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O, pove\u015fti, pove\u015fti\u2026 lumea toat\u0103 este o poveste<\/a>, c\u0103ci ce-a fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 o fi fost ca \u015fi ast\u0103zi, \u015fi ce este ast\u0103zi va fi odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2te focuri, c\u00e2te lum\u00e2n\u0103ri \u015fi c\u00e2te v\u0103pai\u0163e n-ai ars, poveste, \u015fi toate s-au stins, \u015fi multe se vor aprinde ca s\u0103 se sting\u0103 iar\u0103\u015fi, numai tu, poveste, nu te vei stinge dec\u00e2t cu cel din urm\u0103 om\u2026 \u015fi numai \u0103la va \u015fti bine c\u0103 lumea asta a fost o lung\u0103 \u015fi aceea\u015fi poveste.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A fost odat\u0103 un \u00eemp\u0103rat. \u00cemp\u0103ratul avea o nevast\u0103. Am\u00e2ndoi aveau o fat\u0103. \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103teasa \u00ee\u015fi iubea fata ca luminile ochilor, dar \u00eemp\u0103ratul se pr\u0103p\u0103dea dup\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul, b\u0103tr\u00e2n, b\u0103tr\u00e2n, de c\u00e2te ori o lua pe genunchi, zicea:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tu mi-ai deschis pleoapele, c\u0103, p-aci-p-aci, era s\u0103 le \u00eenchid de veci, fata tatei!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar peste capul fetei cu cosi\u0163e de aur c\u0103dea barba lui alb\u0103 ca ni\u015fte \u015fuvoaie de ap\u0103. \u015ei fata, despic\u00e2nd \u00een dou\u0103 barba mai lung\u0103 ca ea, scotea capul, ca prin gura c\u0103m\u0103\u015fii, \u015fi zicea r\u00e2z\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bau, tat\u0103\u2026 \u015ei \u00eemp\u0103ratul pl\u00e2ngea de bucurie, \u015fi lacrimile alunecau de-a lungul b\u0103rbii p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2rcuri, \u015fi de-acolo picurau, ca din ni\u015fte fe\u015ftile, pe genunchii goi ai domni\u0163ei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa avea haz, c\u0103ci \u00eencepea \u015fi ea, adun\u00e2ndu-\u015fi lacrimile \u00een pumni, \u015fi-l certa c\u0103 prea pl\u00e2nge ca o muiere de fiece \u015fi ori\u015fic\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u00eencepeau:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba iar ai pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba n-am pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba te-am v\u0103zut eu.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei eu te-am v\u0103zut pe tine.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba eu am r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015ei eu am r\u00e2s. Iar domni\u0163a, mic\u0103-mic\u0103, dar cu ochii \u00een zece, \u00eei da de gol pe am\u00e2ndoi:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tata a pl\u00e2ns c\u0103 m-a usturat pe genunchi, \u015fi mama a pl\u00e2ns c\u0103 are ochii ro\u015fii.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acum nu mai aveau ce zice \u015fi \u00eencepeau s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103, morm\u0103ind, ca s\u0103 nu se aud\u0103 unul pe altul.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce n\u0103t\u00e2ng (sau ce n\u0103t\u00e2ng\u0103), de azi \u00eenainte nu mai pl\u00e2ng, c\u0103 pl\u00e2nsul nu e de-a bun\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa au petrecut ei mul\u0163i ani, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd domni\u0163a a \u00eenceput a nu mai fi mic\u0103 \u015fi barba \u00eemp\u0103ratului de p\u00e2n\u0103 la br\u00e2u i-a trecut peste genunchi.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei dou\u0103 lucruri nec\u0103jeau pe \u00eemp\u0103rat: c\u0103 nu-l mai r\u0103bdau puterile s\u0103-\u015fi joace copila pe genunchi \u015f-apoi c\u0103 prea se f\u0103cuse frumoas\u0103 din cale-afar\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Unde s\u0103-i g\u0103sesc eu potriv\u0103, zicea \u00eemp\u0103ratul toat\u0103 ziulica, d\u00e2nd cu toiagul de colo-colo o pietricic\u0103 pe care c\u0103\u015funa \u00een ne\u015ftire.