Acul: Mo\u015fule, de ce e\u015fti zurbagiu? Te sf\u0103de\u015fti necontenit cu sor\u0103-ta nicovala, \u0163ipa\u0163i \u015fi face\u0163i larm\u0103, de-mi \u0163iuie urechile. Eu lucrez toat\u0103 ziua, \u015fi nime nu-mi aude gura.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca, m\u0103! da de unde-ai ie\u015fit, P\u00e2cal\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De unde-am ie\u015fit, de unde n-am ie\u015fit, eu \u00ee\u0163i spun c\u0103 nu faci bine ceea ce faci.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Na! vorba ceea: a ajuns oul mai cu minte dec\u00e2t g\u0103ina. M\u0103i b\u0103iete, trebuie s\u0103 \u015ftii c\u0103 din sf\u0103d\u0103lia noastr\u0103 ai ie\u015fit; \u015f-apoi tu ni cau\u0163i pricin\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103 rog, ierta\u0163i-m\u0103! c\u0103 dac\u0103 n-ar fi fost focul, foile, pleafura \u015fi omul care s\u0103 v\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 deie nume, a\u0163i fi r\u0103mas mult \u015fi bine \u00een fundul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, ruginite ca vai de voi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103sur\u0103-\u0163i vorbele, b\u0103iete! Auzi, sor\u0103 nicoval\u0103, cum ne r\u00e2de acu\u015forul?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aud, dar n-am gur\u0103 s\u0103-i r\u0103spund; \u015fi v\u0103d, dar trebuie s\u0103 rabd.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vorba ceea, soro: “\u015eede h\u00e2rbu-n cale \u015fi r\u00e2de de oale”. M\u0103i pu\u015fchiule! Ia s\u0103 vedem, ce ai f\u0103cut tu mai mult dec\u00e2t noi?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce am f\u0103cut \u015fi ce fac, \u00eendat\u0103 \u0163-oiu spune. Ca s\u0103 nu lungesc vorba, hainele b\u0103rb\u0103te\u015fti \u015fi femeie\u015fti, din cre\u015ftet p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een t\u0103lpi, \u015fi alte nenum\u0103rate lucruri frumoase \u015fi scumpe, f\u0103r\u0103 de mine nu se pot face. Mergi la croitor, intr\u0103 \u00een bordeiu, suie-te \u00een palat, ai s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u0103se\u015fti. Fetele m\u0103 pun \u00een cutiu\u0163e aurite, m\u0103 \u00eenfing \u00een perinu\u0163e de m\u0103tas\u0103 \u015fi \u00eengrijesc de mine ca de un mare lucru.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 \u00een stogul de f\u00e2n nu vrei s\u0103 te puie, mititelule?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nici \u00een stogul de f\u00e2n, dar nici tr\u00e2ntit \u00eentr-un ungher al fer\u0103riei, ca tine. Ia spune-mi: te mai ie cineva \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 dec\u00e2t ferarul?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia ascult\u0103, te prea \u00eentreci cu \u015faga, piciule! Dac\u0103 \u015fezi la cinste, \u015fi to\u0163i \u00eengrijesc de tine, cum zici, de ce li \u00eempungi degetele?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da \u00eempung pe casc\u0103 gur\u0103 cel somnoros, pentru c\u0103 voiesc s\u0103 ias\u0103 din m\u00e2na lui, prin ajutorul meu, multe lucruri folositoare \u015fi frumoase. Tu, pentru ce ba\u0163i ferul cel culcat pe nicoval\u0103 \u015fi ruginit ca \u015fi tine? Nu ca s\u0103 faci din el lucruri mai bune \u015fi mai frumoase?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i\u2026 da\u2019 bun e\u015fti de gur\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei de gur\u0103, dar \u015fi de lucru.