poveste<\/a>, \u2013 pasul \u015fi copilul, \u00eenc\u00e2t li s-a umplut deodat\u0103 casa de copii.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei to\u0163i erau m\u0103run\u0163i, care de care mai mic dec\u00e2t cellalt, mai sfredelu\u015f, mai guraliv, mai dr\u0103cos \u015fi \u2013 asta s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m \u2013 mai m\u00e2nc\u0103cios \u015fi mai haps\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aoleo! zise femeia, care se b\u0103l\u0103b\u0103nea cu ei. \u0102\u015ftia-mi scot sufletul \u015fi-mi m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi urechile. Cine m-a pus s\u0103 m\u0103 tot milogesc?! Se vede c\u0103 Dumnezeu m-a \u00een\u0163eles anapoda \u015fi mi-a dat pentru fiecare milogeal\u0103 c\u00e2te unul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Omul \u00eens\u0103 st\u0103tea \u015fi nu se mai s\u0103tura s\u0103 se uite la ei, c-a\u015fa-i pl\u0103ceau lui, neast\u00e2mp\u0103ra\u0163i, h\u00e2rjone\u0163i \u015fi m\u00e2nc\u0103cio\u015fi \u2013 adev\u0103ra\u0163i prichindei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Sari, omule, \u00eei zise-n cele din urm\u0103 femeia. Nu sta gur\u0103 c\u0103scat\u0103! Nu vezi c\u0103 azi-m\u00e2ine n-o s\u0103-\u0163i mai r\u0103m\u00e2ie nici cenu\u015f\u0103-n vatr\u0103?!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Las\u0103, c\u0103 d\u0103 Dumnezeu! r\u0103spunse el. C\u0103 doar\u0103 nu ai t\u0103i sunt, ci ai lui, c\u0103 f\u0103ptur\u0103 omeneasc\u0103 sunt, \u015fi dac\u0103-\u0163i d\u0103 dreg\u0103toria de p\u0103rinte, te \u015fi ajut\u0103 s-o por\u0163i.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u0162i-o fi d\u00e2nd, dac\u0103 mi\u015fti \u015fi tu! r\u0103spunse ea, \u015fi de aici \u00eenainte nu mai era pace-n casa lor. El una, ea alta, el da, ea ba, mereu se ciond\u0103neau ca ni\u015fte de\u015fuchea\u0163i, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce el, nemaiput\u00e2nd s\u0103 rabde gura nevestei, \u015fi-a luat lumea-n cap \u015fi-a plecat s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 cumva, de undeva, ceva pentru spuza lui de copii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A tot umblat el a\u015fa din om \u00een om f\u0103r\u0103 de nici o c\u0103rare, dar degeaba vorbea despre copiii lui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Mare lucru! zicea unul. Parc\u0103 copii nu mai au \u015fi al\u0163ii?!” “De ce \u0163i i-ai f\u0103cut, dac\u0103 nu e\u015fti volnic s\u0103-i \u0163ii?” zicea altul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Degeaba spunea c\u0103 nu el i-a f\u0103cut, ci Dumnezeu i-a r\u00e2nduit, c\u0103 oamenii a\u015fa ceva nu vor s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleag\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“\u00cen lumea asta n-o s\u0103 fac eu nici o treab\u0103”, zise dar, \u015fi trecu pe cellalt t\u0103r\u00e2m.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Aici a intrat \u00eentr-un codru des \u015fi tot s-a dus \u2013 a\u015fa duc\u00e2ndu-se \u2013 p\u00e2n\u0103 ce a dat de o cas\u0103 cu multe marafeturi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Aici era cuibul zmeilor. N-a g\u0103sit acas\u0103 dec\u00e2t pe Mama Zmeilor. Cine n-o \u015ftie cum e? Ru\u015fine-ar fi s\u0103 zici c\u0103 n-ai umblat prin lumea aceea \u015fi n-o cuno\u015fti.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bun\u0103 ziua, mam\u0103, \u00eei zise el. Ea dete ursuz\u0103 din cap.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar tu cine e\u015fti \u015fi ce cau\u0163i p-aici? \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 zgrip\u0163uroaica.