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei dou\u0103 lucruri nec\u0103jeau pe \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa: c\u0103 n-o mai ajungeau m\u00e2inile p\u00e2n\u2019 la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul p\u0103rului c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u015fi piept\u0103na fata \u015f-apoi\u2026 or \u0163ine-o zilele s\u0103 vad\u0103 un nepot \u015fi o nepoat\u0103, frumo\u015fi ca domni\u0163a ei?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De se \u00eent\u00e2lneau, ea cu el, fiecare cu focul lui, se \u00een\u0163elegeau din ochi, de\u015fi abia se mai vedeau, \u015fi cu glas uscat se luau iute la har\u0163\u0103, parc-ar fi fost nec\u0103ji\u0163i unul pe altul.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, ce mai ai \u015fi ast\u0103zi?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103ria-ta ce ai?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce s\u0103 am, ale pustii de b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163i. Nu m\u0103 mai \u0163in genunchii ca s\u0103-mi joc copila. Ce n-a\u015f da s\u0103-mi mai fac\u0103 bau prin barb\u0103!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 eu, m\u0103ria-ta, trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 sui pe-un scaun ca s\u0103-i ajung cu pieptenele \u00een cre\u015ftet, \u015f-apoi s\u0103 m\u0103 gr\u0103m\u0103desc broasc\u0103 la p\u0103m\u00e2nt ca s\u0103 dau de c\u00e2rlion\u0163ii de la sf\u00e2rcul pletelor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia vezi, nu glumi, s\u0103 nu-i rupi p\u0103rul, c\u0103 te-ai topiiiit!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 B\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163ile, m\u0103ria-ta, c\u00e2teodat\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce-ai zis?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 B\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163ile\u2026 uneori \u00eemi r\u0103m\u00e2ne c\u00e2te un fir lung, ca un fir de beteal\u0103, \u00een din\u0163ii pieptenelui\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu, nu, s\u0103 nu-\u0163i r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 nici unul! Auzitu-m-ai tu, ori nu m-ai auzit?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u00eemp\u0103ratul pleca m\u00e2nios, tremur\u00e2nd, izbind cu toiagul \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Iar domni\u0163a ajunse fat\u0103 mare. C\u00e2nd \u00ee\u015fi \u00eencingea talia cu betelie de aur \u015fi pornea u\u015for ca o umbr\u0103, la to\u0163i ai cur\u0163ii li se f\u0103cea fric\u0103 ca nu cumva v\u00e2ntul s\u0103-i ofileasc\u0103 lumina fe\u0163ei, ori c\u0103 mijlocul s\u0103 se fr\u00e2ng\u0103 sau c\u0103 picioru\u015fele, \u00een conduri de argint, s\u0103 nu-i scapete \u00een cr\u0103p\u0103turile p\u0103m\u00e2ntului. \u015ei c\u00e2nd \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa o sc\u0103lda, c\u0103ci nu l\u0103sa nici o alt\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103 s-o ating\u0103, at\u00e2t se rumenea fa\u0163a \u015fi cutele apei, c\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa nu-i mai zicea “ai de te scald\u0103”, ci “ai de f\u0103 apa m\u0103rgean”.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o zi, ce-i veni domni\u0163ei, c\u0103 se strecur\u0103 de l\u00e2ng\u0103 m\u0103-sa \u015fi se duse, pe un z\u0103duf de foc, s\u0103 bea, ea singur\u0103, ap\u0103 de la pu\u0163ul de piatr\u0103, din fundul cur\u0163ilor \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u015fti. Acolo, o bab\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103, uscat\u0103 ca o sc\u00e2ndur\u0103 \u015fi ciuruit\u0103 \u00een obraji ca un burete, ridica de pe colacul de piatr\u0103 un ulcior cu ap\u0103 proasp\u0103t\u0103 \u015fi rece.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bunico, zise domni\u0163a, s\u0103 sorb \u015fi eu o gur\u0103 de ap\u0103 pe gurguiul ulciorului, c\u0103 mult \u0163\u00e2\u015fnesc din el boabe ca de m\u0103rg\u0103ritar.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, m\u0103ria-ta, unul scoate \u015fi o mie beau! r\u0103spunse baba \u015fi se \u00eencrunt\u0103. Altul ar\u0103 \u015fi altul car\u0103; pe cine nu-l p\u00e2rle\u015fte soarele nu-l deger\u0103 nici gerul. Dar \u0163ine \u015fi bea, \u015fi c\u00e2nd \u0103i \u00eenghi\u0163i s\u0103 nu te \u00eeneci, c\u0103 numai fl\u0103m\u00e2ndul se \u00eeneac\u0103 la masa s\u0103tulului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Baba r\u00e2nji \u015fi \u00eei \u00eentinse ulciorul. Bietei domni\u0163e i se f\u0103cu fric\u0103; puse m\u00e2na pe g\u00e2tul ulciorului; m\u00e2na \u00eei tremur\u0103 \u015fi, sc\u0103p\u00e2nd ulciorul de pe colacul de piatr\u0103, \u00eel f\u0103cu praf \u015fi f\u0103r\u00e2me.