A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103, a fost un \u00eemp\u0103rat care avea mai multe fete \u015fi toate erau frumoase ca ni\u015fte z\u00e2ne. Dar cea mai mic\u0103 era at\u00e2t de frumoas\u0103, c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi soarele, care v\u0103zuse at\u00e2tea, se oprea \u00een loc, uit\u00e2ndu-se la d\u00e2nsa \u015fi minun\u00e2ndu-se de at\u00e2ta frumuse\u0163e.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La o mic\u0103 dep\u0103rtare de palatul \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103tesc se \u00eentindea o p\u0103dure ad\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi \u00eentunecoas\u0103, iar \u00een p\u0103dure, la umbra unui tei b\u0103tr\u00e2n, se putea vedea o f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103. \u00cen zilele cu prea mare z\u0103duf, cea mai mic\u0103 dintre fetele \u00eemp\u0103ratului se ducea \u00een p\u0103dure \u015fi se a\u015feza pe ghizdurile f\u00e2nt\u00e2nii r\u0103coroase. St\u0103tea a\u015fa f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 nimic \u015fi c\u00e2nd o prindea ur\u00e2tul scotea dintr-un buzunar o minge de aur; o arunca \u00een sus, o prindea din zbor \u00een c\u0103u\u015ful palmelor \u015fi-apoi o arunca iar. \u0102sta era jocul care-i bucura cel mai mult inima.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0S-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00eens\u0103 odat\u0103 ca mingea s\u0103-i scape din palme \u015fi c\u0103z\u00e2nd pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt s\u0103 se duc\u0103 de-a rostogolul de-a dreptul \u00een f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103. Fata de \u00eemp\u0103rat o urm\u0103ri cu privirea, dar mingea pieri de parc\u0103 n-ar fi fost \u015fi f\u00e2nt\u00e2na era tare ad\u00e2nc\u0103, at\u00e2t de ad\u00e2nc\u0103, de nu-i putea z\u0103ri fundul! Se porni atunci domni\u0163a pe pl\u00e2ns \u015fi pl\u00e2nse \u00een hohote, neput\u00e2nd \u00een nici un chip s\u0103-\u015fi ostoiasc\u0103 am\u0103r\u0103ciunea. \u015ei cum se jelea ea, numai ce aude c\u0103-i strig\u0103 cineva din apropiere:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce \u0163i s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat, domni\u0163\u0103, de ce te boce\u015fti a\u015fa? Pl\u00e2ngi c\u0103 s-ar muia \u015fi pietrele de mila ta!<\/p>\n
Fata c\u0103t\u0103 \u00een jur, s\u0103 afle cine anume \u00eei vorbe\u015fte, \u015fi v\u0103zu un broscoi ce taman atunci scosese din ap\u0103 capul l\u0103t\u0103re\u0163 \u015fi buburos \u015fi privea la ea cu ni\u015fte ochi c\u00e2t cepele!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ah, tu erai, mo\u015f B\u0103l\u0103cil\u0103! se mir\u0103 ea. Iaca, pl\u00e2ng c\u0103 mi-a c\u0103zut mingea de aur \u00een f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015eterge-\u0163i lacrimile \u015fi nu mai pl\u00e2nge, o m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie broscoiul, c\u0103-mi st\u0103 \u00een putin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 te ajut. Dar vorba e: ce-mi dai tu dac\u0103-\u0163i aduc din ap\u0103 juc\u0103ria?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Orice dore\u015fti, dragul meu broscoi; rochiile mele, pietrele nestemate, m\u0103rg\u0103ritarele, chiar \u015fi coroana de aur, pe care o port pe cap, de-o pofte\u015fti cumva!<\/p>\n
