Au fost odata doi feciori de \u00eemp\u0103rat, care au pornit s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eencerce norocul prin lume, \u015fi feciorii \u0103\u015ftia au ajuns s\u0103 duc\u0103 o via\u0163\u0103 at\u00e2t de tic\u0103loas\u0103 \u015fi de\u015fart\u0103, c\u0103 n-au mai avut \u00eendr\u0103zneala s\u0103 calce pragul casei p\u0103rinte\u015fti.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei cum trecuse vreme, nu glum\u0103, \u015fi nu venise nici o veste de la ei, fratele lor mai mic, pe care-l poreclisera Prostil\u0103, plec\u0103 \u00een c\u0103utarea lor. Dar c\u00e2nd d\u0103du \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit de fra\u0163ii s\u0103i, ace\u015ftia \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi bat\u0103 joc de d\u00e2nsul:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Auzi, prost\u0103nacul, s\u0103 cread\u0103 c-o s\u0103 poat\u0103 r\u0103zbi prin lume, c\u00e2nd noi, mai iste\u0163i dec\u00e2t el, n-am prea f\u0103cut isprav\u0103 mare!<\/p>\n
Totu\u015fi pornir\u0103 la drum c\u00e2te\u015ftrei \u015fi, tot merg\u00e2nd ei a\u015fa, iat\u0103 c\u0103 d\u0103dur\u0103 peste un mu\u015furoi de furnici. Cei doi fra\u0163i mai v\u00e2rstnici voir\u0103 pe dat\u0103 s\u0103-l surpe \u015fi s\u0103-l r\u0103scoleasc\u0103, pentru a vedea cum micile f\u0103pturi o vor lua la goan\u0103 \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntate de moarte. Dar Prostil\u0103 \u00eei opri, strig\u00e2ndu-le:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 L\u0103sa\u0163i g\u00e2ng\u0103niile \u00een pace! N-o s\u0103 \u00eeng\u0103dui s\u0103 le tulbura\u0163i lini\u015ftea!<\/p>\n
Pornir\u0103 ei mai departe \u015fi, dupa un cot de deal, d\u0103dur\u0103 peste un lac, pe luciul c\u0103ruia \u00eenotau o mul\u0163ime de ra\u0163e. Cei doi fra\u0163i mai mari se repezir\u0103 s\u0103 prind\u0103 c\u00e2teva, c\u0103 tare ar fi avut poft\u0103 s\u0103 le frig\u0103. Dar Prostil\u0103 se \u00eempotrivi \u015fi de data asta:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 L\u0103sa\u0163i zbur\u0103toarele \u00een pace! N-o s\u0103 \u00eeng\u0103dui s\u0103 le ucide\u0163i!<\/p>\n
Merser\u0103 ei mai departe \u015fi, \u00eentr-o bun\u0103 zi, numai c\u0103 nimerir\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 un roi de albine, aflat \u00eentr-o scorbur\u0103 de copac. \u015ei avea roiul acesta at\u00e2ta miere, c\u0103 se prelingea pe trunchi, de-ai fi zis c\u0103 este un izvora\u015f\u2026 Cei doi fra\u0163i mai mari \u00ee\u015fi puser\u0103 \u00een g\u00e2nd s\u0103 dea foc copacului \u015fi s\u0103 \u00een\u0103bu\u015fe albinele, ca s\u0103 poat\u0103 lua mierea. Dar Prostil\u0103 se \u00eempotrivi cu \u015fi mai mult\u0103 t\u0103rie:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 L\u0103sa\u0163i albinele \u00een pace! N-o s\u0103 \u00eeng\u0103dui s\u0103 le da\u0163i foc!<\/p>\n
\u00cen cele din urm\u0103, cei trei fra\u0163i d\u0103dur\u0103 peste un palat, \u015fi avea palatul \u0103sta grajduri, c\u00e2te n-ai fi g\u0103sit nici \u00een zece palate \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u015fti. \u015ei-n ele se aflau o mul\u0163ime de cai, to\u0163i de piatr\u0103. C\u00e2t despre oameni, nu se z\u0103rea unul pe nic\u0103ieri. Str\u0103b\u0103tur\u0103 ei toate s\u0103lile palatului \u015fi \u00eentr-un sf\u00e2r\u015fit se pomenir\u0103 \u00een dreptul unei u\u015fi z\u0103vor\u00e2te cu trei lac\u0103te.