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a \u00eencremeni, iar baba oft\u0103 de i se sub\u0163ie p\u00e2ntecele, se-nnegri ca bozul \u015fi zise:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 R\u0103pi-\u0163i-ar Necuratul min\u0163ile cum mi-ai r\u0103pit tu bucuria apei, \u015fi orice ai face, orice ai drege, blestemul meu s\u0103 te-ajung\u0103 cum \u0163i-ajunge umbra ta de c\u0103lc\u00e2iele tale!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa o blestem\u0103 baba \u015fi, f\u0103c\u00e2nd cu m\u00e2na \u00een patru p\u0103r\u0163i, plec\u0103 ca o vijelie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a intr\u0103, podidit\u0103 de pl\u00e2ns, \u00een iatacul ei de cle\u015ftar. Se tr\u00e2nti \u00een pat \u015fi adormi cu genele ude \u015fi cu m\u00e2inile \u00eencruci\u015fate pe piept.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd tres\u0103ri din somn \u015fi deschise ochii, \u015fi m\u0103-sa \u015fi tat\u0103-s\u0103u se uitau la ea cum se uit\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2nii la icoane. \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103teasa t\u0103cu, iar \u00eemp\u0103ratul zise \u00eencet:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu m\u0103 l\u0103sa, lumina \u015fi toiagul b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163ilor mele! \u015ei nici o vorb\u0103 nu mai scoaser\u0103 tustrei, ci se uitar\u0103 unul la altul p\u00e2n\u0103 sc\u0103p\u0103t\u0103 soarele.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei tot acolo adormir\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se mi\u015fte, parc-ar fi fost de piatr\u0103. \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00eengenuncheat pe barb\u0103, \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa c-o t\u00e2mpl\u0103 pe dunga patului, iar domni\u0163a aci fiart\u0103 de c\u0103lduri, aci cutremurat\u0103 de fiori.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi \u00eemp\u0103ratul adun\u0103 pe to\u0163i doctorii \u015fi le zise:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Jum\u0103tate din \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia mea aceluia care-mi va vindeca fata! \u015ei nici un doctor nu-i ghici leacul. A treia zi adun\u0103 pe to\u0163i vracii \u015fi pe toate vr\u0103jitoresele \u015fi le zise:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Toat\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia mea aceluia care va t\u0103m\u0103dui pe domni\u0163a! \u015ei nimeni nu \u015ftiu ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 \u015fi ce s\u0103 zic\u0103, numai o bab\u0103, uscat\u0103 ca sc\u00e2ndura \u015fi ciuruit\u0103 ca un burete, zise \u00eemp\u0103ratului r\u00e2njind:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103ria-ta, domni\u0163ei i-a ab\u0103tut de m\u0103riti\u015f. \u2013 Mai \u015ftii minune!\u2026 zise \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 unde s\u0103-i g\u0103sesc potriva? \u015fopti \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00een urechea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103tesei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei pe loc porni vestea pe la toate \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iile cu feciori de domn care de mult r\u00e2vniser\u0103 la fata cu p\u0103r de aur.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0P\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 s-adune feciorii de \u00eemp\u0103rat, trecu vreme la mijloc, c\u0103 unii porneau din rev\u0103rsatul zorilor, al\u0163ii tocmai din sc\u0103ld\u0103toarea soarelui, \u015fi al\u0163ii de unde noaptea se ridic\u0103 ca un z\u0103branic negru, \u015fi al\u0163ii chiar de pe unde p\u0103m\u00e2ntul e drob \u015fi piftie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen ajun de-a-i trece pe dinainte \u015firul b\u0103ie\u0163ilor de \u00eemp\u0103rat, domni\u0163a, care nu se mai mi\u015fcase din pat, pofti sa se scoale \u015fi s\u0103 se