Broscoiul o ascult\u0103 pe g\u00e2nduri, apoi gr\u0103i:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu-mi trebuie nici rochiile, nici m\u0103rg\u0103ritarele, nici pietrele nestemate, nici coroana ta de aur, dar dac\u0103 ai \u00eencepe s\u0103 m\u0103 iube\u015fti, dac\u0103 ai \u00eeng\u0103dui s\u0103-\u0163i fiu prieten \u015fi tovar\u0103\u015f de joac\u0103, s\u0103 stau l\u00e2ng\u0103 tine, la m\u0103su\u0163a ta, s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc din talerul t\u0103u de aur, s\u0103 beau din cupa ta \u015fi s\u0103 dorm \u00een p\u0103tuceanul t\u0103u, dac\u0103-mi f\u0103g\u0103duie\u015fti toate astea, acu\u2019 m\u0103 cobor \u00een f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi-\u0163i aduc mingea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00ce\u0163i f\u0103g\u0103duiesc, \u00ee\u0163i f\u0103g\u0103duiesc tot ce vrei, numai s\u0103-mi aduci mingea!<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een aceea\u015fi vreme, fata \u00ee\u015fi zicea \u00een sinea ei: “Ce tot \u00eendrug\u0103 nerodul \u0103sta de broscoi! C\u0103 doar i-e sortit s\u0103 se b\u0103l\u0103ceasc\u0103 \u00een ap\u0103 cu cei de-o fiin\u0163\u0103 cu el \u015fi s\u0103 or\u0103c\u0103ie \u00eentr-una; cum poate unul ca el s\u0103 lege prietenie cu oamenii?!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum o auzi pe domni\u0163\u0103 f\u0103g\u0103duindu-i tot ce dorea, broscoiul se d\u0103du afund \u00een f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi, c\u00e2t ai bate din palme, ie\u015fi iar deasupra apei, cu mingea de aur \u00een gur\u0103, \u015fi-o zv\u00e2rli \u00een iarb\u0103. Fata de \u00eemp\u0103rat s\u0103 sar\u0103 \u00een sus de bucurie, nu altceva, c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u015fi rev\u0103zu juc\u0103ria ei drag\u0103. O ridic\u0103 \u015fi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103i spun\u0103 broscoiului un singur cuv\u00e2nt, o lu\u0103 la fug\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Stai, stai, nu fugi! strig\u0103 \u00een urma ei broscoiul. Ia-m\u0103 \u015fi pe mine, c\u0103 nu pot s-alerg at\u00e2t de repede!<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een zadar or\u0103c\u0103ia broscoiul c\u00e2t \u00eel \u0163ineau puterile, c\u0103 fata de \u00eemp\u0103rat nu se sinchisea de el \u015fi, cu c\u00e2t se apropia mai mult de cas\u0103, cu at\u00e2t fugea mai tare. \u00ce\u015fi uitase cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fire de bietul mo\u015f B\u0103l\u0103cil\u0103, iar acesta, neav\u00e2nd \u00eencotro, se \u00eenapoie \u015fi se l\u0103s\u0103 din nou s\u0103 cad\u0103 \u00een fundul f\u00e2nt\u00e2nii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi, domni\u0163a nici nu apucase bine s\u0103 se a\u015feze la mas\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi cu to\u0163i curtenii \u015fi nici nu \u00eencepuse s\u0103 ia o buc\u0103tur\u0103 din talerul ei de aur, c\u0103 \u015fi auzi deodat\u0103 ni\u015fte pa\u015fi, lip\u0103ind afar\u0103, pe scara de marmur\u0103\u2026 \u015ei pa\u015fii f\u0103ceau: “plici-pleosc, plici-pleosc!” Ascult\u0103 ea un r\u0103stimp \u015fi numai ce se pomeni c-o b\u0103taie \u00een u\u015f\u0103 \u015fi deslu\u015fi un glas strig\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fat\u0103 de \u00eemp\u0103rat, tu cea mai mic\u0103 dintre domni\u0163e, vino de-mi deschide u\u015fa!<\/p>\n
