{"id":2980,"date":"2020-05-12T15:13:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.povesti-nemuritoare.ro\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:13:41","slug":"fata-mosului","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/fata-mosului\/","title":{"rendered":"Fata mo\u015fului"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Copiii cutreierau voio\u015fi via p\u0103r\u0103ginit\u0103. Un \u015fir, \u0163in\u00e2ndu-se cu am\u00e2ndou\u0103 m\u00e2inile de mijloc, se \u00eencol\u0103cea, strig\u00e2nd de fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu-i \u00eenha\u0163e &#8220;mama-gaia&#8221;. Fetele \u00eencepuser\u0103 &#8220;de-a ulciorul&#8221;. \u2013 Cum dai ulciorul?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum \u00eel vezi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0cu ochii verzi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015f-o lingur\u0103 de p\u0103sat,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0s\u0103 nu zac\u0103 de v\u0103rsat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sub castani, oamenii stau de vorb\u0103. Numai mo\u015f Doroftei judec\u0103 cel din urm\u0103 clondir \u015fi-l stoarce, pic\u0103tur\u0103 cu pic\u0103tur\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015fa s\u0103 se scurg\u0103 ochii fetelor dup\u0103 mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, a\u015f! \u0163i-ai tr\u0103it traiul, \u0163i-ai p\u0103pat m\u0103laiul, zise una dintre femei. Mai bine ne-ai spune c\u00e2te ceva, da mai altfel, nu ca nea T\u0103m\u0103dueanu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hai s\u0103 spunem ghicitori, zise Doroftei, \u00eencep\u00e2nd a c\u00e2nta, leg\u0103n\u00e2nd capul, cam f\u0103r\u0103 voie, aci pe-un um\u0103r, aci pe cellalt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei lumea se gr\u0103bi a-i da de nimic ghicitorile lui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bulg\u0103ra\u015f de aur, joac\u0103 pe piele de taur?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Soarele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nuia v\u00e2j\u00e2ia, ocolii \u0163ara cu ea?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 G\u00e2ndul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015eervet v\u0103rgat, pe Dun\u0103re aruncat?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u015earpele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Min\u0163i, mo\u0163ato!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Curcubeul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, a\u015fa, a\u015fa mai merge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Sus copaie, jos copaie, la mijloc carne de oaie?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Scoica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hudurabaie-baie, bun\u0103 de b\u0103taie?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Toba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce e mic, mititel, \u00ee\u015fi \u00eendreapt\u0103 Vod\u0103 hainele pentru el?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Puricele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eh! gr\u0103i mo\u015f Doroftei cam sup\u0103rat, am s\u0103 v-astup cloan\u0163a la toate. Ghici\u0163i acuma, de v\u0103 taie capul, de nu, s\u0103-l t\u0103ia\u0163i voi pe el:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Din pulp\u0103 n\u0103scut\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0pe claie aruncat\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de vultur r\u0103pit\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de bab\u0103 