Un negustor, umbl\u00e2nd prin mai multe sate \u015fi ora\u015fe, ca s\u0103 cumpere gr\u00e2u, p\u0103pu\u015foi \u015fi altele, \u00eentr-o zi ajunse la un pod \u015fi c\u00e2nd era s\u0103 treac\u0103 v\u0103zu un om care se odihnea acolo: acesta era P\u0103cal\u0103. Negustorul, voind s\u0103 afle ceva de la el, ca orice negustor, se apropie de d\u00e2nsul \u015fi-l \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De unde e\u015fti, m\u0103i cre\u015ftine?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia din sat de la noi, r\u0103spunse P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Din care sat de la voi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca de acolo, tocmai de sub acel mal, ar\u0103t\u00e2nd negustorului cu m\u00e2na spre un deal.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, dar ce sat e acela? Eu nu-l \u015ftiu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei! cum s\u0103 nu-l \u015ftii; e satul nostru, \u015fi eu de acolo vin.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu a\u015fa, m\u0103i prostule. Eu te-ntreb: acel sat pe a cui mo\u015fie este \u015fi cum \u00eei botezat?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Doamne! da\u2019 nu \u015ftii c\u0103 mo\u015fiile sunt boiere\u015fti \u015fi asta-i a cuconului nostru, ce \u015fede la Bucure\u015fti? Iar satu-l boteaz\u0103 popa \u00eentr-o c\u0103ld\u0103ru\u015f\u0103 cu ap\u0103, cum \u00eei scrie lui \u00een c\u0103r\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Negustorul, privindu-l lung, zise \u00een sine: M\u0103! aista-i chiar P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar cum te cheam\u0103 pe tine?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca! ce m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103. M\u0103 cheam\u0103 ca pe oricare: vin\u0103-ncoace, ori vin-aici!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Negustorul \u00eencepu a-\u015fi face cruce ca de naiba \u015fi iar \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar cu chemarea \u00eempreun\u0103 cum te mai strig\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca a\u015fa: vino! u! m\u0103! r\u0103spunse P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Negustorul \u00eencepu atunci a r\u00e2de \u015fi zise: ce prost! Apoi \u00eel mai \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar ce bucate se fac acolo la voi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai mult terciu cu m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m, zise P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cen\u0163elege-m\u0103, prostule! Nu te \u00eentreb de bucate ferte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D-apoi de care bucate m\u0103-ntrebi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Te-ntreb dac\u0103 s-au f\u0103cut la voi gr\u00e2u, orz \u015fi altele.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da, s-au f\u0103cut p\u00e2n\u0103 la br\u00e2u, r\u0103spunse P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu te-ntreb de \u00een\u0103l\u0163ime, c\u0103 doar n-am nevoie de paie pentru boi, ci a\u015f voi s\u0103 \u015ftiu ce feliu este la voi gr\u0103untele orzului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103-\u0163i spun, dac\u0103 nu \u015ftii, zise P\u0103cal\u0103. Gr\u0103untele orzului este lung\u0103re\u0163, \u00eembr\u0103cat c-o coaj\u0103 cam g\u0103lbie \u015fi c-o \u0163ap\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2rf.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, \u015ftiu de astea; dar spune-mi ce fel se vinde, c\u0103 a\u015f voi s\u0103 cump\u0103r \u015fi eu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De! nu \u015ftii dumnia-ta ce fel? Unul d\u0103 gr\u00e2ul ori orzul, \u015fi altul \u00eei d\u0103 bani: galbeni, napoleoni ori alt\u0103ceva.