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei avea u\u015fa asta o ferestruic\u0103, t\u0103iat\u0103 taman la mijloc. Cei trei ca\u0163\u0103r\u0103 prin ea \u015fi ce crezi c\u0103 le fu dat s\u0103 vad\u0103: \u00een fundul unei camere se afla un mo\u015fneag care st\u0103tea aplecat deasupra unei mese! Strigar\u0103 la el o dat\u0103, strigar\u0103 a doua oar\u0103, dar mo\u015fneagul nu-i auzi. Mai strigar\u0103 a treia oara, \u015fi abia atunci se trezi mo\u015ful, descuie lac\u0103tele \u015fi se ivi \u00een prag\u2026 \u015ei f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 o vorb\u0103, \u00eei pofti s\u0103 se a\u015feze la masa \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103 cu fel \u015fi fel de bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163i. Dup\u0103 ce m\u00e2ncar\u0103 \u015fi b\u0103ur\u0103 dup\u0103 pofta inimii, mo\u015fneagul \u00eei duse \u00een c\u00e2te un iatac, ca s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul intr\u0103 \u00een odaia celui mai mare dintre fra\u0163i \u015fi, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i semn s\u0103-l urmeze, \u00eel duse p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een dreptul unei mese de piatr\u0103. Pe masa asta se aflau scrise trei \u00eencerc\u0103ri care, de-ar fi fost dezlegate, ar fi avut darul s\u0103 smulg\u0103 palatul de sub puterea blestemului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prima \u00eencercare gl\u0103suia astfel: “Sub covorul de mu\u015fchi al p\u0103durii stau ascunse cele o mie de boabe de m\u0103rg\u0103ritar ale fiicei \u00eemp\u0103ratului, care toate trebuie g\u0103site \u00eentr-o singur\u0103 zi. Dac\u0103 la asfin\u0163itul soarelui va lipsi m\u0103car una dintre ele, cal care s-a incumetat s\u0103 le caute se va preface \u00een stan\u0103 de piatr\u0103!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cel mai mare dintre fra\u0163i porni \u00een p\u0103dure \u015fi caut\u0103 toat\u0103 ziua, dar c\u0163nd fu s\u0103 apun\u0103 soarele, bag\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 toat\u0103 truda i-a fost \u00een zadar \u015fi c\u0103 n-a putut s\u0103 adune mai mult de o sut\u0103 de boabe de m\u0103rg\u0103ritar.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei atunci se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 a\u015fa cum st\u0103 scris pe t\u0103blia mesei: fl\u0103c\u0103ul se pref\u0103cu \u00een stan\u0103 de piatr\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen ziua urm\u0103toare \u00ee\u015fi \u00eencerc\u0103 norocul \u015fi fratele cel mijlociu, dar nici lui nu-i merse mai bine\u2026 \u015ei oric\u00e2t se str\u0103dui el, nu fu \u00een stare s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 mai mult ca dou\u0103 sute de boabe de m\u0103rg\u0103ritar. \u015ei se preface \u015fi el \u00een stan\u0103 de piatr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iat\u0103 c\u0103 veni \u015fi r\u00e2ndul lui Prostil\u0103\u2026 se apuc\u0103 el s\u0103 caute \u00een desimea covorului de mu\u015fchi, dar g\u0103sea cu at\u00e2ta anevoie c\u00e2te un bob de m\u0103rg\u0103ritar, totul mergea at\u00e2t de \u00eencet, c\u0103-l cuprinse dezn\u0103dejdea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei cum nu \u015ftia \u00een ce chip s-o scoat\u0103 la cap\u0103t, se a\u015feza pe o piatr\u0103 \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103. \u015ei cum pl\u00e2ngea