robit\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0la domnie-ajuns\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de \u0163iganc\u0103 tuns\u0103:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f m\u0103 f\u0103cui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ce s\u0103 fie? Ce s\u0103 fie? To\u0163i se uitau lung unii la al\u0163ii. Cei mai pricepu\u0163i se codir\u0103 la r\u0103spuns. Vedeau ei c\u0103 nu e glum\u0103 cu tata Doroftei. Tot b\u0103tr\u00e2nii \u015ftiu mai multe, nici vorb\u0103. C\u00e2teva fete mari, nec\u0103jite de r\u00e2sul lui Doroftei, cercar\u0103 s-o brodeasc\u0103 cum le-o tr\u0103sni prin cap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu e nunta? \u00eentreb\u0103 una din ele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tu o s\u0103 te c\u0103lug\u0103re\u015fti dup\u0103 ce te-oi m\u0103rita, zise r\u00e2z\u00e2nd Doroftei, \u015fi-\u015fi \u015fterse fa\u0163a de sudoare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba e curat &#8220;minciuna&#8221;, zise alta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Min\u0163i tu, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrei, c-a\u015fa fac proastele. Tu n-o s\u0103 te m\u0103ri\u0163i dec\u00e2t c\u00e2nd te-oi lua eu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa-i spuse \u0103steia tata Doroftei, \u015fi-o m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie pe sub b\u0103rbie, c\u0103 nu era tocmai o glum\u0103 dulce, mai ales pentru o fat\u0103 mare, frumoas\u0103, harnic\u0103 \u015fi cu zestre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, s\u0103 v\u0103 deslu\u015fesc tot eu, c\u0103 tot eu de nu v-oi deslu\u015fi. \u015ei nu e de mirare, urm\u0103 Doroftei, c\u0103 pe c\u00e2nd v\u0103 n\u0103\u015ftea\u0163i voi, eu \u00eensuram fl\u0103c\u0103i, m\u0103ritam fete, beam o butie, luam o cas\u0103 \u00een spinare, atingeam cerul cu de\u015ftul \u015fi \u0163ineam dou\u0103zeci ca voi la sub\u0163ioar\u0103, treizeci \u00een br\u00e2u \u015fi-o sut\u0103 \u00een s\u00e2n. Iac\u0103, e un basm cu ghicitoare vorba mea \u015fi, de vre\u0163i, am s\u0103 vi-l spun, dac\u0103 mi-o face poala c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i o fat\u0103 frumoas\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai e vorb\u0103? Vrem, vrem!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite, vin\u2019 la mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba la mine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba la mine, c\u0103-\u0163i caut \u00een cap!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba la mine, c\u0103-\u0163i aduc ap\u0103 de la &#8220;Susana&#8221; s\u0103-\u0163i fac o turt\u0103 c\u00e2t toate zilele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa \u00eel rugar\u0103 fetele pe b\u0103tr\u00e2n, \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-l toate de m\u00e2nec\u0103. Doroftei \u00ee\u015fi plec\u0103 capul \u00een poala Marichei \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 povesteasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;Pe vremea c\u00e2nd se \u00eennodau iepurii de coad\u0103 \u015fi iepuroaicele \u00ee\u015fi sp\u0103lau must\u0103\u0163ile \u00een v\u00e2rful stejarilor, \u00een nu se \u015ftie ce parte de loc, o bab\u0103 \u015fi-un unchia\u015f \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2niser\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 aib\u0103 copil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bani aveau, bucate aveau, cirezi de boi \u015fi herghelii sumedenie. Unde zg\u00e2riau p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, scoteau