A fost odat\u0103 un croitor \u015fi un giuvaergiu \u015fi au pornit ei \u00eempreun\u0103 la drum, c\u0103 aveau am\u00e2ndoi cam aceea\u015fi \u0163int\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u015ei merg\u00e2nd ei a\u015fa, \u00eentr-o sear\u0103, dup\u0103 ce soarele apuse \u00een dosul mun\u0163ilor, numai ce le venir\u0103 \u00een auz sunetele unui c\u00e2ntec \u00eendep\u0103rtat, care se deslu\u015fea din ce \u00een ce mai mult. \u015ei cum c\u00e2ntecul suna ciudat dar \u015fi deosebit de pl\u0103cut, \u00ee\u015fi uitar\u0103 de ori\u015fice oboseal\u0103 \u015fi-o luar\u0103 repede \u00eenspre partea de unde venea c\u00e2ntecul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Luna r\u0103s\u0103rise de-acum pe cer \u015fi lumina drumul ca ziua, a\u015fa c\u0103 cei doi c\u0103l\u0103tori putur\u0103 s\u0103 mearg\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 de nici o opreli\u015fte. \u015ei-n cur\u00e2nd, ajunser\u0103 la o colin\u0103. \u015ei pe colina aceasta z\u0103rir\u0103 o mul\u0163ime de omule\u0163i care se \u0163ineau de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi d\u0103n\u0163uiau plini de voio\u015fie, \u00eenv\u00e2rtindu-se \u00een cerc. \u015ei-n timp ce jucau de mama focului, c\u00e2ntau cu to\u0163ii o melodie tare duioas\u0103. P\u0103s\u0103mite, \u0103sta era c\u00e2ntecul pe care-l deslu\u015fiser\u0103 cei doi c\u0103l\u0103tori. \u00cen mijlocul piticilor se afla un b\u0103tr\u00e2n, care era mai mare de stat dec\u00e2t ceilal\u0163i \u015fi omule\u0163ul \u0103sta purta un ve\u015fm\u00e2nt \u00eempestri\u0163at cu toate culorile \u015fi-avea o barb\u0103 cenu\u015fie, care-i at\u00e2rna p\u00e2n\u0103 la glezne.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Croitorul \u015fi giuvaergiul se oprir\u0103 s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 la d\u0103n\u0163uiala piticilor \u015fi se minunar\u0103 de frumusestea jocului \u015fi de dulcea\u0163a c\u00e2ntecului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La un moment dat, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul le f\u0103cu semn s\u0103 intre \u015fi ei \u00een joc \u015fi omule\u0163ii desf\u0103cur\u0103 cercul cu drag\u0103 inim\u0103, \u00eembiindu-i la r\u00e2ndu-le s\u0103 se prind\u0103 \u00een hor\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum era \u00eendr\u0103zne\u0163 din fire, giuvaergiul se \u015fi apropie dar vezi c\u0103 croitorul se sfii la \u00eenceput \u015fi r\u0103mase pe loc. Dar c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu cum se veselesc cu to\u0163ii, \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 inima \u00een din\u0163i \u015fi se prinse \u015fi el \u00een joc. C\u00e2t ai clipi, cercul se \u00eenchise din nou \u015fi prichindeii se prinser\u0103 s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u015fi s\u0103 top\u0103ie ca ni\u015fte apuca\u0163i, f\u0103c\u00e2nd s\u0103rituri de doi co\u0163i. \u00cen acest timp, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul scoase un palo\u015f care-i at\u00e2rna la cing\u0103toare \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103-l ascut\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei c\u00e2nd fu de ajuns de ascu\u0163it, arunc\u0103 o privire \u00eenspre cei doi str\u0103ini c\u0103 li se f\u0103cu la am\u00e2ndoi inima c\u00e2t un purice. Dar p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 bine la ce aveau de f\u0103cut, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u00eel apuc\u0103 pe giuvaergiu de chic\u0103 \u015fi, cu cea