el a\u015fa, numai ce I se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103 cr\u0103iasa furnicilor, \u00eenso\u0163it\u0103 de cele cinci mii de slujitoare ale sale. Erau tocmai furnicile pe care fl\u0103c\u0103ul le sc\u0103pase de la pieire. Nu trecu mult \u015fi micile g\u00e2ng\u0103nii izbutir\u0103 s\u0103 adune toate cele o mie de boabe de m\u0103rg\u0103ritar \u015fi f\u0103cur\u0103 din ele o gr\u0103mad\u0103 bunicic\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua \u00eencercare era mult mai grea: trebuia s\u0103 fie scoas\u0103 din fundul lacului cheia de la iatacul domni\u0163ei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De \u00eendat\u0103 ce Prostil\u0103 ajunse la marginea lacului, se ivi \u00eenot\u00e2nd un card de ra\u0163e. Erau tocmai ra\u0163ele pe care el le sc\u0103pase de la pieire. \u015ei l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-se \u00een ad\u00e2nc, ele \u00eei aduser\u0103 cheia care z\u0103cea pe fundul malo\u015f al lacului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cea de a treia \u00eencercare era \u00eens\u0103 cea mai grea: dintre cele trei domni\u0163e adormite, fl\u0103c\u0103ul trebuia s\u0103 o recunoasc\u0103 pe cea mai t\u00e2nar\u0103 \u015fi mai frumoas\u0103. Ei, dar cum naiba s-o recunoasc\u0103, c\u00e2nd sem\u0103nau catestrele ca pic\u0103turile de ap\u0103! C\u0103 doar numai un singur lucru le deosebea: mai \u00eenainte de a fi adormit, fiecare gustase ceva dulce \u2013 cea mai mare ron\u0163\u0103ise o bucat\u0103 de zah\u0103r, cea mijlocie b\u0103use o ce\u015fcu\u0163\u0103 cu sirop, iar cea mic\u0103 luase o linguri\u0163\u0103 de miere.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Ei, acu\u2019 s\u0103 te vedem pe unde sco\u0163i c\u0103ma\u015fa!” se g\u00e2ndi Prostil\u0103 \u00een sinea lui. \u015ei iat\u0103 c\u0103 veni \u00een zbor o albin\u0103. Era chiar regina roiului pe care fl\u0103c\u0103ul o sc\u0103pase de la pieire. Se roti ea de c\u00e2teva ori prin iatac, cerceta pe r\u00e2nd buzele celor trei domni\u0163e adormite \u015fi se a\u015fez\u0103 \u00een cele din urm\u0103 pe gura aceleia care gustase din miere. \u015ei astfel putu Prostil\u0103 s\u0103 o recunoasc\u0103 dintr-o dat\u0103 pe cea mai t\u00e2nar\u0103 \u015fi mai frumoas\u0103 dintre domni\u0163e. \u015ei numaidec\u00e2t se risipi vraja, de parc\u0103 nici n-ar fi fost. Castelul se smulse din somnul cel ad\u00e2nc \u015fi to\u0163i acei care fuseser\u0103 pref\u0103cu\u0163i \u00een stane de piatra\u00ee\u015fi rec\u0103p\u0103tar\u0103 \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015farea omeneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prostil\u0103 o lu\u0103 de nevast\u0103 pe cea mai t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 \u015fi mai frumoas\u0103 dintre domni\u0163e \u015fi, dup\u0103 moartea craiului, urc\u0103 pe scaunul domnesc. Iar fra\u0163ii lui mai mari socotir\u0103 c\u0103 nici celalalte domni\u0163e nu erau chiar a\u015fa de lep\u0103dat, \u015fi tr\u0103ir\u0103 cu to\u0163ii ani mul\u0163i \u00een bel\u015fug \u015fi fericire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Au fost odata doi feciori de \u00eemp\u0103rat, care au pornit s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eencerce norocul prin lume, \u015fi feciorii \u0103\u015ftia au ajuns s\u0103 duc\u0103 o via\u0163\u0103 at\u00e2t de tic\u0103loas\u0103 \u015fi de\u015fart\u0103, c\u0103 … <\/p>\n