galbenul, c\u0103 nici nu mai \u015ftiau ce s\u0103-\u015fi mai fac\u0103 capului de at\u00e2ta avu\u0163ie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o zi, baba tr\u00e2nti de la gur\u0103 lingura cu zeam\u0103 \u015fi aduse vorba a\u015fa:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 bine, b\u0103rbate, ce ne folose\u015fte nou\u0103, unor b\u0103tr\u00e2ni, at\u00e2ta bog\u0103\u0163ie? Mai bine am fi s\u0103raci lipi\u0163i, f\u0103r\u0103 petic de c\u0103ma\u015f\u0103 \u00een spinare. Barem atunci ne-am trudi pentru gur\u0103. Dar a\u015fa, boga\u0163i, putrezi de bani, \u015fi s\u0103 n-avem noi un copil m\u0103car care s\u0103 ne zic\u0103 &#8220;tat\u0103&#8221; \u015fi &#8220;mam\u0103&#8221; \u015fi s\u0103 ne \u00eenchid\u0103 ochii c\u00e2nd o fi s\u0103 ne ducem?\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Las\u0103, femeie, gr\u0103i unchia\u015ful, nu te mai am\u0103r\u00ee, c\u0103 o da Dumnezeu s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndim \u015fi noi unul\u2026 Cine \u015ftie\u2026 Minunile de-aia sunt minuni\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aida-de, dac\u0103 n-a dat Dumnezeu p\u00e2n\u0103 acum, nu mai d\u0103 de-aci \u00eenainte. Mai bine ar fi s-o \u015ftergi m\u00e2ine din rev\u0103rsatul zorilor la Sf\u00e2nta Vineri, milostiva, c\u0103 a\u015fa am visat eu \u0103st-noapte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103, bine, m-oi duce p\u00e2n\u2019 la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, numai s-avem \u015fi noi un copila\u015f care s\u0103 ne r\u00e2d\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 ne pl\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103, c\u0103 m\u0103 topesc \u015fi eu ca \u015fi tine de-at\u00e2ta pustietate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi unchia\u015ful se scul\u0103 cu noaptea \u00een cap. Puse \u015faua pe Murga, o \u00eenstrun\u0103 bine, \u00eenc\u0103lec\u0103 \u015fi o \u015fterse, lu\u00e2ndu-\u015fi r\u0103mas bun de la bab\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei merse, merse, \u015fi trecu ape limpezi \u015fi felurite, care aci curgeau drept, dou\u0103-dou\u0103, ca urmele carului, aci se r\u0103sfirau \u015fi se rotocoleau pe dup\u0103 dealuri, pierz\u00e2ndu-se unele spre r\u0103s\u0103rit, altele spre apus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei l\u0103s\u0103 \u00een urma lui \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia florilor, a p\u0103s\u0103rilor \u015fi a piticilor, unde cei mai mari sunt cei mai mici. \u015ei tocmai c\u00e2nd se g\u00e2ndea c\u0103 lumea de-acolo \u00eencolo n-o s\u0103 mai fie ca lumea, iar dete peste oameni ca \u015fi d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Un\u2019te\u2019ci, mo\u015fule? \u00eel \u00eentrebar\u0103 nou\u0103 fra\u0163i, tot unul \u015fi unul, care se trudeau la ar\u0103tur\u0103 cu nou\u0103 boi cu coarnele aurite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103 duc, taic\u0103, s\u0103-ntreb pe Sf\u00e2nta Vineri ce s\u0103 m\u0103 fac eu. C\u0103 mi-a dat Dumnezeu de toate, numai copii nu, \u015fi mai bine mi le lua pe toate \u015fi-mi d\u0103ruia un copil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, s\u0103 spui \u015fi de noi c\u0103 \u00eentindem de diminea\u0163\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 seara, cu nou\u0103 boi, \u015fi brazd\u0103 tot nu facem. Se \u00eenfige fierul plugului ad\u00e2nc \u015fi spintec\u0103 \u00een sus, apoi alunec\u0103 pe deasupra \u0163elinei ca un c\u0103lc\u00e2i pe ghea\u0163\u0103. Mo\u015fule, da\u2019 s\u0103 nu ui\u0163i!