A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 o domni\u0163\u0103 \u015fi domni\u0163a asta era at\u00e2t de fudul\u0103, c\u0103 nu-i mai intra nimeni \u00een voie. \u015ei de se \u00eent\u00e2mpla s\u0103 vie vreun fl\u0103c\u0103u \u00een pe\u0163it, \u00eel punea numaidec\u00e2t s\u0103-i ghiceasc\u0103 vreo ghicitoare \u015fi de n-o putea dezlega, \u00eel arunca f\u0103r\u0103 mil\u0103, batjocorindu-l \u00een fel \u015fi chip. Trecur\u0103 a\u015fa nenum\u0103rate r\u00e2nduri de pe\u0163itori pe la curtea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103 \u015fi-n cele din urm\u0103, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 n-o scoate cu nici unul la cap\u0103t, domni\u0163a porunci s\u0103 se dea sfar\u0103-n \u0163ar\u0103 c\u0103 se va m\u0103rita cu acela care va fi \u00een stare s\u0103-i dezlege o ghicitoare \u015fi c\u0103 n-are dec\u00e2t s\u0103 pofteasc\u0103 oricine-o vrea, fie el de neam, fie el om de r\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se g\u00e2ndir\u0103 mul\u0163i s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eencerce norocul \u015fi-ntre ei iat\u0103 c\u0103 s-au nimerit s\u0103 fie \u015fi trei croitori, pe care \u00eent\u00e2mplarea \u00eei adusese pe acela\u015fi drum. C\u00e2nd plecaser\u0103 \u00een pe\u0163it, doi dintre ei, care erau mai m\u0103ri\u015fori de ani, \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103cuser\u0103 socoteal\u0103 c\u0103 a\u015fa cum nu d\u0103duser\u0103 niciodat\u0103 gre\u015f cu acul, \u015fi doar era vorba de \u00eempuns\u0103turi iscusite, nu juc\u0103rie! n-aveau s\u0103 dea gre\u015f nici acum, c\u00e2nd trebuia s\u0103 dezlege doar o ghicitoare. Cel de-al treilea \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103du cu ideea c\u0103 de aici o s\u0103-i vie \u015fi lui norocul, c\u0103 din alt\u0103 parte, \u015ftia el bine, n-avea de unde s\u0103-l a\u015ftepte\u2026<\/p>\n
Cei doi, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u00e2te parale face, \u00eencercar\u0103 s\u0103-l pov\u0103\u0163uiasc\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i fl\u0103c\u0103ule, mai bine \u0163i-ai vedea de treab\u0103 \u015fi-ai sta frumu\u015fel acas\u0103, c\u0103 a\u015fa, f\u0103r\u0103 minte cum e\u015fti, tot n-ai s-ajungi la nimic!<\/p>\n
Dar te pui cu el! Avea inima u\u015foar\u0103, de parc\u0103 i-ar fi adus laude c\u0103 e cine \u015ftie ce iste\u0163, \u015fi le zise c\u0103, de vreme cea clocit \u00een minte g\u00e2ndul \u0103sta, n-o s\u0103-l lase nici \u00een ruptul capului \u015fi c\u0103 de g\u0103sit o s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 \u00eentr-un fel cum s-o scoat\u0103 la cap\u0103t. \u015ei-o porni la drum, plin de voio\u015fie, de parc\u0103 toat\u0103 lumea era a lui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd ajunser\u0103 la curtea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103, cei trei croitora\u015fi trimiser\u0103 vorb\u0103 domni\u0163ei c\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 s\u0103-i pun\u0103 \u015fi pe ei la \u00eencercare c\u00e2t mai degrab\u0103, \u00eentruc\u00e2t ei sunt tocmai oamenii potrivi\u0163i s-o dezlege, av\u00e2nd o minte at\u00e2t de sub\u0163iric\u0103, c-ar putea-o trece cu u\u015furin\u0163\u0103 prin urechea unui ac.<\/p>\n