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu? r\u0103spunse el ca un om cu socoteal\u0103. Eu sunt tata lor \u015fi caut vreo slujb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tata lor?! \u00ee\u015fi zise Mama Zmeilor. \u015etia, biata de ea, c\u0103 e-n lume Mama P\u0103durii, e Mama Ielelor, sunt fel de fel de mame, dar tat\u0103 nu mai pomenise, \u015fi se sim\u0163i r\u0103u smerit\u0103 c\u00e2nd se v\u0103zu, a\u015fa deodat\u0103, \u00een fa\u0163a tat\u0103lui lor \u2013 cine or fi ei, aceia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai de voie bun\u0103, mai de fric\u0103, \u00eel lu\u0103 dar pe om slug\u0103 pe un an, anul, cum se \u015ftie, de trei zile, iar simbria \u2013 ziua \u015fi g\u0103leata cu galbeni, dac-o fi s\u0103-\u015fi poat\u0103 \u00eemplini anul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Om s\u0103 fii, \u00eens\u0103, ca s\u0103 \u00eempline\u015fti un an \u00een slujba zmeilor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite, \u00eei zise zmeoaica cea b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 celui mai de dai-Doamne dintre feciorii ei, s\u0103 v\u0103 str\u00e2nge\u0163i toate puterile, c\u0103 ne-a venit tata lor, \u015fi mare urgie o s\u0103 ne-ajung\u0103 dac\u0103 n-o scoatem la cap\u0103t cu unu ca el.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Las\u2019 pe mine, mam\u0103, r\u0103spunse zmeul, c\u0103-i vin eu de hac. Nu degeaba m-ai f\u0103cut zmeu!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar\u0103 el? Ce nu face omul de dragul copiilor s\u0103i?! Ziua \u00eent\u00e2i zmeoaica l-a trimis s\u0103 aduc\u0103 ap\u0103 \u00eentr-un burduf de bivol, dar bivol, colea, cum sunt cei din lumea zmeilor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El, biet, abia putea s\u0103 duc\u0103 burduful gol \u00een spinare: de unde ar fi fost \u00een stare s\u0103-l aduc\u0103 plin?!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“De! \u00ee\u015fi zise. V\u0103d eu c\u0103 nici \u00een lumea asta nu po\u0163i s-o duci cu adev\u0103rul. Ia s-o mai pornim \u015fi spre minciun\u0103.”<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sosit la pu\u0163ul care era departe-n vale, el \u00ee\u015fi scoase costorul de la br\u00e2u \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 r\u00e2c\u00e2ie cu el \u00eemprejurul pu\u0163ului, \u015fi-a r\u00e2c\u00e2it mereu \u015fia-ndelete p\u00e2n\u0103 ce i s-a f\u0103cut zgrip\u0163uroaicei lehamite de at\u00e2ta a\u015fteptare \u015fi a trimis pe cel mai cu forfoi dintre feciorii ei ca s\u0103 vad\u0103 ce face sluga de nu mai vine cu apa.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar tu, m\u0103i, ce faci aici? \u00eentreb\u0103 zmeul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite, r\u0103spunse omul r\u00e2c\u00e2ind \u00eenainte. Ce s\u0103 mai pierd vremea sco\u0163\u00e2nd ap\u0103 din pu\u0163, ca s-o bag \u00een burduf \u015fi apoi iar s-o scot dup\u0103 ce voi fi sosit cu ea acas\u0103? Am s\u0103 iau pu\u0163ul a\u015fa cum e \u00een spinare \u015fi-l duc \u00een deal.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba s\u0103 nu te pun\u0103 p\u0103catele s\u0103 faci a\u015fa, r\u0103spunse zmeul speriat, c\u0103 pu\u0163ul \u0103sta e f\u0103cut de bunicul bunicului, \u015fi-aici e rostul lui s\u0103 fie.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ferit-a Sf\u00e2ntul! gr\u0103i omul. Am s\u0103-l iau \u015fi s\u0103-l duc \u015fi s\u0103-l urc \u00een podul casei. C\u00e2nd ai nevoie de ap\u0103, \u00eei tragi o gaur\u0103 la fund, \u015fi curge de te saturi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vai de mine! strig\u0103 zmeul, dar ne-neac\u0103 pe to\u0163i!