plimbe, singur\u0103-singuric\u0103, prin gr\u0103dina \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Frumoas\u0103 \u015fi gale\u015f\u0103 \u015fi rezemat\u0103 c-o m\u00e2n\u0103 pe um\u0103rul \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103tesei, iar cu cealalt\u0103 petrecut\u0103 pe dup\u0103 g\u00e2tul \u00eemp\u0103ratului, intr\u0103 \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103 \u015fi, cu toate rug\u0103ciunile p\u0103rin\u0163ilor de-a-i l\u0103sa \u015fi pe ei, domni\u0163a le \u00eenchise bini\u015for u\u015fa \u00een obraz \u015fi-i l\u0103s\u0103 cu inima ars\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum r\u0103mase singur\u0103, cutreier\u0103 c\u0103r\u0103rile cu naramzi \u015fi chiparo\u015fi, cu lumini\u015furi de smarald \u015fi cu bol\u0163i umbrite \u015fi r\u0103coroase.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dup\u0103 ce umbl\u0103 c\u00e2t umbl\u0103, cu ochii pe jum\u0103tate \u00eenchi\u015fi, oft\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u015ftie de ce, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u015ftie ce vrea, \u015fi se lungi pe iarb\u0103, la umbra unei perdele de chiparo\u015fi.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum sta lungit\u0103, o apuc\u0103 o piroteal\u0103 \u015fi, cum privea \u00eentr-un ad\u00e2nc f\u0103r\u0103 fund, printre genele lungi, i se p\u0103ru c-aude un c\u00e2ntec de chitar\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tim, tam, tam, tam, tam, u\u015for, \u00eencet, prelung\u2026 o adiere de sunete, o m\u00e2ng\u00e2iere dulce, un farmec de pe alt\u0103 lume\u2026 Tim, tam, tim, tam, tam\u2026 ca o lic\u0103rire dep\u0103rtat\u0103 care s-apropie, \u015fi iar s-afund\u0103, \u015fi iar se \u00eentoarce\u2026 Dar c\u00e2ntecul o g\u00e2dil\u0103 pe obrajii rumeni \u015fi-i furnic\u0103 din t\u0103lpile mititele p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een cre\u015ftetul luminos\u2026 \u015ei i se p\u0103ru c-aude un glas, un glas fericit care c\u00e2nta \u015fi vorbea dup\u0103 tremuratul u\u015furel al chitarei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tim, tam\u2026 adormi \u015fi r\u0103m\u00e2i de\u015fteapt\u0103. Tim, tam, tam\u2026 care e adev\u0103ratul vis, ziua ori noaptea?\u2026 F\u0103t-Frumos vine noaptea \u015fi pleac\u0103 de cu ziu\u0103\u2026 F\u0103t-Frumos este \u015fchiop, da\u2019 nimeni nu c\u00e2nt\u0103 ca el \u015fi nimeni nu m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie \u015fi nu s\u0103rut\u0103 mai dulce ca el\u2026 Tim, tam, tam\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei domni\u0163a sim\u0163i ni\u015fte buze de foc pe am\u00e2ndoi obrajii. \u015ei tres\u0103ri \u015fi, sprijinindu-se \u00eentr-un cot, privi speriat\u0103 \u00eenainte, pe c\u0103rarea \u00eengust\u0103 cu stropi de umbr\u0103 \u015fi de lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u00een fund, \u00een fund de tot, v\u0103zu pe minunatul c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163, care-i z\u00e2mbea \u015fi-i f\u0103cea semn s\u0103 se apropie. La \u015foldul st\u00e2ng purta palo\u015f lat, \u00een m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103 \u0163inea o chitar\u0103 cu g\u00e2t lung \u015fi ochii-i sc\u00e2nteiau ca doi c\u0103rbuni aprin\u015fi.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a d\u0103du s\u0103 \u0163ipe \u015fi nu putu. S\u0103ri \u00een picioare, vroi s\u0103 fug\u0103, da\u2019, ca \u015fi cum ar fi fost prins\u0103 de talie de ni\u015fte bra\u0163e lungi, \u00eencepu s\u0103 p\u0103\u015feasc\u0103 spre c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul care o a\u015ftepta cu m\u00e2inile \u00eentinse.