Cic\u0103 era odat\u0103 \u00eentr-un sat un om grozav de lene\u015f; de lene\u015f ce era nici \u00eembuc\u0103tura din gur\u0103 nu \u015fi-o mesteca. \u015ei satul, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 acest om nu se d\u0103 la munc\u0103 nici \u00een ruptul capului, hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103-l sp\u00e2nzure pentru a nu mai da pild\u0103 de lenevire \u015fi altora. \u015ei a\u015fa se aleg vreo doi oameni din sat \u015fi se duc la casa lene\u015fului, \u00eel umfl\u0103 pe sus, \u00eel pun \u00eentr-un car cu boi, ca pe un butuc nesim\u0163itoriu, \u015fi hai cu d\u00e2nsul la locul de sp\u00e2nzur\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa era pe vremea aceea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe drum se \u00eent\u00e2lnesc ei cu o tr\u0103sur\u0103 \u00een care era o cucoan\u0103. Cucoana, v\u0103z\u00e2nd \u00een carul cel cu boi un om care seam\u0103n\u0103 a fi bolnav, \u00eentreab\u0103 cu mil\u0103 pe cei doi \u0163\u0103rani, zic\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Oameni buni! Se vede c\u0103 omul cel din car e bolnav, s\u0103rmanul, \u015fi-l duce\u0163i la vro doftoroaie undeva, s\u0103 se caute.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba nu, cucoan\u0103 \u2013 r\u0103spunse unul dintre \u0163\u0103rani \u2013 s\u0103 ierte cinstit\u0103 fa\u0163a dumnevoastr\u0103, dar aista e un lene\u015f care nu credem s\u0103 mai fi av\u00e2nd p\u0103reche pe lume, \u015fi-l ducem la sp\u00e2nzur\u0103toare, ca s\u0103 cur\u0103\u0163im satul de-un tr\u00e2ndav.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Alei, oameni buni! zise cucoana, \u00eenfior\u00e2ndu-se. P\u0103cat, s\u0103rmanul, s\u0103 moar\u0103 ca un c\u00e2ne f\u0103r\u0103delege! Mai bine duce\u0163i-l la mo\u015fie la mine; iac\u0103t\u0103 curtea pe costi\u015fa ceea. Eu am acolo un hambar plin cu posmagi, ia a\u015fa pentru \u00eemprejur\u0103ri grele, Doamne fere\u015fte! A m\u00e2nca la posmagi \u015fi a tr\u0103i \u015fi el pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 casa mea, c\u0103 doar \u015ftiu c\u0103 nu m-a mai pierde Dumnezeu pentr-o buc\u0103\u0163ic\u0103 de p\u00e2ne. D\u0103, suntem datori a ne ajuta unii pe al\u0163ii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 I-auzi, m\u0103i lene\u015fule, ce spune cucoana: c\u0103 te-a pune la cote\u0163, \u00eentr-un hambar cu posmagi, zise unul dintre s\u0103teni. Iaca peste ce noroc ai dat, bat\u0103-te \u00eentunericul s\u0103 te bat\u0103, ur\u00e2ciunea oamenilor! Sai degrab\u0103 din car \u015fi mul\u0163\u0103me\u015fte cucoanei c\u0103 te-a sc\u0103pat de la moarte \u015fi-ai dat peste bel\u015fug, lu\u00e2ndu-te sub aripa dumisale. Noi g\u00e2ndeam s\u0103-\u0163i d\u0103m sopon \u015fi fr\u00e2nghie. Iar cucoana, cu bun\u0103tatea dumisale, \u00ee\u0163i d\u0103 ad\u0103post \u015fi posmagi; s\u0103 tot tr\u0103ie\u015fti, s\u0103 nu mai mori! S\u0103-\u015fi puie cineva obrazul pentru unul ca tine \u015fi s\u0103 te hr\u0103neasc\u0103 ca pe un tr\u00e2ntor, mare minune-i \u015fi asta! Dar tot de noroc s\u0103 se pl\u00e2ng\u0103 cineva. Bine-a mai zis, cine-a zis, c\u0103 boii ara \u015fi caii man\u00e2nc\u0103. Hai, d\u0103 r\u0103spuns cucoanei, ori a\u015fa, c\u0103 n-are vreme de stat la vorb\u0103 cu noi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da muie\u0163i-s posmagii? zise atunci lene\u015ful cu jum\u0103tate de gur\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se c\u00e2rneasc\u0103 din loc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce-a zis? \u00eentreb\u0103 cucoana pe s\u0103teni.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce s\u0103 zic\u0103, milostiv\u0103 cucoan\u0103, r\u0103spunde unul. Ia \u00eentreab\u0103 c\u0103 muie\u0163i-s posmagii?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vai de mine \u015fi de mine \u2013 zise cucoana cu mirare \u2013 \u00eenc\u0103 asta n-am auzit! Dar el nu poate s\u0103 \u015fi-i moaie?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Auzi, m\u0103i lene\u015fule: te prinzi s\u0103 moi posmagii singur, ori ba?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba, r\u0103spunse lene\u015ful. Trage\u0163i mai bine tot \u00eenainte! Ce mai at\u00e2ta grij\u0103 pentru ast\u0103 pustie de gur\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci unul dintre s\u0103teni zise cucoanei:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bun\u0103tatea dumneavoastr\u0103, milostiv\u0103 cucoan\u0103, dar degeaba mai voi\u0163i a strica orzul pe g\u00e2\u015fte. Vede\u0163i bine c\u0103 nu-l duceam noi la sp\u00e2nzur\u0103toare numai a\u015fa de flori de cuc, s\u0103-i lu\u0103m n\u0103ravul. Cum chiti\u0163i? Un sat \u00eentreg n-ar fi pus oare m\u00e2n\u0103 de la m\u00e2n\u0103, ca s\u0103 poat\u0103 face dintr-\u00eensul ceva? Dar ai pe cine ajuta? Doar lenea-i \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teas\u0103 mare, ce-\u0163i ba\u0163i capul!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cucoana atunci, cu toat\u0103 bun\u0103voin\u0163a ce avea, se leh\u0103mete\u015fte \u015fi de binefacere \u015fi de tot, zic\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Oameni buni, face\u0163i dar cum v-a lumina Dumnezeu!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar s\u0103tenii duc pe lene\u015f la locul cuvenit, \u015fi-i fac feliul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei iac\u0103 a\u015fa au sc\u0103pat \u015fi lene\u015ful acela de s\u0103teni \u015fi s\u0103tenii aceia de d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai pofteasc\u0103 de acum \u015fi al\u0163i lene\u015fi \u00een satul acela, dac\u0103 le d\u0103 m\u00e2na \u015fi-i \u0163ine cureaua.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015e-am \u00eenc\u0103lecat pe-o \u015fea, \u015fi v-am spus povestea a\u015fa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cic\u0103 era odat\u0103 \u00eentr-un sat un om grozav de lene\u015f; de lene\u015f ce era nici \u00eembuc\u0103tura din gur\u0103 nu \u015fi-o mesteca. \u015ei satul, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 acest om nu se d\u0103 … <\/p>\n