\u00cen clipa c\u00e2nd se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015far\u0103 \u00eenainte-i, domni\u0163a \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Am dou\u0103 feluri de p\u0103r \u00een cap: de c\u00e2te culori or fi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u0103i dac\u0103-i vorba numai p-at\u00e2t, se gr\u0103bi s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103 cel mai \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 dintre croitori, apoi trebuie s\u0103 fie negru \u015fi alb, ca postavul care bate-n culoarea piperului \u015fi-a s\u0103rii, de se cheam\u0103 chiar a\u015fa: sare \u015fi piper.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce-i ascult\u0103 r\u0103spunsul, domni\u0163a-i zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 N-ai ghicit; s\u0103 vedem ce spune mijlociul.<\/p>\n
Al doilea fu \u00eencredin\u0163at c-o brode\u015fte sigur \u015fi zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De nu e nici alb, nici negru, atunci de bun\u0103 seam\u0103 c\u0103-i ro\u015fu \u015fi cafeniu, ca surtucul pe care-l poart\u0103 taica la s\u0103rb\u0103tori.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 N-ai ghicit nici tu, r\u0103spunse domni\u0163a. Ia s\u0103-l auzim pe pr\u00e2slea, c\u0103, dup\u0103 nas, mi s-ar p\u0103rea c\u0103 \u015ftie el ceva\u2026<\/p>\n
Croitora\u015ful nu lu\u0103 \u00een seam\u0103 batjocura \u015fi, \u00eenaint\u00e2nd f\u0103r\u0103 sfial\u0103, gr\u0103i:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Domni\u0163a are pe dup-o ureche un fir de p\u0103r ca argintul \u015fi altul ca aurul \u015fi astea sunt cele dou\u0103 feluri de p\u0103r.<\/p>\n
Auzindu-l, domni\u0163a se \u00eeng\u0103lbeni ca \u015fofranul \u015fi fu c\u00e2t pe-aci s\u0103 le\u015fine de spaim\u0103, c\u0103ci croitora\u015ful ghicise ceea ce ea credea c\u0103 nici un om de pe fa\u0163a p\u0103m\u00e2ntului n-ar putea s\u0103 \u015ftie. Totu\u015fi, cerc\u0103 s\u0103 se st\u0103p\u00e2neasc\u0103 \u015fi, dup\u0103 ce-\u015fi mai veni \u00een fire, zise:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac-ai ghicit, ai ghicit, nu m\u0103 pot \u00eempotrivi\u2026 Dar vorba e c\u0103 doar cu at\u00e2t n-o s\u0103 m\u0103 po\u0163i lua de nevast\u0103 \u015fi se cade s\u0103 te mai supun la o \u00eencercare! Jos \u00een grajd am un urs. S\u0103 dormi la noapte cu el \u015fi dac\u0103 m\u00e2ine-n zori, c\u00e2nd m-oi trezi eu, te mai afli \u00een via\u0163\u0103, s\u0103 \u015ftii c\u0103 te iau de b\u0103rbat. Dar \u00een sinea ei se g\u00e2ndea a\u015fa: “Las\u2019 c\u0103 m\u0103 descotorosesc eu de tine, procopsitule, c\u0103 din ghearele ursului p\u00e2n\u0103 acum n-a sc\u0103pat nimeni cu zile!”<\/p>\n
Dar croitora\u015ful nu se \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103 defel, ci, dimpotriv\u0103, gr\u0103i cu veselie:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ciocul \u015fi norocul! C\u0103 \u0103l de \u00eendr\u0103zne\u015fte \u015fi \u00eencearc\u0103 \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 pe jum\u0103tate a \u015fi c\u00e2\u015ftigat.<\/p>\n