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se apropie de el, deschise bra\u0163ele \u015fi, voind, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea, ca s\u0103-l str\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00een bra\u0163e, m\u00e2inile \u00eei trecur\u0103 prin el, apoi sim\u0163i un s\u0103rutat sub b\u0103rbie \u015fi, uit\u00e2ndu-se \u00eenainte, v\u0103zu pe c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163 ca o umbr\u0103, o umbr\u0103 \u015fchioap\u0103 care se ducea c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tim, tam, tam, tim, tam, tam\u2026 F\u0103t-Frumos este \u015fchiop\u2026 \u015fi nimeni nu leag\u0103n\u0103 mai bine ca el, \u015fi nimeni nu m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie \u015fi nu s\u0103rut\u0103 mai dulce ca el\u2026 Tim, tam, tam\u2026 umbra s-a topit, adormi \u015fi r\u0103m\u00e2i de\u015fteapt\u0103, fat\u0103 cu plete de aur\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a, dreapt\u0103 \u015fi nemi\u015fcat\u0103 ca o f\u0103clie, se uit\u0103 dup\u0103 umbra \u015fchioap\u0103 cum se ducea, se tot ducea, mic\u0103, mai mic\u0103, \u015fi mai mic\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce se \u00eenec\u0103 \u00een cea\u0163a dep\u0103rt\u0103rii. Apoi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai simt\u0103 ceva, afar\u0103 de un vuiet ad\u00e2nc, ad\u00e2nc, \u00een fundul urechilor, intr\u0103 \u00een iatacul de cle\u015ftar, se tr\u00e2nti \u00een pat \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa \u00eei culegeau fiece lacrim\u0103 \u00een n\u0103framele lor \u015f-o \u00eentrebau:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Spune-ne nou\u0103 ce vrei, lumina \u015fi toiagul b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163ilor noastre!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi, \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa st\u0103teau \u00eencremeni\u0163i pe je\u0163urile lor de sidef pres\u0103rate cu pietre scumpe.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a bolea, lungit\u0103 \u00een pat, cu ochii pe jum\u0103tate \u00eenchi\u015fi, iar pe dinaintea ei treceau feciorii de \u00eemp\u0103rat, ca s\u0103-\u015fi aleag\u0103 unul, ea, dorita tuturor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trecu \u0103l dint\u00e2i, numai \u00een zale de sus p\u00e2n\u0103 jos, cu chiv\u0103r\u0103 de argint; \u015fi c\u00e2nd p\u0103\u015fea, zalele sclipitoare zuruiau ca \u015fi cum ar fi fost vii. Domni\u0163a nu d\u0103du nici un semn. Voinicul plec\u0103 ru\u015finat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trecu altul, cu parul lung \u015fi negru corb, cu c\u0103ma\u015fa u\u015foar\u0103, alb\u0103 ca floarea \u015fi cu chenare de g\u0103itan aurit, \u00eencins pe la mijloc cu un br\u00e2u de m\u0103tase verde. \u015ei c\u00e2nd p\u0103\u015fea, pletele i se leg\u0103nau pe umeri, iar cutele albe, din \u015folduri p\u00e2n\u0103 la c\u0103lc\u00e2ie, se \u00eendoiau frumos dup\u0103 leg\u0103natul trupului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a nu se uit\u0103 nici la el. \u015ei dr\u0103gu\u0163ul se duse cu inima secat\u0103. Trecu al treilea, numai \u00een fireturi \u015fi steme, \u015fi nici pe el nu c\u0103zur\u0103 ochii domni\u0163ei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa, p\u00e2n\u0103-n desear\u0103, se \u00eencheie \u015fi se ru\u015fin\u0103 lungul \u015fir de feciori de \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tocmai la ispr\u0103vit, \u015font\u00e2c-\u015font\u00e2c, veni \u015fi un c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163 \u015fchiop. Pe \u015foldul st\u00e2ng purta un palo\u015f lat, \u00een m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103 \u0163inea o chitar\u0103 cu g\u00e2tul lung. \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa, cum \u00eel v\u0103zur\u0103, se \u00eenfiorar\u0103. Ce gur\u0103 mare \u015fi str\u00e2mb\u0103! \u015ei ochii din cap \u00eei sc\u00e2nteiau ca doi c\u0103rbuni aprin\u015fi. Nalt, de\u015firat, c-un picior mai scurt \u015fi cu altul mai lung.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015eont\u00e2c-\u015font\u00e2c, \u015fi, c\u00e2nd ajunse \u00een dreptul patului, domni\u0163a tres\u0103ri, deschise ni\u015fte ochi mari, s\u0103ri drept \u00een picioare \u015fi-i \u00eentinse m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa plecar\u0103 ochii \u00een jos, iar domni\u0163a, d\u00e2ndu-le \u00een genunchi, le zise:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iat\u0103 mirele meu\u2026 nimeni nu c\u00e2nt\u0103 ca el\u2026 nimeni nu s\u0103rut\u0103 ca el\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 must\u0103\u0163ile cu o m\u00e2n\u0103, \u015fi cu alta ap\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u015fi barba, zise, ca \u015fi cum \u015fi-ar fi dat