser\u0103 face nici o isprav\u0103. \u015ei-n loc s\u0103-i mul\u0163umeasc\u0103 cu toatele, prinser\u0103 \u015fi mai mare ur\u0103 pe d\u00e2nsa \u015fi \u00eencepur\u0103 a o prigoni \u015fi mai mult.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o zi, cum st\u0103teau tustrele \u00een jurul pomului, se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 treac\u0103 pe-acolo c\u0103lare un t\u00e2n\u0103r ce p\u0103rea a fi de neam. Z\u0103rindu-l de departe, cele dou\u0103 surori strigar\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Doi-ochi, ascunde-te repede, s\u0103 nu ne faci cumva casa de ocar\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u015ei apuc\u00e2nd \u00een grab\u0103 un butoi gol ce se afla l\u00e2ng\u0103 pom, \u00eel r\u0103sturnar\u0103 peste Doi-ochi \u015fi mai tupilar\u0103 sub el \u015fi merele de aur pe care tocmai le culesese fata.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u0103l\u0103re\u0163ul se apropie de poarta \u015fi ce s\u0103 v\u0103 spun! Era un voinic de fl\u0103c\u0103u, tare m\u00e2ndru la chip! Opri calul \u015fi, parca fermecat, r\u0103mase cu ochii a\u0163inti\u0163i la minun\u0103\u0163ia de pom cu frunzele de argint \u015fi poame de aur.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Al cui o fi pomul \u0103sta nemaiv\u0103zut? \u00eentreb\u0103 el pe cele dou\u0103 surori. C\u0103 de mi-ar d\u0103rui \u015fi mie o creang\u0103, i-a\u015f da orice mi-ar cere \u00een schimb. Cele dou\u0103 surori \u00eel \u00eencredin\u0163ar\u0103 c\u0103 pomul e al lor \u015fi se ar\u0103tar\u0103 bucuroase s\u0103-i poat\u0103 \u00eendeplini dorin\u0163a. Dar oric\u00e2t se str\u0103duir\u0103 s\u0103 rup\u0103 o creang\u0103, totul fu zadarnic: crengile cu poame se tr\u0103geau tot mereu \u00eenapoi, de nu fu chip s\u0103 apuce nici una din ele barem o crengu\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n
Atunci fl\u0103c\u0103ul le zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mare minune \u015fi asta! V-a\u0163i l\u0103udat c-ar fi pomul vostru \u015fi, c\u00e2nd colo, nu sunte\u0163i \u00een stare s\u0103 rupe\u0163i m\u0103car o creang\u0103 din el!<\/p>\n
Dar ele nu \u015fi nu, o \u0163ineau \u00eentruna c\u0103 pomul ar fi al lor. Doi-ochi auzise totul \u015fi, \u00eenciudat\u0103 c\u0103 surorile ei nu spuneau adev\u0103rul, ridic\u0103 butoiul \u015fi d\u0103du drumul la c\u00e2teva mere, care se oprir\u0103 tocmai la picioarele fl\u0103c\u0103ului. C\u00e2nd le v\u0103zu, r\u0103mase cu ochii la ele, uimit, \u015fi \u00eentreb\u0103 de unde veneau merele. \u015ei cum n-avur\u0103 \u00eencotro, surorile trebuir\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103rturiseasc\u0103, sp\u0103\u015fite, c\u0103 mai au o sor\u0103, dar c\u0103 pe sora asta a lor nu o puteau l\u0103sa s\u0103 se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015feze dinaintea fl\u0103c\u0103ului, c\u0103ci nu avea dec\u00e2t doi ochi, ca to\u0163i oamenii de r\u00e2nd\u2026 C\u0103l\u0103re\u0163ul nu lu\u0103 seam\u0103 la vorbele lor \u015fi, cum voia s-o vad\u0103, strig\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Doi-ochi, unde e\u015fti? Ia vino \u00eencoace!<\/p>\n
Atunci Doi-ochi ie\u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103 de sub butoi \u015fi c\u0103l\u0103re\u0163ul, fermecat de-o asemenea frumuse\u0163e nep\u0103m\u00e2ntean\u0103, \u00eei vorbi cu toat\u0103 c\u0103ldura:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cemi spune inima c\u0103 tu ai s\u0103 po\u0163i rupe o creang\u0103 din pom!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De bun\u0103 seam\u0103 c-am s\u0103 pot, r\u0103spunse Doi-ochi, c\u0103 doar e pomul meu.<\/p>\n