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, tat\u0103, bine. Mai merse ce mai merse, \u015fi \u00eent\u00e2lni un fl\u0103c\u0103u, voinic, s\u0103 fi spart pietre-n pumni. \u015ei c\u00e2t era de namil\u0103 \u015fi de rumen, sta despuiat \u015fi lungit pe-o rogojin\u0103 la umbra b\u0103l\u0103riilor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum v\u0103zu pe b\u0103tr\u00e2n, vru s\u0103 \u00eendruge ceva, \u015fi cum deschise gura, gura \u2013 clan\u0163, falc\u0103 pe falc\u0103. La urma urmelor, se frec\u0103 bine la ochi, c\u0103sc\u0103 zdrav\u0103n, de i se v\u0103zu omu\u015forul \u015fi, clefetind buim\u0103cit de c\u00e2teva ori, izbuti s\u0103 spun\u0103, mai mult pe nas:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aba\u2026 Mo\u015fule\u2026 \u00cencotro?\u2026 Un\u2019te\u2019ci pe-a\u015fa z\u0103pu\u015feal\u0103?\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iac\u0103, taic\u0103, sa \u00eentreb \u015fi eu pe Sf\u00e2nta Vineri ceva de mine \u015fi de m\u0103tu\u015fa mea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u0103 ce bine ai face s-o \u00eentrebi \u015fi de mine. Zac\u2026 gol pu\u015fc\u0103\u2026 numai c-o rogojin\u0103\u2026 aci sub mine\u2026 aci-n spinare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei c\u0103sc\u0103, din c\u0103scat \u00een c\u0103scat, p\u00e2n\u0103-l trecur\u0103 lacrimile. \u015ei-i c\u0103zu capul pe spate \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 horc\u0103neasc\u0103 parc\u0103 n-ar fi dormit de c\u00e2nd lumea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei tot a\u015fa gonind goan\u0103 de voinic la vreme de b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0163e, nemai\u0163in\u00e2nd socoteala zilelor \u015f-a s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nilor, sosi la un deal nalt, cu f\u00e2n ca m\u0103tasea de moale \u015fi cu flori s\u0103 le fi cules de-a \u00eenc\u0103larele. Dup\u0103 ce sui dealul, dete peste o ap\u0103 \u00eentins\u0103, lini\u015ftit\u0103 \u015fi sclipitoare ca o oglind\u0103, din mijlocul c\u0103reia se ridic\u0103 un glas ca de om:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, mo\u015fule, nu trece a\u015fa trec\u0103tor, ci spune \u015fi de mine, acolo unde te duci, c\u0103 lat\u0103 sunt, limpede sunt, ad\u00e2nc\u0103 sunt, \u015fi pe\u015fte tot nu fac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai apoi, un p\u0103r verde \u015fi frumos:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, s\u0103 spui \u015fi de mine, c\u0103 nalt sunt, frumos sunt, c\u0103 \u00eenverzesc, \u00eenfloresc \u015fi m\u0103 scutur, \u015fi pere tot nu fac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0La urma urmelor, din fundul unei f\u00e2nt\u00e2ni:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, de-ai sim\u0163i \u015fi foc \u00een cerul gurii, s\u0103 nu te pleci la izvorul meu. M-ai blestema \u015fi tu ca to\u0163i care au trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine. Mai bine \u0163i-ai c\u0103ta de drum \u015fi-ai \u00eentreba pe Sf\u00e2nta Vineri, milostiva, c\u0103 de ce izvorul meu, limpede ca roua \u015fi rece ca ghea\u0163a, code\u015fte gura c\u0103l\u0103torilor \u015fi pleac\u0103 to\u0163i bomb\u0103nind: &#8220;Mai bine am fi b\u0103ut dintr-o mocirl\u0103, zv\u00e2nta-\u0163i-ar Dumnezeu apele tale amare \u015fi spurcate!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Abia c\u00e2nd i se mai \u0163inea via\u0163a \u00eentr-un fir de p\u0103r, ajunse unchia\u015ful la poarta de argint a Sfintei Vineri. \u015ei cum se apropie de ea, Murga se trase \u00eenapoi sp\u0103im\u00e2ntat\u0103 de-a\u015fa m\u00e2ndre\u0163e, c-o fi av\u00e2nd dobitocul abur \u00een loc de suflet, dar v\u0103zul e tot v\u0103z.