sufletul:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fie! \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103teasa se cutremur\u0103 \u015fi se duse s\u0103 porunceasc\u0103 de mas\u0103. Se puse mas\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasc\u0103, dar mas\u0103 trist\u0103, mai trist\u0103 ca \u00eentunericul. A doua zi era s\u0103 fie nunta, \u015fi a treia zi era s\u0103 fie r\u0103zboi mare cu to\u0163i feciorii de \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i ru\u015fina\u0163i de c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul \u015fchiop \u015fi de\u015firat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen jurul mesei, l\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teas\u0103, se a\u015fez\u0103 fie-sa, l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul \u015fi, mai departe de c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163, oft\u0103 \u015fi st\u0103tu bietul \u00eemp\u0103rat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul nu mai lua ochii de la el \u015fi, d\u00e2nd din cap, \u00eei zise:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, de ce \u00eenghi\u0163i carnea nemestecat\u0103?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mi-e foame, tat\u0103, mi-e foame. A\u015f \u00eenghi\u0163i nou\u0103 suflete nemestecate. Viu tocmai de la marginea p\u0103m\u00e2ntului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa r\u0103spunse c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul \u015fi mai \u00eenghi\u0163i o halc\u0103 de carne.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, da\u2019 de ce-\u0163i sc\u00e2nteiaz\u0103 \u015fi-\u0163i dogoresc ochii ca doi c\u0103rbuni aprin\u015fi?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cen ochii mei vezi stemele m\u0103riei-tale, r\u0103spunse c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul uit\u00e2ndu-se \u00een jos.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00ee\u015fi lu\u0103 coroana de pe frunte \u015fi o arunc\u0103 c\u00e2t colo.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, de ce c-o m\u00e2n\u0103 bagi p\u00e2inea \u00een gura \u015fi cu alta o sco\u0163i? Numai carnea \u00ee\u0163i place?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cine-a fr\u0103m\u00e2ntat azima \u00eei mirosea m\u00e2inile a ceap\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vezi, tat\u0103, vezi? zise fata \u00eenduio\u015fat\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, ce-\u0163i \u0163\u0103c\u0103nesc din\u0163ii \u015fi m\u0103selele, ca \u015fi cum ar fi de o\u0163el?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Din gre\u015feal\u0103 am str\u00e2ns furculi\u0163a \u00een din\u0163i, r\u0103spunse c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul \u015fi tr\u00e2nti furculi\u0163a pe farfurie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, dar de ce-\u0163i sunt unghiile a\u015fa de lungi \u015fi de ascu\u0163ite?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce unghii? \u015ei parc-ar fi fost o pisic\u0103, a\u015fa \u00ee\u015fi trase unghiile sub piele. Ce unghii, m\u0103ria-ta? Ieri mi le-am tocit cu gresia, ca s\u0103 nu zg\u00e2rii m\u00e2inile albe ale dr\u0103gu\u0163ei mele\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, da\u2019 mult p\u0103r ai pe m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103, parc-ai fi lup, a\u015fa e de des \u015fi de aspru!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul se f\u0103cu negru-verde \u015fi r\u0103spunse, \u00eencheindu-\u015fi banta:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 E un semn, un petic de p\u0103r, pe care-l avem din mo\u015fi-str\u0103mo\u015fi, dar \u00eencolo sunt alb ca z\u0103pada \u015fi rumen ca r\u0103sura.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, mai zise \u00eemp\u0103ratul tremur\u00e2nd, ce ai pe frunte, ca dou\u0103 umfl\u0103turi de berbec t\u00e2n\u0103r?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Socrule, r\u0103spunse el nec\u0103jit, \u00eentr-o parte m-a izbit cu buzduganul un uria\u015f, \u015fi \u00een alta un zmeu. Ei au cr\u0103pat \u00een lupt\u0103, iar eu am r\u0103mas cu dou\u0103 cucuie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vezi, tat\u0103, vezi? \u00eeng\u00e2n\u0103 domni\u0163a \u015fi-\u015fi \u00eenghi\u0163i lacrimile, c\u0103ci mult i se p\u0103rea tat\u0103-s\u0103u de r\u0103u. C\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul se scul\u0103 de la mas\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Sunt obosit de-at\u00e2ta drum. S\u0103 m\u0103 ierta\u0163i, m\u0103 duc s\u0103 m\u0103 culc.