Domni\u0163a alerg\u0103 \u00eentr-un suflet la u\u015f\u0103 s\u0103 vad\u0103 cine era \u015fi, c\u00e2nd o \u00eentredeschise, se \u015fi trezi cu broscoiul \u00een fa\u0163a ei. Tr\u00e2nti repede u\u015fa \u015fi, lu\u00e2nd-o la fug\u0103 \u00eenapoi, se a\u015fez\u0103 din nou la mas\u0103, tremur\u00e2nd toat\u0103 de spaim\u0103. \u00cemp\u0103ratul b\u0103g\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 fetei \u00eei b\u0103tea tare inima, mai-mai s\u0103-i sparg\u0103 co\u015ful pieptului, \u015fi-o \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De ce te-ai \u00eengrozit a\u015fa, copil\u0103 drag\u0103? Au nu cumva ai z\u0103rit la u\u015f\u0103 un zmeu, care a venit s\u0103 te r\u0103peasc\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 de unde, tat\u0103, n-am v\u0103zut nici un zmeu, r\u0103spunse fata, cu sil\u0103 \u00een glas. La u\u015f\u0103 e un broscoi buburos!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Un broscoi? \u015ei ce vrea broscoiul \u0103sta de la tine?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu \u00eendr\u0103znesc, tat\u0103, a-\u0163i spune cum a fost! Ieri, pe c\u00e2nd m\u0103 jucam l\u00e2ng\u0103 f\u00e2nt\u00e2na din p\u0103dure, mia c\u0103zut mingea de aur \u00een ap\u0103. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 pl\u00e2ngeam dup\u0103 ea de nu mai puteam, a ie\u015fit din f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 un broscoi \u015fi pocitania asta, cum a f\u0103cut, cum n-a f\u0103cut, mi-a scos mingea tocmai de la fund. Iar mai \u00eenainte \u00eemi ceruse s\u0103-i f\u0103g\u0103duiesc c\u0103 dac\u0103 mi-o aduce mingea o s\u0103 leg\u0103m prietenie \u015fi o s\u0103 fim tovar\u0103\u015fi de joac\u0103. At\u00e2ta m-a b\u0103tut la cap, c\u0103 i-am f\u0103g\u0103duit, ce era s\u0103 fac! Dar nu mi-a trecut nici o clip\u0103 prin minte c\u0103 broscoiul \u015fi-ar putea face veacul \u015fi altundeva dec\u00e2t \u00een ap\u0103! \u015ei-acum st\u0103 pro\u0163ap afar\u0103 \u015fi \u0163ine mor\u0163i\u015f s\u0103 vin\u0103 la mine!<\/p>\n
\u00cen timpul \u0103sta, broscoiul b\u0103tea cu \u00eenver\u015funare la u\u015f\u0103 \u015fi striga:<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Hai, deschide u\u015fa,<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Fat\u0103 de-mp\u0103rat!<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Ai uitat cuv\u00e2ntul<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Care mi l-ai dat<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Ieri, c\u00e2nd la f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Mi te-am ajutat?<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Hai, deschide u\u015fa, fat\u0103 de-mp\u0103rat!<\/p>\n
Auzind acestea, \u00eemp\u0103ratul gr\u0103i:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acu\u2019, dac-ai apucat s\u0103 f\u0103g\u0103duie\u015fti, \u0163ine-\u0163i f\u0103g\u0103duiala. Du-te de-i deschide!<\/p>\n
Fata se duse s\u0103-i deschid\u0103 u\u015fa \u015fi broscoiul s\u0103ri pe dat\u0103 pragul \u00een sala \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103; \u015fi se \u0163inu scai dup\u0103 domni\u0163\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 ce ajunse \u00een dreapta scaunului ei. Acolo se opri \u015fi, c\u00e2nd fata d\u0103du s\u0103 se-a\u015feze, glasul broscoiului se-auzi poruncitor:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 pe mine cui m\u0103 la\u015fi? Ia-m\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 tine!<\/p>\n
Se codi ea ce se codi, se f\u0103cu a nu fi auzit, dar \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00eei porunci s\u0103 \u00eendeplineasc\u0103 voia broscoiului. Cum se v\u0103zu broscoiul pe scaun, gata ceru s\u0103-l urce \u015fi pe mas\u0103\u2026 \u015ei dintr-o s\u0103ritur\u0103 se pofti singur \u00eentre blide. \u015ei ceru de-acolo:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia trage talerul mai aproape, s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m am\u00e2ndoi din el!<\/p>\n