De \u00eendat\u0103 ce se l\u0103s\u0103 \u00eenserarea, \u00eel duser\u0103 pe croitora\u015f \u00een grajd, unde-\u015fi avea ursul culcu\u015ful. Cum \u00eel v\u0103zu, dihania vru s\u0103 se n\u0103pusteasc\u0103 asupr\u0103-i \u015fi s\u0103-i dea una zdrav\u0103n\u0103 cu laba, de bun venit.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hei, mai \u00eencet, mai \u00eencet, ursule, strig\u0103 croitora\u015ful. Ce te pripe\u015fti a\u015fa? C\u0103 te-oi potoli eu, s\u0103 m\u0103 pomene\u015fti!<\/p>\n
\u015ei ca \u015fi c\u00e2nd n-ar fi avut nici o grij\u0103 \u015fi nu l-ar fi a\u015fteptat nici o primejdie, scoase domol din buzunar ni\u015fte nuci \u015fi sp\u0103rg\u00e2ndu-le \u00eentre din\u0163i \u00eencepu s\u0103 le ron\u0163\u0103ie miezul. C\u00e2nd v\u0103zu asta ursul, i se f\u0103cu poft\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce nuci. Croitora\u015ful, care era un pi\u015ficher cum nu s-a mai v\u0103zut, b\u0103g\u0103 m\u00e2na-n buzunar \u015fi f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se, pas\u0103mite, c\u0103-\u015fi uitase cum l-a primit ursul, \u00eei \u00eentinse un pumn plin, dar nu de nuci, ci de pietre\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ursul le v\u00e2r\u00ee \u00een gur\u0103 la iu\u0163eal\u0103, dar nu le putu sparge, oric\u00e2t \u00eencle\u015ft\u0103 el din m\u0103sele, \u015fi se c\u0103zni de-l trecur\u0103 zeci de sudori.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Poftim, g\u00e2ndi el despre d\u00e2nsul, ditamai namila \u015fi mi s-au muiat balamalele, de nu mai pot sparge nici o nuc\u0103!” Iar croitora\u015ful \u00eei zise, ca \u015fi c\u00e2nd n-ar fi fost de rangul lui o asemenea treab\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Na, sparge-mi \u015fi nucile mele! Vai de tine, m\u0103i, ursule, \u00eel \u00eenfrunt\u0103 croitora\u015ful, ai o gur\u0103 c\u00e2t o \u015fur\u0103 \u015fi ni\u015fte m\u0103sele c\u00e2t din\u0163ii greblei, da\u2019 degeaba, c\u0103 nu e\u015fti \u00een stare s\u0103 spargi ni\u015fte nuci\u2026 Lu\u0103 pietrele \u015fi se pref\u0103cu c\u0103 le bag\u0103-n gur\u0103, dar cum era iute de m\u00e2n\u0103, le schimb\u0103 c-o nuc\u0103 \u015fi, trosc! o sparse \u00eentre din\u0163i\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia s\u0103 mai \u00eencerc \u015fi eu o dat\u0103, zise atunci ursul, \u00eenciudat \u015fi ru\u015finat \u00een acela\u015fi timp. C\u00e2nd m\u0103 uit la tine cum le spargi, mi se pare c\u0103-i lucru lesne, dar mai adineauri era c\u00e2t pe-aci s\u0103-mi ias\u0103 falca din loc de-at\u00e2ta cazn\u0103.<\/p>\n
Croitora\u015ful \u00eei \u00eentinse iar o m\u00e2n\u0103 de pietre \u015fi ursul cr\u00e2\u015fca din m\u0103sele, d\u00e2nd s\u0103 le sparg\u0103, de s\u0103reau sc\u00e2ntei, dar tot degeaba\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fl\u0103c\u0103ul nostru nu lua \u00een seam\u0103 de era ursul sup\u0103rat ori ba, c\u0103 vesel nu prea cred eu s\u0103 fi fost dup\u0103 o asemenea ocar\u0103, \u015fi-\u015fi vedea de treaba lui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai l\u0103s\u0103 