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Peste por\u0163i, mai dincolo de ele, un palat \u00een lumini de toate fe\u0163ele, c\u0103 nici penele de pas\u0103re m\u0103iastr\u0103, nici noaptea cu spuzeala de stele, nici zorile cu rev\u0103rsatul lor, nici curcubeiele n-ar fi \u00eentrecut acest palat, minunea minunilor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen pragul por\u0163ii b\u00e2z\u00e2ia o albin\u0103, care se roti o dat\u0103 \u015fi trecu \u00een pas\u0103re, se roti a doua oar\u0103 \u015fi se pref\u0103cu \u00eentr-o ciut\u0103, se roti a treia oar\u0103 \u015fi se pref\u0103cu \u00eentr-o fecioar\u0103 alb\u0103 ca laptele, cu p\u0103rul ca un abur auriu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Intr\u0103, \u00eei zise ea, intr\u0103, c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fii om bun, altfel, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau, m-a\u015f fi pref\u0103cut \u00eentr-o c\u0103\u0163elu\u015f\u0103 c-un dinte de fier \u015fi cu altul de o\u0163el \u015fi te-a\u015f fi f\u0103cut praf \u015fi f\u0103r\u00e2me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sf\u00e2nta Vineri, dup\u0103 ce osp\u0103t\u0103 bine pe unchia\u015f, \u00eei dete trei mere de aur \u015fi-i zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iac\u0103, mo\u015fule, merele s\u0103 le m\u0103n\u00e2nce baba, iar cojile s\u0103 le dai Murgii, \u015fi vi se va \u00eemplini dorin\u0163a, c\u0103 \u015ftiu ce v\u00e2nturi te-au adus pe la mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unchia\u015ful \u00eei s\u0103rut\u0103 poala \u015fi se \u015fterse cu o cut\u0103 pe la ochi, \u00eei s\u0103rut\u0103 m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103, i-o puse la frunte, apoi o \u00eentreb\u0103 \u015fi de ce \u00eent\u00e2lnise \u00een drum. \u015ei Sf\u00e2nta Vineri \u00eei r\u0103spunse ce se cuvenea fiec\u0103ruia. Mo\u015ful, nemaiput\u00e2nd de bucurie, \u00eentoarse Murga \u015fi o lu\u0103 spre cas\u0103. C\u00e2nd z\u0103ri f\u00e2nt\u00e2na, f\u00e2nt\u00e2na, de departe, \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, da\u2019 de mine ce-a zis?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 nu \u0163i-i scoate comoara de argint de l\u00e2ng\u0103 izvor, ap\u0103 bun\u0103 n-ai s\u0103 ai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015ficule, f\u0103 bine \u015fi pune m\u00e2na pe-o cazma \u015fi scoate-mi pustia de comoar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unchia\u015ful u\u015fur\u0103 f\u00e2nt\u00e2na. Sorbi o gur\u0103 de ap\u0103 limpede, rece \u015fi bun\u0103, \u015fi lu\u0103 o desag\u0103 cu bani \u015fi plec\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Merse ce merse, \u015fi z\u0103ri p\u0103rul. Nici nu-l z\u0103rise bine, \u015fi p\u0103rul \u00eencepu s\u0103 strige:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, de mine ce-a zis? Mo\u015fule, de mine ce-a zis?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 nu \u0163i-i scoate comoara de galbeni de la r\u0103d\u0103cin\u0103, pere n-ai s\u0103 legi \u00een vecii vecilor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Taic\u0103 mo\u015fule, pune m\u00e2na pe cazma \u015fi \u00eendur\u0103-te de mine. Mo\u015ful, cioc-boc, p\u00e2n\u0103 d\u0103du de buzele cazanului. \u015ei c\u00e2nd \u00eel scoase de-o \u015fchioap\u0103, p\u0103rul \u00eenflori. C\u00e2nd \u00eel scoase de dou\u0103 palme, p\u0103rul se scutur\u0103. Iar de-l scoase pe de-a \u00eentregul, p\u0103rul leg\u0103 pere care crescur\u0103 