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu, st\u0103rui omul, a\u015fa se face la noi! Cu flecule\u0163e de aceste cum e burduful vostru noi nu ne-ncurc\u0103m.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ba c\u0103 da, c\u0103 nu, \u00een cele din urm\u0103 s-au \u00eenvoit ca zmeul s\u0103 mai dea o g\u0103leat\u0103 de galbeni pe deasupra \u015fi s\u0103 aib\u0103 voia de a sc\u0103pa pu\u0163ul duc\u00e2nd el burduful plin \u00een spinare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Auzi, mam\u0103, \u00eei zise apoi zgrip\u0163uroaicei, seara, dup\u0103 ce omul adormise, era s\u0103 ne ia pu\u0163ul \u015fi s\u0103-l aduc\u0103-n podul casei!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe zfrip\u0163uroaic\u0103 o trecur\u0103 fiorii. Ziua a doua l-au trimis la p\u0103dure ca s\u0103 aduc\u0103 lemne, a\u015fa, copaci \u00eentregi, smul\u015fi din r\u0103d\u0103cin\u0103 \u015fi du\u015fi \u00een spinare cu craci cu tot \u2013 cum se face-n lumea zmeilor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ie\u015fit \u00een p\u0103dure, omul \u00eencepu s\u0103 se scarpine-n cre\u015ftetul capului. Neam din neamul lui nu mai scosese copaci din r\u0103d\u0103cin\u0103. El \u00eencepu s-adune curp\u0103n de prin p\u0103dure \u015fi s\u0103 lege cu el copacii unul de altul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar tu ce ai de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 faci? \u00eentreb\u0103 zmeul, care dup\u0103 cele petrecute \u00een ziua trecut\u0103 numai la bine nu se mai a\u015ftepta!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 vezi, \u00eei r\u0103spunse omul, m-am g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 nu-mi mai pierd timpul smulg\u00e2nd copacii unul c\u00e2te unul, c\u0103 nu sunt buruieni ori d-alde c\u00e2nep\u0103: \u00eei leg unii de al\u0163ii \u015fi iau p\u0103durea \u00eentreag\u0103 \u015fi-o duc acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zmeul se sperie acum \u015fi mai r\u0103u, \u015fi iar unul una, altul alta, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce se \u00eenvoir\u0103 ca s\u0103 mai dea zmeul o g\u0103leat\u0103 de galbeni, iar \u00een schimb s\u0103 poat\u0103 duce el copacii \u00een spinare \u015fi p\u0103durea s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ie la locul ei, cum o l\u0103saser\u0103 tatul \u015fi bunicul lui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seara o trecur\u0103 pe zgrip\u0163uroaic\u0103 \u015fi mai reci fiori. A sosit, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit, \u015fi ziua a treia, care e totdeauna cea mai grea, \u015fi-acum omul nostru \u00eenc\u0103 prin crepetul zorilor a-nceput s\u0103 se scarpine \u00een cre\u015ftetul capului \u015fi s\u0103 mai suspine din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acum, gr\u0103i cel mai \u0163an\u0163o\u015f dintre zmei, s\u0103 ne m\u0103sur\u0103m puterile \u00een buzdugane.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 le m\u0103sur\u0103m, r\u0103spunse omul cu o \u00eendr\u0103zneal\u0103 de-ai fi crezut c\u0103 via\u0163a lui toat\u0103 \u015fi-a petrecut-o arunc\u00e2nd buzdugane.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Erau afar\u0103 pe prisp\u0103 dou\u0103sprezece buzdugane, care de care mai mare \u015fi mai greu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El le lu\u0103 pe r\u00e2nd, de la cel mai mic, pe care numai g\u00e2f\u00e2ind putea s\u0103-l ridice, p\u00e2n\u0103 la cel mai mare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Juc\u0103rele de copii, zise el. Mai mare n-ave\u0163i?