el s\u0103 treac\u0103 un timp \u015fi dup\u0103 aceea \u00ee\u015fi scoase o scripc\u0103 de sub hain\u0103 \u015fi \u015fi-o potrivi \u00een b\u0103rbie, s\u0103 c\u00e2nte din ea ni\u0163elu\u015f. C\u00e2nd auzi ursul c\u00e2ntecul nu se mai putu st\u0103p\u00e2ni, de parc\u0103 \u00eei ardea jar sub t\u0103lpi, \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103-i trag\u0103 o b\u0103tut\u0103, c\u0103 s\u0103rea cojocul pe el, nu altceva. \u015ei cum \u00eei pl\u0103cuse tare mult c\u00e2ntecul, \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 pe fl\u0103c\u0103u:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia ascult\u0103, bre, e greu s\u0103 c\u00e2n\u0163i la dr\u0103cia asta?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 de unde, i-o juc\u0103rie, \u00eei r\u0103spunse croitora\u015ful. Ia uit\u0103-te ici: cu st\u00e2nga plimbi degetele pe coarde, iar cu dreapta tragi arcu\u015ful peste ele\u2026 \u015ei dup\u0103 aia c\u00e2ntecul izvor\u0103\u015fte singur din scripc\u0103, s\u0103-\u0163i ciule\u015fti urechile \u015fi s\u0103-l tot auzi: Trai-lai-la-la! Trai-lai-la-la!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tare mult mi-ar place s\u0103 deprind \u015fi eu me\u015fte\u015fugul \u0103sta, zise ursul, ca s\u0103 nu mai am nevoie de-un scripcar, c\u00e2nd mi-o veni chef s\u0103 joc, ci s\u0103-mi c\u00e2nt singur\u2026 N-ai vrea s\u0103 m\u0103-nve\u0163i?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum s\u0103 nu, bucuros, se gr\u0103bi s\u0103-i r\u0103spund\u0103 croitora\u015ful, dar, mai \u00eenainte de toate, trebuie s\u0103-mi dau seama de ai \u00eendem\u00e2nare. \u015ei \u00eendem\u00e2narea asta dup\u0103 labe se vede; ia arat\u0103-mi-le! Olio, c\u00e2ta mai unghiile! Trebuie s\u0103 \u0163i le mai scurtez ni\u0163elu\u015f, c\u0103 altfel vat\u0103mi strunele\u2026<\/p>\n
De unde aduse o menghin\u0103, nu \u015ftiu, destul c\u0103-l momi pe urs s\u0103-\u015fi pun\u0103 labele-n ea \u015fi str\u00e2nse \u015furubul, c\u0103 i se \u00eenvine\u0163ir\u0103 degetele de at\u00e2ta str\u00e2ns. Apoi \u00eei spuse ursului, r\u00e2z\u00e2ndu-\u015fi de el:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acu\u2019 a\u015fteapt\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 ce-oi veni cu o foarfec\u0103, c\u0103 doar nu-i zor!<\/p>\n
Ursul \u00eencepu s\u0103 morm\u0103ie \u015fi s\u0103 se zv\u00e2rcoleasc\u0103 de durere \u015fi ciud\u0103, dar croitora\u015ful nu-l lu\u0103 \u00een seam\u0103 \u015fi-l l\u0103s\u0103 s\u0103 morm\u0103ie c\u00e2t i-o pl\u0103cea, de parc\u0103 n-ar fi fost l\u00e2ng\u0103 el s\u0103-l aud\u0103. \u00ce\u015fi potrivi \u00eentr-un col\u0163 o m\u00e2n\u0103 de paie \u015fi, culc\u00e2ndu-se pe ea, dormi f\u0103r\u0103 grij\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 a doua zi diminea\u0163a.