Se urc\u0103 \u00een pom \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 nici un pic de osteneal\u0103 rupse o creang\u0103 cu frunze sub\u0163irele de argint \u015fi poame de aur \u015fi-o \u00eentinse fl\u0103c\u0103ului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cu ce te-a\u015f putea r\u0103spl\u0103ti? \u00eentreb\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vai de mine, s\u0103rmana! De diminea\u0163a \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 seara trebuie s\u0103 rabd de foame \u015fi de sete \u015fi-mi duc via\u0163a numai \u00een amar \u015fi suferin\u0163\u0103. De te-ai \u00eendura s\u0103 m\u0103 iei cu tine \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103 m\u00e2ntui de chinul acesta, altceva nu mi-ar mai trebui!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fl\u0103c\u0103ul se aplec\u0103 spre ea \u015fi, ridic\u00e2nd-o u\u015furel, ca pe-o dulce povar\u0103, o a\u015fez\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 el pe \u015fa \u015fi-o aduse acas\u0103, la palatul lui. Acolo porunci s\u0103 i se dea cele mai frumoase ve\u015fminte \u015fi s\u0103 fie osp\u0103tat\u0103 dup\u0103 pofta inimii. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 o \u00eendr\u0103gise nespus, o lu\u0103 de nevast\u0103. \u015ei pr\u0103znuir\u0103 o nunt\u0103 cu mare alai \u015fi veselie.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dac\u0103 v\u0103zur\u0103 surorile c\u0103 fl\u0103c\u0103ul cel frumos o ia pe Doi-ochi cu el, \u00eencepur\u0103 s-o pizmuiasc\u0103 \u015fi mai mult pentru norocul care d\u0103duse peste ea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar de la o vreme parc\u0103 \u00eencepu s\u0103 li se ogoiasc\u0103 inima\u2026 \u015ei prinser\u0103 a g\u00e2ndi ele \u00een sinea lor: “Barem tot e bine c\u0103 ne-a r\u0103mas un lucru de pre\u0163; pomul cel minunat e aici \u015fi, cu toate c\u0103 niciodat\u0103 n-o s\u0103-i putem culege roadele, o s\u0103 i se duc\u0103 faima at\u00e2t de departe, c\u0103 o mul\u0163ime de oameni, de prin toate col\u0163urile lumii, vor veni s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103-l laude! \u015ei, cine \u015ftie, poate c-o s\u0103 ne sur\u00e2d\u0103 iar norocul!” Dar \u015fi aceast\u0103 speran\u0163\u0103 se spulber\u0103 ca un vis. A doua zi diminea\u0163\u0103, ia pomul de unde nu-i! Pierise ca fumul\u2026 \u015ei o dat\u0103 cu el pierise \u015fi n\u0103dejdea\u2026 \u015ei chiar \u00een aceea\u015fi zi, privind pe fereastr\u0103, Doi-ochi v\u0103zu minun\u0103\u0163ia de pom cu frunzele de argint \u00een fa\u0163a iatacului ei\u2026 Ce alta ar fi putut s\u0103-i bucure mai mult sufletul?! Pomul \u00ee\u015fi urmase st\u0103p\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tr\u0103i Doi-ochi ani mul\u0163i, \u00een bucurie \u015fi fericire, \u015fi aproape c\u0103 uitase c\u00e2te avusese de p\u0103timit de pe urma celor dou\u0103 surori haine. Dar iat\u0103 c\u0103 \u00eentr-o bun\u0103 zi dou\u0103 femei s\u0103rmane b\u0103tur\u0103 la poarta castelului, cer\u00e2nd de poman\u0103. \u015ei privindu-le mai cu luare-aminte, Doi-ochi recunoscu \u00een cele dou\u0103 cer\u015fetoare pe surorile ei. S\u0103r\u0103ciser\u0103 \u00eentr-at\u00e2t, c\u0103 ajunseser\u0103 s\u0103 mearg\u0103 din poart\u0103-n poart\u0103, cer\u00e2nd s\u0103 fie miluite m\u0103car c-un codru de p\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Doi-ochi le primi cu bucurie \u015fi se \u00eengriji ca de acum \u00eencolo s\u0103 nu mai duc\u0103 lips\u0103 de nimic. Iar cele dou\u0103 surori haine, v\u0103z\u00e2nd at\u00e2ta bun\u0103tate din partea ei, se c\u0103ir\u0103 amarnic pentru r\u0103ul pe care i-l f\u0103cuser\u0103 \u00een tinere\u0163e.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 o femeie \u015fi femeia asta avea trei fete. Pe cea mare o chema Un-ochi, pentru c\u0103 avea un singur ochi \u015fi era a\u015fezat ochiul acesta tocmai \u00een … <\/p>\n