c\u00e2t pumnul, se p\u00e2rguir\u0103 \u015fi se coapser\u0103 galbene-cear\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unchia\u015ful m\u00e2nc\u0103 o par\u0103 dulce ca mierea, umplu cealalt\u0103 desag\u0103 cu galbeni \u015fi plec\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd dete la apa ad\u00e2nc\u0103, limpede \u015fi lucie ca o oglind\u0103, din mijlocul ei se ridic\u0103 un glas jalnic:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, da\u2019 de mine ce-a zis? Mo\u015fu t\u0103cu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mo\u015fule, mo\u015fule, da\u2019 de mine ce-a zis? Mo\u015fu t\u0103cu. \u015ei tocmai din v\u00e2rful dealului, se \u00eentoarse \u015fi strig\u0103, d\u00e2nd v\u00e2nt Murgii:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A zis c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 nu-i \u00eeneca om, pe\u015fte n-ai s\u0103 faci. \u015ei apa s\u0103 repezi n\u0103prasnic, s\u0103-l soarb\u0103, \u015fi mai multe nu. Dar abia ajunse s\u0103 umezeasc\u0103 cre\u015ftetul dealului, \u015fi se pr\u0103v\u0103li clocotind iar \u00een matca ei, strig\u00e2nd de b\u0103gase spaima \u00een mo\u015ful, care gonea n\u0103uc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ah! hodorog \u015firet, c\u0103ci n-am \u015ftiut! \u00cent\u00e2i pe tine te-a\u015f fi r\u0103pus! Unchia\u015ful nu se opri dec\u00e2t l\u00e2ng\u0103 namila de voinic despuiat, care sfor\u0103ia dus, \u00eentins pe rogojin\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hei, voinice, cic\u0103 \u0163i-o fi de-at\u00e2ta somn! Sf\u00e2nta Vineri mi-a spus c\u0103, de nu vei munci, n-ai s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i nici cu rogojina aia de sub tine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lene\u015ful se \u00eenv\u00e2rti pe partea cealalt\u0103, cr\u0103p\u0103 ochii, c\u0103sc\u0103 de trei ori \u00een \u015fir \u015fi bomb\u0103ni ame\u0163it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cat\u0103-\u0163i de drum, c\u0103 de n-ar fi s\u0103 m\u0103 scol \u00een picioare, \u0163i-a\u015f ar\u0103ta eu\u2026 Apoi a\u015fa leac de s\u0103r\u0103cie \u015ftiam \u015fi eu\u2026 \u015ei \u00eenchise ochii \u015fi a\u0163ipi \u015foptind: Uf! da\u2019 mult\u0103 vorb\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei d\u0103du Dumnezeu un soare de frigea p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u015fi asudau pietrele. Unchia\u015ful m\u00e2na, m\u00e2na. \u015ei calea nu se mai ispr\u0103vea. \u015ei foamea \u00eel le\u015fuia. \u015ei setea \u00eel ardea. Tocmai acum \u00een\u0163elese c\u0103 el c\u0103lcase \u00een gura l\u0103comiei. \u00cen loc de ap\u0103 din f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103, luase argin\u0163i, \u00een loc de pere din p\u0103r, luase galbeni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 St\u0103p\u00e2ne, n-o mai duc, d\u0103-mi ceva pe cerul gurii, zise Murga. Unchia\u015ful, nemaiav\u00e2nd \u00eencotro, scoase un m\u0103r de la Sf\u00e2nta Vineri, \u00eel m\u00e2nc\u0103, iar cojile le dete Murgei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mai merse ce mai merse, \u015fi abia se mai \u0163inea pe \u015fa, \u015fi Murga abia se mai \u0163inea pe picioare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Stai, zise mo\u015ful, oi spune m\u0103tu\u015fii c\u0103 numai un m\u0103r mi-a dat Milostiva. \u015ei m\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi pe-al doilea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar de ce m\u00e2nca, de ce foamea cre\u015ftea \u015fi merele i se p\u0103reau mai bune. La urma urmelor, \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103du el un pumn \u00een cap, dar m\u00e2nc\u0103 \u015fi pe-al treilea m\u0103r.