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd \u00eel auzi domni\u0163a pe urs morm\u0103ind, crezu c\u0103 morm\u0103ie \u015fi nu-\u015fi mai g\u0103se\u015fte ast\u00e2mp\u0103r de bucurie c\u0103-i f\u0103cuse croitora\u015fului de petrecanie. A doua zi, \u00een rev\u0103rsatul zorilor, se scul\u0103 vesel\u0103 \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 griji, dar c\u00e2nd d\u0103du s\u0103 se apropie de grajd, ce-i v\u0103zur\u0103 ochii? Ghiujul de croitora\u015f se hlizea la ea, teaf\u0103r \u015fi nev\u0103t\u0103mat, de parc\u0103 toat\u0103 lumea era a lui \u015fi nu l-ar fi amenin\u0163at nicic\u00e2nd vreo primejdie. Acu\u2019, biata domni\u0163\u0103 ce putea s\u0103 mai zic\u0103?! Apucase de f\u0103g\u0103duise \u00een fa\u0163a oamenilor c-o s\u0103-l ia de b\u0103rbat \u015fi n-avea cum s\u0103-\u015fi mai calce cuv\u00e2ntul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul dete porunc\u0103 s\u0103 se aduc\u0103 o calea\u015fc\u0103 \u015fi domni\u0163a se urc\u0103 \u00een ea, al\u0103turi de croitora\u015f. Vezi \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 cei doi tovar\u0103\u015fi ai croitora\u015fului erau negri la inim\u0103 \u015fi-l pizmuiau pe fl\u0103c\u0103u pentru c\u0103 d\u0103duse peste un asemenea noroc \u015fi, mai \u00eenainte ca alaiul s\u0103 porneasc\u0103 spre biseric\u0103, alergar\u0103 \u00een cea mai mare grab\u0103 s\u0103 desfac\u0103 labele ursului din str\u00e2nsoare \u015fi-l l\u0103sar\u0103 slobod.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ursul abia a\u015ftepta clipa asta; turbat de m\u00e2nie, o lu\u0103 la fug\u0103, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind de sfor\u0163area pe care o f\u0103cea, ca s\u0103 ajung\u0103 din urm\u0103 calea\u015fca. \u015ei morm\u0103ia at\u00e2t de grozav, c\u0103 domni\u0163a \u00eel auzi \u00eenc\u0103 de departe \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 \u0163ipe \u00eengrozit\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vai de mine \u015fi de mine, s-a luat ursul dup\u0103 noi \u015fi vrea s\u0103 te m\u0103n\u00e2nce!<\/p>\n
Dar croitora\u015fului nostru ce-i veni \u00een g\u00e2nd? Sprinten cum era \u015fi u\u015for, se l\u0103s\u0103 cu capu-n jos \u015fi \u00eentinz\u00e2nd picioarele afar\u0103, prin fereastr\u0103, \u015fi le \u00eempreun\u0103 de-ai fi zis c\u0103 sunt menghin\u0103. \u015ei strig\u0103 la urs, din goana cailor:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite, vezi menghina? \u015eterge-o, ori de nu, acu\u2019 \u00ee\u0163i prind labele \u00eentr-\u00eensa!<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd v\u0103zu ursul cum st\u0103 treaba, \u00eel apuc\u0103 un c\u00e2rcel la inim\u0103 \u015fi-o lu\u0103 la fug\u0103 \u00eenapoi de-i sf\u00e2r\u00e2iau c\u0103lc\u00e2iele\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar croitora\u015ful nostru se duse \u00een tihn\u0103 la biseric\u0103, unde se cunun\u0103 cu domni\u0163a. \u015ei tr\u0103ir\u0103 ferici\u0163i \u00eempreun\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 la ad\u00e2nci b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cine nu crede ce v\u0103 zisei, s\u0103 dea pe loc un pitac, s\u0103-i cump\u0103r o poveste<\/a> mai adev\u0103rat\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 o domni\u0163\u0103 \u015fi domni\u0163a asta era at\u00e2t de fudul\u0103, c\u0103 nu-i mai intra nimeni \u00een voie. \u015ei de se \u00eent\u00e2mpla s\u0103 vie vreun fl\u0103c\u0103u \u00een … <\/p>\n