Biata copil\u0103 se v\u0103zu silit\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 a\u015fa cum \u00eei poruncea broscoiul, cu toate c\u0103 \u00eei era sc\u00e2rb\u0103 \u015fi n-avea nici o tragere de inim\u0103. Broscoiul m\u00e2nc\u0103 cu mare poft\u0103, dar fetei de \u00eemp\u0103rat i se opreau buc\u0103turile \u00een g\u00e2t \u015fi nu se atinse aproape de nimic. La urm\u0103, broscoiul zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M-am osp\u0103tat cum se cuvine, dar m\u0103 simt ostenit, r\u0103u. Du-m\u0103 \u00een od\u0103i\u0163a ta \u015fi vezi de \u00eenfa\u015f\u0103 p\u0103tuceanul cu a\u015fternuturi de m\u0103tase, ca s\u0103 ne culc\u0103m.<\/p>\n
Domni\u0163a \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103: tare se mai temea de broscoi! De fric\u0103 \u015fi de sil\u0103, nu-i venea nici s\u0103-l ating\u0103, c-avea o piele umed\u0103 \u015fi rece ca ghea\u0163a\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei g\u00e2nd te g\u00e2nde\u015fti c\u0103 de-aici \u00eenainte trebuia s\u0103 doarm\u0103 cu el \u00een p\u0103tuceanul ei curat \u015fi frumos\u2026 Parc\u0103 ar fi vrut s\u0103 se \u00eempotriveasc\u0103, dar \u00eemp\u0103ratul se m\u00e2nie \u015fi-i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u00e2nd te-ai aflat la ananghie, \u0163i-a pl\u0103cut s\u0103 te bucuri de ajutorul broscoiului! Iar acum crezi c\u0103 se cade s\u0103-l dispre\u0163uie\u015fti, nu-i a\u015fa?! Nu-\u0163i mai face pl\u0103cere tov\u0103r\u0103\u015fia lui!<\/p>\n
Nemaiav\u00e2nd \u00eencotro, domni\u0163a apuc\u0103 broscoiul cu dou\u0103 degete \u015fi, duc\u00e2ndu-l cu ea sus, \u00eel zv\u00e2rli \u00eentr-un ungher al iatacului. Dar c\u00e2nd d\u0103du s\u0103 se \u00eentind\u0103 \u015fi ea \u00een pat, broscoiul \u0163op\u0103i p\u00e2n\u0103 aproape de marginea patului \u015fi-i strig\u0103 de-acolo:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 N-ai auzit c\u0103-s ostenit r\u0103u? Vreau s\u0103 dorm \u015fi eu la fel de bine ca \u015fi tine; ia-m\u0103 sus \u00een pat c\u0103, de nu, te spun \u00eemp\u0103ratului!<\/p>\n
Domni\u0163a se f\u0103cu foc \u015fi par\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eel auzi cum o amenin\u0163\u0103; \u00eel ridic\u0103 de jos, de unde se o\u0163\u0103ra la ea, \u015fi, izbindu-l cu toat\u0103 puterea de perete, strig\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Na ce \u0163i-a trebuit, broscoi buburos! Acu\u2019 ai \u015fi tu lini\u015fte, am \u015fi eu\u2026<\/p>\n
\u015ei ce s\u0103 vezi? De \u00eendat\u0103 ce c\u0103zu jos, broscoiul se pref\u0103cu \u00eentr-un fecior de \u00eemp\u0103rat, c\u0103 \u0163i-era mai mare dragul s\u0103 te ui\u0163i la el: chipe\u015f la \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fare, cu privirea ochilor bl\u00e2nd\u0103 \u015fi c-un farmec \u00een ei cum nu se mai poate\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103du cu mare bucurie \u00eencuviin\u0163area ca t\u00e2n\u0103rul crai s-o ia de nevast\u0103 pe fiic\u0103-sa. Iar acesta \u00eei povesti domni\u0163ei cum fusese blestemat de o vr\u0103jitoare rea s\u0103 se prefac\u0103 \u00een broasc\u0103 \u015fi c\u0103 nim\u0103nui, \u00een afar\u0103 de d\u00e2nsa, nu i-ar fi stat \u00een putin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103-l scape de sub povara cea grea a blestemului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Apoi luar\u0103 hot\u0103r\u00e2rea ca a doua zi s\u0103 porneasc\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 spre \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia feciorului de \u00eemp\u0103rat. Mai povestir\u0103 ei ce mai povestir\u0103 \u015fi-apoi se culcar\u0103. C\u00e2nd se trezir\u0103 din somn, \u00een rev\u0103rsatul zorilor, b\u0103gar\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 la poart\u0103 \u00eei a\u015ftepta o calea\u015fc\u0103 tras\u0103 de opt cai albi, \u00eempodobi\u0163i cu pana\u015fe albe de stru\u0163i \u015fi av\u00e2nd hamuri cu totul \u015fi cu totul de aur. Iar \u00een spatele cale\u015ftii \u015fedea Heinrich, sluga credincioas\u0103 a feciorului de \u00eemp\u0103rat. \u00centr-at\u00e2t se \u00eentristase sluga asta credincioas\u0103 c\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nul s\u0103u fusese pref\u0103cut \u00een broasc\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t umblase n\u0103uc c\u00e2t\u0103va vreme \u015fi de team\u0103 ca nu cumva s\u0103-i plesneasc\u0103 inima de durere \u015fi-o str\u00e2nsese \u00een cercuri de fier.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Calea\u015fca a\u015ftepta la scara palatului s\u0103-i duc\u0103 pe t\u00e2n\u0103rul crai \u015fi pe aleasa inimii lui \u00een \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia p\u0103rinteasc\u0103. Heinrich cel credincios, care preg\u0103tise totul dup\u0103 cum cerea cuviin\u0163a, \u00eei ajut\u0103 pe am\u00e2ndoi s\u0103 urce \u00een calea\u015fc\u0103, iar dup\u0103 aceea se sui \u015fi el \u00een locul din spate. \u015ei inima-i tres\u0103lta de bucurie c\u0103-i fusese dat s\u0103-\u015fi revad\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nul. Merser\u0103 ei o bucat\u0103 bun\u0103 de drum \u015fi numai ce auzi feciorul de \u00eemp\u0103rat o trosnitur\u0103 \u00eenapoia lui de parc\u0103 s-ar fi rupt ceva. \u015ei cum nu-\u015fi putu da seama ce poate fi, \u00eei strig\u0103 slujitorului s\u0103u:<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Heinrich, auzi trosnitura?<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Nu cumva s-a rupt tr\u0103sura?<\/p>\n
Iar Heinrich se gr\u0103bi s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103:<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Fii, st\u0103p\u00e2ne, lini\u015ftit,<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Ia, un cerc, ici, a plesnit,<\/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\u00a0\u2013 Ce-mi \u0163inea inima str\u00e2ns<\/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\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 nu mor de-at\u00e2ta pl\u00e2ns;<\/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\u00a0\u2013 C\u0103 un biet broscoi erai<\/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\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei sub vraj\u0103 grea z\u0103ceai\u2026<\/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\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei se auzi trosnind \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103, \u015fi apoi iar o dat\u0103\u2026 Iar feciorul de \u00eemp\u0103rat din nou crezu c\u0103 trosne\u015fte calea\u015fca \u015fi c\u0103-i gata s\u0103 se rup\u0103. Dar nu calea\u015fca se rupea, ci cele dou\u0103 cercuri de fier care se desprindeau din jurul inimii lui Heinrich cel credincios, care nu mai putea de bucurie c\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nul s\u0103u sc\u0103pase de sub urgia blestemului \u015fi c\u0103 era acum fericit cu aleasa inimii lui.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103, a fost un \u00eemp\u0103rat care avea mai multe fete \u015fi toate erau frumoase ca ni\u015fte z\u00e2ne. Dar cea mai mic\u0103 era at\u00e2t de frumoas\u0103, c\u0103 … <\/p>\n