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei bine, tu mi-ai \u00een\u015firat verzi \u015fi uscate; ia st\u0103i s\u0103-\u0163i spun \u015fi eu pe ale mele: toporul, barda, ciocanul, cle\u015ftele, v\u0103traiul \u015fi nenum\u0103rate unelte \u015fi ma\u015fini de fer, unele de-o m\u0103rime urie\u015f\u0103, iar altele mici \u015fi bicisnice ca tine, pututu-s-au face p\u00e2n\u0103 n-au trecut pintre nicoval\u0103 \u015fi il\u0103u? Casa, bisericile, corabia, pu\u015ftile, tunurile \u015fi alte lucruri nenum\u0103rate, a\u015fa-i c\u0103 n-ar fi, de nu eram eu? Tu \u00eemi spui de haine frumoase; eu \u0163-oiu spune de cas\u0103, de sap\u0103, de secere, de coas\u0103 \u015fi de plug. Tu \u00eemi spui mai mult de frumos, eu \u0163-oiu spune de cele neap\u0103rat trebuincioase.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103 faci s\u0103 te-apuc iar la sc\u0103rm\u0103nat, mo\u015fule baros. Haine i-au trebuit omului \u00eent\u00e2i, c\u0103ci nu era s\u0103 umble cu pielea goal\u0103 \u015fi descul\u0163 ca g\u00e2\u015ftele.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Te-ai \u00eencurcat cu socotelile, m\u0103i b\u0103iete. Ba de m\u00e2ncare \u015fi cas\u0103 i-a trebuit omului \u00eent\u00e2i \u015f-apoi haine frumoase, cum zici tu; cu rufe de ale tale \u00ee\u0163i ghior\u0103iesc ma\u0163ele de foame. Ai auzit vorba ceea, c\u0103 “Gol\u0103tatea \u00eencunjur\u0103, iar foamea d\u0103 de-a dreptul”.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i! da\u2019 ruginit mai e\u015fti!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ruginit cum sunt, eu v-am f\u0103cut \u015fi trebuie s\u0103 asculta\u0163i de sfaturile mele.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015fa este, dar te prea lauzi; las\u2019 mai bine s\u0103 te laude al\u0163ii. \u015ei tu faci trebi bune, \u015fi eu; numai at\u00e2ta, c\u0103 tu faci lucruri mai din topor, eu mai delicate; tu \u015fezi totdeauna cu ferarul cel uns de c\u0103rbuni, iar eu \u015fed cu croitorul \u015fi cu tot felul de persoane.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iar ai \u00eenceput, ghibirdic fudul \u015fi guraliu? Croitorul t\u0103u trebuie s\u0103 \u00eempung\u0103 mai mult de zece ori, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd ferarul meu m\u0103 r\u0103dic\u0103 o dat\u0103; croitorul t\u0103u rupe alt\u0103 dat\u0103 pe zi c\u00e2te zece ace; ferarul \u00eens\u0103 m\u0103 are pe via\u0163\u0103, ba m\u0103 poate l\u0103sa \u015fi de zestre la copiii de copiii s\u0103i. \u015e-apoi \u00eenc\u0103 una: cine dintre ace\u015fti doi me\u015fteri e mai greb\u0103nos \u015fi mai gubav? Ferariul meu, ori croitoriul t\u0103u?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule! e\u015fti b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u015fi multe mai \u015ftii; fie pe-a dumitale.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine mititelule! Ia acum ai mai venit de-acas\u0103. Zi mai bine c\u0103 industria sau me\u015fte\u015fugurile, noi le-am adus \u00een lume; c\u0103 bog\u0103\u0163iile cele mari, nou\u0103 se datoresc. Mi-ai zis ruginit \u015fi \u0163-ai zis cioplit; mie-mi pare bine ca str\u0103nepo\u0163ii mei s\u0103 fie mai ciopli\u0163i dec\u00e2t mine; cu timpul se cioplesc toate\u2026 Numai nu v\u0103 fuduli\u0163i \u015fi nu uita\u0163i ob\u00e2r\u015fia voastr\u0103, ca nu cumva s\u0103 v\u0103 ciopli\u0163i prea tare \u015fi s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u0163i care f\u0103r\u0103 urechi, care f\u0103r\u0103 din\u0163i, care f\u0103r\u0103 gur\u0103, care f\u0103r\u0103 zim\u0163i, adec\u0103 ni\u015fte cioarse de nici o treab\u0103. C-apoi atunci iar\u0103\u015fi mi-\u0163i ajunge dr\u0103gu\u015f la c\u0103u\u015f, \u015fi sor\u0103-mea nicovala v\u0103 va \u0163ine \u00een spate, iar eu v\u0103 voi bate pe rud\u0103 pe s\u0103m\u00e2n\u0163\u0103, ca s\u0103 prinde\u0163i la minte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Acul: Mo\u015fule, de ce e\u015fti zurbagiu? Te sf\u0103de\u015fti necontenit cu sor\u0103-ta nicovala, \u0163ipa\u0163i \u015fi face\u0163i larm\u0103, de-mi \u0163iuie urechile. Eu lucrez toat\u0103 ziua, \u015fi nime nu-mi aude gura. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca, … <\/p>\n