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2t \u00eenghi\u0163i cea de pe urma felie, \u00eel apucar\u0103 c\u0103ldurile \u015fi r\u0103mase greu \u00een pulpa piciorului drept.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pulpa cre\u015ftea, Murga se umfla (apucase \u015fi ea din cojile merelor) \u015fi drum mai era.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd \u00eent\u00e2lni pe cei nou\u0103 fra\u0163i, care trosneau cu biciul \u00een spinarea boilor, \u015fi brazd\u0103 nu mai sp\u0103rgeau, le gr\u0103i, \u0163in\u00e2ndu-\u015fi drumul:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mi-a zis Sf\u00e2nta, oameni buni, c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 nu ve\u0163i dejuga pe muma \u0103lor opt boi, brazd\u0103 n-o s\u0103 trage\u0163i, c\u0103 omenie f\u0103r\u0103 h\u0103rnicie se mai poate, dar h\u0103rnicie f\u0103r\u0103 omenie, ba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ajung\u00e2nd unchia\u015ful acas\u0103 \u2013 abia t\u00e2r\u00e2ndu-\u015fi piciorul \u2013 spuse babei tot, din fir p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een a\u0163\u0103. \u015ei pl\u00e2nse baba ce pl\u00e2nse, apoi se-mbun\u0103, c\u0103 tot o s\u0103 aib\u0103 un copil, fie \u015fi din pulpa mo\u015fului.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe unchia\u015f \u00eel apuc\u0103 facerea \u00een mijlocul c\u00e2mpului. C\u00e2nd \u00eei plesni pulpa \u00een dou\u0103, s\u0103ri din icrele lui o fat\u0103 cu p\u0103rul de aur, ce str\u0103lucea ca soarele, \u015fi mirosea ca sulfina, \u015fi tremura ca brebeneii ciufuli\u0163i de v\u00e2nt, \u015fi zicea c-un glas dulce de te topea: &#8220;Tat\u0103, mi-e frig!&#8221; Unchia\u015ful, z\u0103p\u0103cit, o culc\u0103 \u00eentr-o c\u0103pi\u0163\u0103 de f\u00e2n \u015fi alerg\u0103 s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 un z\u0103bun moale ca s-o \u00eenfa\u015fe. Dar n-apuc\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103, \u015fi un vultur, din albastrul cerului, \u00ee\u015fi str\u00e2nse aripile \u015fi c\u0103zu glon\u0163 pe c\u0103pi\u0163\u0103, r\u0103pi fata \u015fi se pierdu \u00een zarea de la r\u0103s\u0103rit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Departe, departe, vulturul i-a cl\u0103dit un cuib de puf \u00een v\u00e2rful unei s\u0103lcii pletoase ce se oglindea \u00eentr-un p\u00e2r\u00e2u argintiu. V\u00e2ntul s-o r\u0103coreasc\u0103, salcia s-o legene \u015fi p\u00e2r\u00e2ul s-o desc\u00e2nte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa crescu fata p\u00e2n\u0103 se f\u0103cu mare. C\u0103 &#8220;tata vultur&#8221; \u00eei aducea c\u00e2te-n lun\u0103 \u015fi-n soare, s\u00e2ngele murelor, mustul strugurilor, mierea albinelor \u015fi miresmele florilor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00centr-o zi veni de la \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia vecin\u0103 o slug\u0103 domneasc\u0103 s\u0103 adape, sub salcie, pe bidiviul \u00eemp\u0103ratului. Calul plec\u0103 n\u0103rile la p\u00e2r\u00e2u \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 sfor\u0103ie \u015fi s\u0103 arunce bulg\u0103rii de sub copite. Auzind aceasta, \u00eemp\u0103ratul trase o ceart\u0103 robului \u015fi-l trimise iar\u0103\u015fi la p\u00e2r\u00e2u cu calul de c\u0103p\u0103stru.