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu! r\u0103spunse zmeul pus r\u0103u de tot pe g\u00e2nduri. \u0102sta a r\u0103mas de la un str\u0103mo\u015f al meu, \u015fi numai pu\u0163ini dintre noi pot s\u0103 arunce cu el.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, dac\u0103 n-ave\u0163i altul, haid\u2019 \u015fi cu \u0103sta! gr\u0103i omul. Ia-l \u015fi s\u0103 ie\u015fim \u00een c\u00e2mp.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce ie\u015fir\u0103 la c\u00e2mp, zmeul arunc\u0103 buzduganul de se duse p\u00e2n\u0103-n al treilea cer \u015fi a\u015fteptar\u0103 peste jum\u0103tate de ceas p\u00e2n\u0103 ce c\u0103zu \u015fi intr\u0103 \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt de-un stat de om.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Carevas\u0103zic\u0103, at\u00e2ta e treaba pe care e\u015fti \u00een stare s-o faci? \u00eei zise omul. Ad\u0103 buzduganul! ad\u0103ug\u0103 apoi scuip\u00e2nd \u00een palme \u015fi suflec\u00e2ndu-se.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El n-arunc\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 buzduganul, ba nici nu-l ridic\u0103 m\u0103car de la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, ci r\u0103mase cu picioarele \u00een\u0163epenite-n p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u015fi cu ochii \u0163int\u0103 la cer.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce stai? \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 zmeul. Arunc\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Stai, bre, s\u0103-mi treac\u0103 luna din cale, \u00eei r\u0103spunse omul. Vrei s-o pat cu buzduganul str\u0103mo\u015fului t\u0103u cum am p\u0103\u0163it cu barda bunicului, pe care am aruncat-o \u00een lun\u0103 \u015f-acolo a \u015fi r\u0103mas? Uit\u0103-te bine, c-o vezi, dar n-o s\u0103 mai pui m\u00e2na pe ea!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zmeul se uit\u0103 \u00een lun\u0103 \u015fi, v\u0103z\u00e2nd \u00een adev\u0103r ceva ce seam\u0103n\u0103 a bard\u0103, \u00eencepu s\u0103 tremure ca frunza de plop.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu cumva s\u0103-mi pr\u0103p\u0103de\u015fti buzduganul, c\u0103 at\u00e2ta mo\u015ftenire mai avem \u015fi noi din vremile cele bune, gr\u0103i d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 n-ai team\u0103, \u00eel molcomi omul, c\u0103 bag de seam\u0103. De ce adic\u0103 zic eu c\u0103 nu-l arunc p\u00e2n\u0103 ce nu-mi trece luna din cale?! De! s-ar putea, ce-i drept, s\u0103 cad\u0103-n lun\u0103 c\u00e2nd se \u00eentoarce. De asta nu r\u0103spund!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015etii ce? Haid\u2019 s\u0103 ne-n\u0163elegem, se milogi zmeul. Nu mai arunca \u015fi-\u0163i mai dau o g\u0103leat\u0103 de galbeni.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce p\u0103cate?! se r\u0103sti omul. Pu\u0163ul nu m-ai l\u0103sat s\u0103-l duc; p\u0103durea a r\u0103mas la locul ei; vrei acuma ca nici buzduganul s\u0103 nu-l mai arunc pe plac?! Nu se poate! Haid\u2019! d\u0103-te la o parte! ad\u0103ug\u0103, \u015fi se plec\u0103 spre buzdugan, ca s\u0103-l ridice.