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ginere, se r\u0103sti \u00eemp\u0103ratul, dar nu faci barem o cruce dup\u0103 mas\u0103?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul \u00ee\u015fi \u00eentoarse fa\u0163a, cl\u0103n\u0163\u0103ni din din\u0163i \u015fi zise:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu m\u0103 \u00eenchin la mine, s\u0103 nu m\u0103 vad\u0103 nimeni. \u015ei plec\u0103 pe u\u015f\u0103 afar\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata se culc\u0103 \u00een iatacul ei de cle\u015ftar. \u00cemp\u0103ratul ceru \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103tesei crucea din paraclisul domnesc ca s-o puie sub c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul se culc\u0103 \u015fi avea la cap dou\u0103 sfe\u015fnice mari de argint \u015fi la picioare alte dou\u0103, c\u00e2te\u015fipatru cu f\u0103clii aprinse.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trase un somn \u015fi tres\u0103ri\u2026 nimeni\u2026 Trase dou\u0103 \u015fi iar tres\u0103ri\u2026 iar nimeni\u2026 A treia oar\u0103, tres\u0103rind \u015fi mai tare, v\u0103zu la capul lui o dihanie de\u015firat\u0103, cu p\u0103r ca de lup, cu ochii ca doi c\u0103rbuni aprin\u015fi, cl\u0103n\u0163\u0103nind din ni\u015fte din\u0163i de o\u0163el mai lungi ca piroanele.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul scoase crucea de sub c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i \u015fi o ridic\u0103 deasupra dimonului strig\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Piei, dimone, ucig\u0103-te-ar crucea! \u00cemp\u0103ratul v\u0103zu atunci ce nu mai v\u0103zuse \u00een toat\u0103 via\u0163a lui. Dihania se cutremur\u0103, se lungi \u015fi se sub\u0163ie \u015fi, ca \u015fi cum ar fi fost un fir de a\u0163\u0103, se strecur\u0103 prin gaura broa\u015ftei. Dar c\u00e2t de repede se strecur\u0103, \u00eemp\u0103ratul tot v\u0103zu c\u0103 are un picior mai lung cu zece co\u0163i ca cel\u0103lalt.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei c\u00e2nd \u00eemp\u0103ratul se uit\u0103 pe jos, v\u0103zu o chitar\u0103 cu g\u00e2tul lung \u015fi cu coardele plesnite \u015fi, \u00eenh\u0103\u0163\u00e2nd-o, r\u0103cni:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 El este! Se repezi \u00een iatacul fetei, tr\u00e2ntind u\u015file ca o vijelie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pip\u0103i patul\u2026 Fata nic\u0103ieri\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci alerg\u0103 la grajdul murgului care m\u00e2nca j\u0103ratic \u015fi strig\u0103:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Murgule! \u00centr-o clip\u0103 murgul rupse \u015ftreangul, d\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 u\u015fa \u015fi \u00eengenunche \u00eenaintea st\u0103p\u00e2nului s\u0103u.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00eenc\u0103lec\u0103 \u015fi porunci:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ca g\u00e2ndul! \u015ei porni bidiviul mai iute ca v\u00e2ntul, \u00een urma \u00eemp\u0103ratului, barba, despicat\u0103 \u00een dou\u0103, \u00eei f\u00e2lf\u00e2ia ca dou\u0103 steaguri albe. V\u0103ile \u015fi dealurile i se pierdeau \u00een urm\u0103 rotocolindu-se. Codrii \u00eei p\u0103reau ca ni\u015fte ape tulburi fugind la miaz\u0103zi. V\u00e2ntul pe care-l l\u0103sa \u00een urm\u0103 \u00eendoia stejarii, fr\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-i ca pe ni\u015fte nuiele.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cenaintea lor, c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0163ul gonea \u015fi se lungea de ce-l apropiau\u2026 c\u00e2t o beldie, c\u00e2t un brad, c\u00e2t un plop, arunc\u00e2nd piciorul \u0103l lung \u00een v\u0103i \u015fi p-\u0103l scurt \u00een dealuri. \u00cen c\u00e2rca lui, domni\u0163a.