mai mare iu\u0163eala, \u00eei t\u0103ie p\u0103rul de pe cap \u015fi m\u00e2ndre\u0163ea de barb\u0103 stufoas\u0103. \u015ei la fel p\u0103\u0163i \u015fi croitorul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce-i slu\u0163i astfel, b\u0103tr\u00e2nelul \u00eei b\u0103tu pe um\u0103r, de parc\u0103 ar fi vrut s\u0103 le spun\u0103 c\u0103 e bucuros c\u0103 nu s-au \u00eempotrivit \u015fi, dac\u0103 v\u0103zur\u0103 asta, celor doi le mai veni inima la loc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mo\u015fneagul le ar\u0103t\u0103 cu degetul o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de c\u0103rbuni \u015fi le d\u0103du de \u00een\u0163eles s\u0103-\u015fi umple cu ei buzunarele. \u015ei cu toate c\u0103 nu pricepeau la ce le-ar putea folosi ni\u015fte c\u0103rbuni, am\u00e2ndoi \u00eel ascultar\u0103. Apoi plecar\u0103 mai departe, s\u0103-\u015fi g\u0103seasc\u0103 un culcu\u015f peste noapte, c\u0103 picau de somn.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merser\u0103 ei ce merser\u0103, dar nu prea mult \u015fi c\u00e2nd ajunser\u0103 \u00een vale, clopotele de la biseric\u0103 b\u0103teau de miezul nop\u0163ii. \u015ei pe dat\u0103 c\u00e2ntecul amu\u0163i. Tot alaiul piticilor se f\u0103cu nev\u0103zut \u015fi colina r\u0103mase pustie \u00een lumina lunii. Cei doi c\u0103l\u0103tori g\u0103sir\u0103 ad\u0103post la un gospodar care se \u00eendur\u0103 de ei s\u0103-i lase \u00een grajd. \u015ei f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-\u015fi culcu\u015ful pe-un mald\u0103r de paie, am\u00e2ndoi se culcar\u0103, \u00eenvelindu-se cu \u0163oale, c\u0103 se l\u0103sase frigul. Vezi \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 din pricina oboselii, uitaser\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi scoat\u0103 c\u0103rbunii din buzunar \u015fi o greutate care-i \u00eenghioldea \u015fi-i ap\u0103sa \u00eei f\u0103cu s\u0103 se trezeasc\u0103 mai devreme ca de obicei. B\u0103gar\u0103 ei m\u00e2na \u00een buzunar, s\u0103 vad\u0103 ce-i sup\u0103r\u0103, \u015fi c\u00e2nd o scoaser\u0103, nu le veni s\u0103-\u015fi cread\u0103 ochilor c\u0103 \u00een loc de c\u0103rbuni era plin\u0103 de aur! \u015ei ce crezi, p\u0103rul de pe cap \u015fi barba le crescuser\u0103 la loc, din bel\u015fug.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acu\u2019 erau oameni avu\u0163i, dar vezi c\u0103 giuvaergiul, care din fire era mai hr\u0103p\u0103re\u0163, \u00ee\u015fi umpluse mai v\u00e2rtos buzunarele dec\u00e2t croitorul \u015fi avea de dou\u0103 ori mai mult aur dec\u00e2t acesta. Dar parc\u0103 era mul\u0163umit! Un hr\u0103p\u0103re\u0163, c\u00e2nd are mult jinduie\u015fte dup\u0103 \u015fi mai mult\u2026 Cum era lacom de avere, giuvaergiul \u00eei propuse croitorului s\u0103 mai z\u0103boveasc\u0103 pe acele locuri \u015fi, c\u00e2nd s-o \u00eentuneca, s\u0103 mearg\u0103 iar\u0103\u015fi la colina unde-i g\u0103sise pe pitici \u015fi s\u0103 ia cu ei o comoar\u0103 \u015fi mai mare. Vezi \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 croitorul nici nu vru s\u0103 aud\u0103 de a\u015fa ceva.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu sunt mul\u0163umit cu ce am. Peste pu\u0163in o s\u0103 ajung me\u015fter \u015fi-o s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eensor cu aleasa inimii. \u015ei pot spune c\u0103 o s\u0103 fiu un om fericit\u2026 La ce m-a\u015f l\u0103comi?<\/p>\n