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00ce\u0163i dau dou\u0103 g\u0103le\u0163i! strig\u0103 zmeul, \u015fi s\u0103ri la el ca s\u0103-l opreasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei! de mila m\u0103-tii, care e femeie de treab\u0103, o s\u0103 te iert! \u00eei zise omul \u015fi nu mai st\u0103rui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Putea el s\u0103 se mul\u0163umeasc\u0103 \u015fi cu \u015fapte g\u0103le\u0163i de galbeni, care tot erau ceva pentru un p\u00e2rlit ca d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zmeoaica cea b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103, afl\u00e2nd c\u0103 el \u015fi-a aruncat barda-n lun\u0103 \u015fi era s\u0103 arunce \u015fi buzduganul, s-a ascuns \u00een fundul pivni\u0163ei \u015fi-a stat acolo bocindu-se ca vai de ea. Acum vedea d\u00e2nsa ce st\u00e2rpituri a n\u0103scut \u015fi ce pocitanii a crescut la s\u00e2nul ei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar leaota de zmei s-a adunat \u015fi s-a sf\u0103tuit, ca s\u0103 vad\u0103 ce-i de f\u0103cut ca s\u0103 scape pe mama lor de spaima \u00een care a b\u0103gat-o tata lor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai erau apoi \u015fi cele \u015fapte g\u0103le\u0163i de galbeni, pe care erau lega\u0163i s\u0103 le dea, \u015fi zmeii nu sunt doar oameni, ca s\u0103 nu se \u0163in\u0103 de vorb\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 ling\u0103 unde au scuipat, ci trebuiau s\u0103 le dea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ori\u015fic\u00e2t b\u0103net vor fi av\u00e2nd \u00eens\u0103 zmeii \u00een vistieria lor, \u015fapte g\u0103le\u0163i de galbeni nu sunt nici pentru ei numai iac-a\u015fa, o pi\u015fc\u0103tur\u0103, ca s\u0103 zici c\u0103 nu-\u0163i pas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 mult\u0103 cioroboreal\u0103 s-au \u00een\u0163eles dar \u00eentre d\u00e2n\u015fii ca peste noapte, c\u00e2nd doarme, s\u0103 mearg\u0103 unul dintre d\u00e2n\u015fii \u015fi s\u0103-i toace cu buzduganul \u00een cap ca nici “h\u00e2c!” s\u0103 nu mai zic\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Omul \u00eens\u0103, trecut acum prin multe, a tras cu urechea, \u015fi cuminte, cum se f\u0103cuse, a luat troaca de la porci \u015fi-a pus-o \u00een locul lui \u00een pat, iar\u0103 el s-a pitit frumu\u015fel sub pat \u015fi-a-nceput s\u0103 sfor\u0103ie din greu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd zmeii au auzit sfor\u0103itura, s-a dus cel mai cu n\u0103dejde dintre d\u00e2n\u015fii \u015fi-a dat o dat\u0103 cu buzduganul, iar omul a gemut, a mai dat zmeul o dat\u0103, \u015fi omul a suspinat din greu. Iar c\u00e2nd zmeul a dat de a treia oar\u0103, omul a t\u0103cut chitic, ca mor\u0163ii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mare le-a fost dar spaima diminea\u0163a viitoare, c\u00e2nd l-au v\u0103zut \u00eentreg \u015fi s\u0103n\u0103tos.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dar tu? \u00eei ziser\u0103 ei. Cum ai dormit ast\u0103-noapte?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, r\u0103spunse el. A\u015fa-ntr-o vreme mi-e parc-am visat c\u0103 m-a pi\u015fcat un purice-n frunte!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Auzi, mam\u0103! strigar\u0103 zmeii. L-a lovit cu buzduganul str\u0103mo\u015fului, \u015fi el zice c\u0103-i ca \u015fi c\u00e2nd ar fi visat numai c\u0103 l-a pi\u015fcat un purice.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0S\u0103 nu dai \u015fapte g\u0103le\u0163i ca s\u0103 scapi? Ba s\u0103 dai \u015fi mai mult. El a-nceput \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 nazuri, mai c\u0103 se simte bine aici, mai c\u0103-i este ru\u015fine s\u0103 se-ntoarc\u0103 acas\u0103 cu numai \u015fapte g\u0103le\u0163i, \u015fi-o s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103 \u015fi copiii de el, mai c\u0103 vrea s\u0103 mai slujeasc\u0103 un an \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 unul, ca s\u0103 se fac\u0103 trei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pl\u0103ti\u0163i-l pe neslujite! strig\u0103 zmeoaica cea b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103, ca s\u0103 se descotoroseasc\u0103 de el.