Era odat\u0103 o vulpe viclean\u0103, ca toate vulpile. Ea umblase o noapte \u00eentreag\u0103 dup\u0103 hran\u0103 \u015fi nu g\u0103sise nic\u0103iri. F\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se ziua alb\u0103, vulpea iese la marginea drumului \u015fi se culc\u0103 sub o tuf\u0103, g\u00e2ndindu-se ce s\u0103 mai fac\u0103, ca s\u0103 poat\u0103 g\u0103si ceva de m\u00e2ncare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015e\u0103z\u00e2nd vulpea cu botul \u00eentins pe labele de dinainte, \u00eei vine miros de pe\u015fte. Atunci ea r\u0103dic\u0103 pu\u0163in capul \u015fi, uit\u00e2ndu-se la vale, \u00een lungul drumului, z\u0103re\u015fte venind un car tras de boi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bun! g\u00e2ndi vulpea. Iaca hrana ce-o a\u015fteptam eu. \u015ei \u00eendat\u0103 iese de sub tuf\u0103 \u015fi se lunge\u015fte \u00een mijlocul drumului, ca \u015fi cum ar fi fost moart\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Carul apropiindu-se de vulpe, \u0163\u0103ranul ce m\u00e2na boii o vede \u015fi, crez\u00e2nd c\u0103-i moart\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat, strig\u0103 la boi: Aho! Aho! Boii se opresc. \u0162\u0103ranul vine spre vulpe, se uit\u0103 la ea de aproape \u015fi, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 nici nu sufl\u0103, zice: Bre! da\u2019 cum naiba a murit vulpea asta aici?! Ti! ce frumoas\u0103 ca\u0163aveic\u0103 am s\u0103 fac nevestei mele din blana istui vulpoiu! Zic\u00e2nd a\u015fa, apuc\u0103 vulpea de dup\u0103 cap \u015fi, t\u00e2r\u00e2nd-o p\u00e2n\u0103 la car, se opinte\u015fte \u015f-o arunc\u0103 deasupra pe\u015ftelui. Apoi strig\u0103 la boi: “H\u0103is! Joian, cea! Bourean”. Boii pornesc.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0162\u0103ranul mergea pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 boi \u015fi-i tot \u00eendemna s\u0103 mearg\u0103 mai iute, ca s-ajung\u0103 degrab\u0103 acas\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 ieie pelea vulpii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cens\u0103, cum au pornit boii, vulpea a \u015fi \u00eenceput cu picioarele a \u00eempinge pe\u015ftele din car jos. \u0162\u0103ranul m\u00e2na, carul sc\u00e2r\u0163\u00e2ia, \u015fi pe\u015ftele din car c\u0103dea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce hoa\u0163a de vulpe a aruncat o mul\u0163ime de pe\u015fte pe drum, bine\u2026\u015for! sare \u015fi ea din car \u015fi, cu mare grab\u0103, \u00eencepe a str\u00e2nge pe\u015ftele de pe drum. Dup\u0103 ce l-a str\u00e2ns gr\u0103mad\u0103, \u00eel ia, \u00eel duce la bizunia sa \u015fi \u00eencepe a m\u00e2nca, c\u0103 ta\u2026re-i mai era foame!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tocmai c\u00e2nd \u00eencepuse a m\u00e2nca, iaca vine la d\u00e2nsa ursul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bun\u0103 masa, cum\u0103tr\u0103! Ti!!! da\u2019 ce mai de pe\u015fte ai! D\u0103-mi \u015fi mie, c\u0103 ta\u2026re! mi-i poft\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia mai pune-\u0163i pofta-n cuiu, cum\u0103tre, c\u0103 doar nu pentru gustul altuia m-am muncit eu. Dac\u0103 \u0163i-i a\u015fa de poft\u0103, du-te \u015fi-\u0163i moaie coada-n balt\u0103, ca mine, \u015fi-i avea pe\u015fte s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cenva\u0163\u0103-m\u0103, te rog, cum\u0103tr\u0103, c\u0103 eu nu \u015ftiu cum se prinde pe\u015ftele.