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd mai trebui o arunc\u0103tur\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la dihanie, se rev\u0103rs\u0103 de ziu\u0103. Coco\u015fii c\u00e2ntar\u0103 de trei ori. Pocitura se opri \u00een loc, se r\u0103suci ca un sfredel \u015fi intr\u0103 \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt, l\u0103s\u00e2nd pe iarb\u0103 pe domni\u0163a f\u0103r\u0103 sim\u0163iri.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Murgul \u00eengenunche. \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 fata. C-o m\u00e2n\u0103 o lu\u0103 de mijloc \u015fi alta i-o \u00eenfipse \u00een p\u0103r.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cenc\u0103lec\u0103 \u015fi porni.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00cencet, Murgule, s\u0103 n-o de\u015ftept\u0103m. At\u00e2t mai zise \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi, d\u00e2nd ochii peste cap, c\u0103sc\u0103 gura \u015fi f\u0103lcile \u00eei trosnir\u0103 din \u00eencheieturi, \u00eenchise ochii, \u015fi dou\u0103 lacrimi \u00eei \u00eenghe\u0163ar\u0103 sub gene ca dou\u0103 diamante. \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00eencremeni pe cal, iar de-a curmezi\u015ful, \u00een bra\u0163ele lui reci, sta le\u015finat\u0103 domni\u0163a cu p\u0103rul de aur, lung p\u00e2n\u0103-n p\u0103m\u00e2nt, ca o beteal\u0103 lung\u0103. Peste ea curgea barba alb\u0103 a \u00eemp\u0103ratului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cencet-\u00eencet, \u00eei duse Murgul zile \u015fi nop\u0163i, \u00eemp\u0103ratul sta \u0163eap\u0103n, cu ochii \u00eenchi\u015fi, iar m\u00e2inile domni\u0163ei, albe \u015fi moi, se cl\u0103tinau, b\u0103t\u00e2nd u\u015furel coastele Murgului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd intrar\u0103 \u00een curtea palatului, \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa, to\u0163i boierii mari \u015fi to\u0163i curtenii le d\u0103dur\u0103 \u00een genunchi.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar c\u00e2nd Murgul nechez\u0103, \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa \u015fi boierii, pun\u00e2nd m\u00e2na pe \u00eemp\u0103rat \u015fi pe domni\u0163\u0103, \u00eenm\u0103rmurir\u0103. \u00cemp\u0103ratul era rece ca ghea\u0163a, domni\u0163a, cald\u0103 \u015fi i se b\u0103tea inima.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei voind s\u0103 ridice pe \u00eemp\u0103rat de pe cal, le-a fost cu neputin\u0163\u0103; \u015fi voind s\u0103 ia pe domni\u0163\u0103 din bra\u0163ele \u00eemp\u0103ratului, m\u00e2na lui nu i se descle\u015ft\u0103 din cre\u015ftetul ei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci au chemat popi mul\u0163i \u015fi mitropoli\u0163i, c\u00e2\u0163i erau, \u015fi au \u00eenceput sfintele slujbe ca s\u0103 dezlege pe \u00eemp\u0103rat din spinarea calului \u015fi cre\u015ftetul domni\u0163ei din m\u00e2na rece a \u00eemp\u0103ratului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei ispr\u0103vindu-se slujba, o bab\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103, uscat\u0103 \u015fi ciuruit\u0103 ca un burete, a zis \u00een gura mare:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fetele, dac\u0103 \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nesc la u\u015fa p\u0103rin\u0163ilor, \u00eennebunesc, dar \u015fi dac\u0103 fug, le ia dracu.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Amiiin! zise prelung un diacon care r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00een urm\u0103 cu slujba.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei atunci, ca prin minune, \u00eemp\u0103ratul alunec\u0103 la vale pe \u015feile calului \u015fi m\u00e2na i se dezlipi din cre\u015ftetul domni\u0163ei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iar mul\u0163i au auzit un oftat greu c\u00e2nd \u00eemp\u0103ratul c\u0103zu, lung \u015fi \u0163eap\u0103n, la p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Domni\u0163a deschise ochii, \u00eencepu s\u0103 jeleasc\u0103 pe tat\u0103-s\u0103u, \u015fi-l jeli ani mul\u0163i, dar de frica dracului nu s-a mai m\u0103ritat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cine \u015ftie?\u2026 ce-a fost odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 o fi fost ca \u015fi ast\u0103zi\u2026 \u015fi ce este ast\u0103zi va fi odat\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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