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De, zise el, o s\u0103 v\u0103 fac dar pe plac, \u00eens\u0103 mie nu prea-mi \u015fade bine s\u0103 umblu cu sacii \u00een spinare. O s\u0103 plec dac\u0103 mi-i aduce\u0163i voi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I-au mai f\u0103cut-o zmeii \u015fi asta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mergea dar omul nostru cu pa\u015fi m\u0103run\u0163ei \u00eenainte, cu c\u0103ciula pe-o ureche \u015fi juc\u00e2ndu-\u015fi be\u0163iga\u015ful \u00eentre degete, iar zmeii duceau sacii de galbeni g\u00e2f\u00e2ind \u00een urma lui.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Toate ca toate \u00eens\u0103, dar treaba s-a-ngro\u015fat c\u00e2nd au ajuns acas\u0103. Copiii aceia, a\u015fa cum i-a l\u0103sat Dumnezeu, v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-se f\u0103r\u0103 de tat\u0103, numai cu biata lor de mam\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103ceau de cap: unul se t\u00e2ra pe jos, altul se d\u0103dea peste cap, iar altul se cobora-n pu\u0163 ca s\u0103 caute cuiburi de vrabie, se urca-n copaci ori pe v\u00e2rful casei, ca s\u0103 adune miere de prin trestii. Diavolii de ei se h\u00e2rjoneau prin garduri cu c\u00e2inii vecinilor, tr\u0103geau pisicile de coad\u0103, ca s\u0103 le miorl\u0103ie, furau ou\u0103le de prin cuibarele g\u0103inilor, sf\u00e2\u015fiau c\u0103m\u0103\u015fi \u015fi cear\u015fafuri, ca s\u0103-\u015fi fac\u0103 coad\u0103 de zmeu, c\u00e2te \u015fi c\u00e2te nu mai f\u0103ceau, \u00eenc\u00e2t b\u0103gaser\u0103 spaima-n sat, \u2013 s\u0103 le vie bie\u0163ilor de oameni s\u0103-\u015fi ia lumea-n cap, \u015fi nu alta!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar\u0103 Dumnezeu \u015fedea-n scaunul lui \u015fi r\u00e2dea de-i tremura barba, c\u0103-i plac \u015fi lui r\u0103ut\u0103\u0163ile nevinovate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, ce zici acum, Petre? \u00eei zise portarului s\u0103u. \u00ce\u0163i place? Vezi \u00een ce-ncurc\u0103tur\u0103 m-ai b\u0103gat cu st\u0103ruin\u0163ele tale?!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 O s\u0103 te descurci, Doamne, r\u0103spunse Sf. Petre, c\u0103 e\u015fti mare \u015fi \u00een\u0163elept.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nu \u015ftia sf\u00e2ntul c\u0103 vine tata copiilor cu ce vine, c\u0103ci numai Dumnezeu el singur le \u015ftie toate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd a sim\u0163it spuza de copii c\u0103 se apropie tata lor, au dat iuru\u015f prin sat, au adunat toate cu\u0163itele \u015fi toate furculi\u0163ele \u015fi, lu\u00e2ndu-\u015fi fiecare c\u00e2te un cu\u0163it \u015fi c\u00e2te o furculi\u0163\u0103, le-au ie\u015fit \u00een cale \u015fi, frec\u00e2nd cu\u0163itul \u015fi furculi\u0163a, au \u00eenceput s\u0103 strige:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015f m\u00e2nca carne de zmeu! a\u015f m\u00e2nca carne de zmeu! Zmeii, c\u00e2nd au v\u0103zut a\u015fa ceva, au aruncat sacii \u015fi-au tulit-o la fug\u0103, de nici cu ogarii nu i-ai fi putut prinde.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De aceea nu mai sunt azi zmei pe lume, ba li s-a pierdut \u015fi urma, \u00eenc\u00e2t numai prin pove\u015fti mai d\u0103m de ei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fost odat\u0103 ce-au fost; a fost un om \u015fi-o femeie, b\u0103rbat \u015fi muiere, oameni de treab\u0103, el bun \u015fi ea cuminte, \u00eenc\u00e2t li se dusese vestea c\u0103 tr\u0103iesc bine … <\/p>\n
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