Dar ca s\u0103-i fac\u0103 pe plac, mai r\u0103mase \u00eenc\u0103 o zi \u00een satul unde m\u00e2naser\u0103 peste noapte. C\u0103tre sear\u0103, giuvaergiul \u00ee\u015fi at\u00e2rn\u0103 pe um\u0103r c\u00e2teva traiste ca s\u0103 poat\u0103 \u00eendesa \u00een ele c\u00e2t mai mul\u0163i c\u0103rbuni \u015fi-o porni la drum c\u0103tre colina piticilor. \u015ei ca \u015fi \u00een noaptea trecut\u0103, \u00eei afl\u0103 pe to\u0163i acolo, juc\u00e2nd de mama focului \u015fi c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd. Mo\u015fneagul \u00eel mai tunse o dat\u0103 chilug \u015fi dup\u0103 asta \u00eel \u00eendemn\u0103 s\u0103 ia din gr\u0103mada de c\u0103rbuni. Giuvaergiul doar at\u00e2ta a\u015ftepta \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103-\u015fi umple traistele c\u00e2t \u00eenc\u0103pea \u00een ele. Apoi se \u00eentoarse fericit \u00een satul unde a\u015ftepta croitorul \u015fi, culc\u00e2ndu-se, se acoperi cu haina. \u015ei mai \u00eenainte de a adormi, \u00ee\u015fi spuse: “Chiar dac\u0103 m-o \u00eenghioldi aurul de mi-o scoate sufletul, o s\u0103 str\u00e2ng din din\u0163i \u015fi-o s\u0103 rabd!” \u015ei dormi el leg\u0103nat de dulcea presim\u0163ire c\u0103 a doua zi va fi un om putred de bogat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen zori, de cum deschise ochii, se scul\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi cerceteze buzunarele, dar nu mic\u0103-i fu mirarea c\u00e2nd scoase de acolo doar c\u0103rbuni. \u015ei oric\u00e2t de mult c\u0103uta, nu g\u0103si dec\u00e2t tot c\u0103rbuni. “Nu-i mare pagub\u0103, se m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie el, c\u0103 tot mi-a mai r\u0103mas aurul pe l-am dob\u00e2ndit \u00een noaptea trecut\u0103!” \u015ei se duse s\u0103-l ia de unde \u00eel ascunsese, ca s\u0103-\u015fi mai bucure ochii cu str\u0103lucirea lui. \u015ei ce crezi, odat\u0103 r\u0103mase \u00eencremenit de spaim\u0103, c\u0103-n locul aurului erau acum doar c\u0103rbuni! De amar, se b\u0103tu peste frunte cu palma plin\u0103 de negreal\u0103 \u015fi pe loc sim\u0163i c\u0103 tot capul \u00eei este neted ca \u00een palm\u0103, \u015fi la fel \u015fi b\u0103rbia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vezi \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 nenorocirea lui nu luase \u00eenc\u0103 sf\u00e2r\u015fit\u2026 Abia acum b\u0103g\u0103 de seama c\u0103 pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 cocoa\u015fa din spate, \u00eei mai crescuse o cocoa\u015f\u0103 la fel de mare \u015fi-n fa\u0163\u0103. Abia atunci pricepu c\u0103 fusese pedepsit pentru l\u0103comia lui \u015fi, de m\u00e2hnit ce era, \u00eencepu s\u0103 se jeleasc\u0103 amarnic. La \u0163ipetele lui, croitorul cel cumsecade se trezi din somn \u015fi g\u0103si o mul\u0163ime de vorbe bune ca s\u0103-i ogoiasc\u0103 durerea:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ai fost tovar\u0103\u015ful meu de drum \u015fi-o s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i la mine c\u00e2t oi tr\u0103i. \u015ei-o s\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163im averea fr\u0103\u0163este.<\/p>\n
Croitora\u015ful se \u0163inu de cuv\u00e2nt, dar bietul giuvaergiu trebui s\u0103 poarte toata via\u0163a cele dou\u0103 cocoa\u015fe. \u015ei cum r\u0103m\u0103sese chelbos, trebui s\u0103-\u015fi acopere capul cu o c\u0103ciul\u0103, ca s\u0103 nu i se vad\u0103 bete\u015fugul \u0103sta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 un croitor \u015fi un giuvaergiu \u015fi au pornit ei \u00eempreun\u0103 la drum, c\u0103 aveau am\u00e2ndoi cam aceea\u015fi \u0163int\u0103. \u015ei merg\u00e2nd ei a\u015fa, \u00eentr-o sear\u0103, dup\u0103 ce soarele … <\/p>\n