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu m\u0103-n\u0163elese\u015fi nici asta; eu te-ntreb: cum se d\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bre! Nici asta n-o \u015ftii. S\u0103-\u0163i spun eu: iei bani\u0163a ori dimerlia \u015fi pui \u00een ea p\u00e2n-o umpli cu v\u00e2rf, apoi cu coada lope\u0163ii o razi \u015f-o torni \u00een sac, pe urm\u0103 iar\u0103\u015fi o umpli \u015fi tot asemine faci.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu nu te-ntreb asta, om f\u0103r\u0103 cap ce e\u015fti!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar ce fel m\u0103-ntrebi? zise P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cu ce pre\u0163 se vinde chila ori bani\u0163a; c\u00e2\u0163i lei?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015fa cum te-nvoie\u015fti; \u015fi c\u00e2\u0163i lei dai at\u00e2ta iei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Negustorul, sup\u0103rat, \u00eel mai \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Neghiobi ca tine mai sunt acolo-n sat?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 U! hu! este badea Mu\u015fat, badea Stan, Neagu, Voicu, Florea, Soare, badea Bran, Coman \u015fi al\u0163ii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ho! m\u0103, destul! Dar cine este mai mare dec\u00e2t to\u0163i la voi \u00een sat?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cine-i mai mare? Badea Chi\u0163u; el este mai nalt dec\u00e2t to\u0163i; e at\u00e2t de lung, \u00eenc\u00e2t mai n-ajungi cu m\u00e2na la um\u0103rul s\u0103u.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bre! proast\u0103 lighioaie mai e\u015fti! Nu te-ntreb a\u015fa.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar cum? zise P\u0103cal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu \u00ee\u0163i zic: pe cine asculta\u0163i voi aici \u00een sat?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 I! ha! auzi vorb\u0103! Ascult\u0103m pe l\u0103utarul mo\u015f Bran; c\u00e2nd \u00eencepe s\u0103 c\u00e2nte, tot satul st\u0103 cu ochii \u015fi urechile \u0163int\u0103 la el.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu zic a\u015fa, m\u0103i n\u0103t\u0103r\u0103ule! R\u0103spunde-mi odat\u0103 cum te-ntreb.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, cum?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu te-ntreb de cine ave\u0163i fric\u0103 aici \u00een sat mai mult.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 V\u0103leu, maic\u0103! Ia, de buhaiul lui mo\u015f popa, mare fric\u0103 mai avem, m\u0103mulic\u0103. C\u00e2nd vine sara de la p\u0103scut, fugim de el care \u00eencotro apuc\u0103m; c\u0103 at\u00e2t e de \u00eenfrico\u015fat, de g\u00e2nde\u015fti c\u0103 e turbat; c\u00e2nd \u00eencepe s\u0103 mugeasc\u0103, sparie chiar \u015fi copiii din sat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103! da\u2019! ce namil\u0103 de om e\u015fti tu? Nu cumva e\u015fti vrun duh r\u0103u, frate cu Meaz\u0103-noapte sau cu Spaima-p\u0103durei?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, Doamne! De ce m\u0103-ntrebi, c\u00e2nd m\u0103 prive\u015fti? Ce? Nu m\u0103 vezi c\u0103-s om ca \u015fi dumniata: cu cap, cu ochi, gur\u0103, nas, m\u00e2ni \u015fi cu picioare, m\u0103 mi\u015fc \u015fi m\u0103 uit ca to\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015fa te v\u0103d \u015fi eu, dar ai minte \u015fi sim\u0163ire abia ca un dobitoc. Ia spune-mi, z\u0103u: ave\u0163i butnari sau dogari \u00een sat la voi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Avem.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Na cinci bani, \u015fi du-te s\u0103-\u0163i puie doagele ce-\u0163i lipsesc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prostia din n\u0103scare, leac \u00een lume nu mai are; ea este o uricioas\u0103 boal\u0103, ce nu se vindec\u0103 \u00een \u015fcoale, ba nici \u00een spitale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Un negustor, umbl\u00e2nd prin mai multe sate \u015fi ora\u015fe, ca s\u0103 cumpere gr\u00e2u, p\u0103pu\u015foi \u015fi altele, \u00eentr-o zi ajunse la un pod \u015fi c\u00e2nd era s\u0103 treac\u0103 v\u0103zu un om … <\/p>\n