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci vulpea r\u00e2nji din\u0163ii \u015fi zise: Alei, cum\u0103tre! da\u2019 nu \u015ftii c\u0103 nevoia te duce pe unde nu-\u0163i e voia \u015fi te-nva\u0163\u0103 ce nici g\u00e2nde\u015fti? Ascult\u0103, cum\u0103tre: vrei s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci pe\u015fte? Du-te desar\u0103 la b\u0103ltoaga cea din marginea p\u0103durei, v\u00e2r\u00e2-\u0163i coada-n ap\u0103 \u015fi st\u0103i pe loc, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 te mi\u015fti, p\u00e2n\u0103 despre ziu\u0103; atunci smunce\u015fte v\u00e2rtos spre mal \u015fi ai s\u0103 sco\u0163i o mul\u0163ime de pe\u015fte, poate \u00eendoit \u015fi-ntreit de c\u00e2t am scos eu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ursul, nemaizic\u00e2nd nici o vorb\u0103, alearg\u0103-n fuga mare la b\u0103ltoaga din marginea p\u0103durei \u015fi-\u015fi v\u00e2r\u0103-n ap\u0103 toat\u0103 coada!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen acea noapte \u00eencepuse a bate un v\u00e2nt r\u0103ce, de \u00eenghe\u0163a limba-n gur\u0103 \u015fi chiar cenu\u015fa de sub foc. \u00cenghea\u0163\u0103 zdrav\u0103n \u015fi apa din b\u0103ltoag\u0103, \u015fi prinde coada ursului ca \u00eentr-un cle\u015fte. De la o vreme, ursul, nemaiput\u00e2nd de durerea cozei \u015fi de frig, smunce\u015fte o dat\u0103 din toat\u0103 puterea. \u015ei, s\u0103rmanul urs, \u00een loc s\u0103 scoat\u0103 pe\u015fte, r\u0103m\u00e2ne f\u0103r\u2019 de coad\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cencepe el acum a morn\u0103i cumplit \u015f-a s\u0103ri \u00een sus de durere; \u015fi-nciudat pe vulpe c\u0103 l-a am\u0103git, se duce s-o ucid\u0103 \u00een b\u0103taie. Dar \u015fireata vulpe \u015ftie cum s\u0103 se fereasc\u0103 de m\u00e2nia ursului. Ea ie\u015fise din bizunie \u015fi se v\u00e2r\u00e2se \u00een scorbura unui copac din apropiere; \u015fi c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu pe urs c\u0103 vine f\u0103r\u2019 de coad\u0103, \u00eencepu a striga:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hei cum\u0103tre! Dar \u0163i-au m\u00e2ncat pe\u015ftii coada, ori ai fost prea lacom \u015f-ai vrut s\u0103 nu mai r\u0103m\u00e2ie pe\u015fti \u00een balt\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ursul, auzind c\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103-l mai ie \u015fi \u00een r\u00e2s, se \u00eenciudeaz\u0103 \u015fi mai tare \u015fi se r\u0103pede iute spre copac; dar gura scorburei fiind str\u00e2mt\u0103, ursul nu putea s\u0103 \u00eencap\u0103 \u00eenl\u0103untru. Atunci el caut\u0103 o creang\u0103 cu c\u00e2rlig \u015fi \u00eencepe a cotrob\u0103i prin scorbur\u0103, ca s\u0103 scoat\u0103 vulpea afar\u0103, \u015fi s\u0103-i deie de cheltuial\u0103\u2026 Dar c\u00e2nd apuca ursul de piciorul vulpei, ea striga: “Trage, n\u0103t\u0103r\u0103ule! mie nu-mi pas\u0103, c\u0103 tragi de copac\u2026” Iar c\u00e2nd anina c\u00e2rligul de copac, ea striga: “Valeu, cum\u0103tre! nu trage, c\u0103-mi rupi piciorul!”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen zadar s-a n\u0103c\u0103jit ursul, de-i curgeau sudorile, c\u0103 tot n-a putut scoate vulpea din scorbura copacului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei iaca a\u015fa a r\u0103mas ursul p\u0103c\u0103lit de vulpe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Era odat\u0103 o vulpe viclean\u0103, ca toate vulpile. Ea umblase o noapte \u00eentreag\u0103 dup\u0103 hran\u0103 \u015fi nu g\u0103sise nic\u0103iri. F\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se ziua alb\u0103, vulpea iese la marginea drumului \u015fi se culc\u0103 … <\/p>\n