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite-te bine, prostule, c-o fi v\u0103zut calul ceva, nu se sperie el de florile m\u0103rului\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0N-apuc\u0103 s\u0103 plece, \u015fi se \u015fi \u00eentoarse, spun\u00e2nd \u00eemp\u0103ratului c\u0103 \u00een ap\u0103 se vede chipul unei fete cu p\u0103rul de aur, a\u015fa de frumoas\u0103, c\u0103 la soare te po\u0163i uita, dar la d\u00e2nsa ba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratului pe loc \u00eei r\u0103mni inima. Adun\u0103 pe to\u0163i ai cur\u0163ii, ca s\u0103 vad\u0103 cum s\u0103 aduc\u0103 \u00een palat a\u015fa minune. Dintre to\u0163i ie\u015fi o \u0163iganc\u0103, b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103, zb\u00e2rcit\u0103 \u015fi ur\u00e2t\u0103, \u015fi vorbi a\u015fa:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Luminate \u00eemp\u0103rate, s\u0103-mi dai un car cu boi, ni\u015fte pirostrii, o cremene cu amnar, o tingire, m\u0103lai, sit\u0103, pe\u015fte s\u0103rat \u015f-o plosc\u0103 cu vin vechi, \u015fi \u0163i-o aduc eu cum nici c\u0103 te-ai g\u00e2ndi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u0163i-i ce cere, zise \u00eemp\u0103ratul. Dihania b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 opri carul sub salcie \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103 se v\u0103ic\u0103reasc\u0103, de hoa\u0163\u0103 ce era.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vaaai! vai! P\u0103catele mele\u2026 C\u0103 mult mi-e foame\u2026 \u015ei pustiii de ochi m-au l\u0103sat. Cum s\u0103 fac eu m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103! Vaaai! vai!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei puse c\u00e2teva g\u0103teje \u015fi d\u0103du s-aprind\u0103 iasca, dar izbi cu amnarul \u00een unghii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu a\u015fa, mam\u0103, zise fata din salcie, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i-se mil\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019\u2026 cuuum, mam\u0103?\u2026 Nuuu v\u0103d, mam\u0103\u2026 C\u0103 m-au l\u0103\u0103sat pustiii de ochi\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei pirostriile le puse cu picioarele \u00een sus, c\u0103ldarea o r\u0103sturn\u0103 cu gura \u00een jos, m\u0103laiul \u00eel turn\u0103 al\u0103turi de sit\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu a\u015fa, mam\u0103, nu a\u015fa, zise fata cu p\u0103rul de aur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019\u2026 cuuum, mam\u0103?\u2026 Nuuu v\u0103d, nu v\u0103d\u2026 D\u0103\u0103-te jos, mam\u0103\u2026 Fiiie-\u0163i mil\u0103 de-o biat\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103\u2026 f\u0103\u0103r\u0103 ochi\u2026 f\u0103\u0103r\u0103 vedere\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata se dete jos din salcie. Aprinse focul. Puse de m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 \u015fi-i \u00eentinse masa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u0162ine-mi de ur\u00e2t, bunico, zise dihania, \u015fi gust\u0103 \u015fi dumneata, cucoan\u0103 bun\u0103 \u015fi blajin\u0103, din pe\u015ftele meu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fata o ascult\u0103 \u015fi m\u00e2nc\u0103 cu poft\u0103 pe\u015fte s\u0103rat. I se f\u0103cu sete. Baba \u00eei \u00eentinse un pahar de vin, dou\u0103, trei, p\u00e2n\u0103 o ame\u0163i \u015f-o culc\u0103 \u00een poal\u0103, s\u0103-i caute \u00een cap, &#8220;c-a\u015faaa se cade la cucoanele mari&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe biata fat\u0103 o fur\u0103 somnul \u015fi adormi tun. Bahni\u0163a o puse \u00een car \u015fi, b\u0103t\u00e2nd s\u0103 omoare boii, o aduse la tronul \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se de\u015ftept\u0103 fata, pl\u00e2nse ce pl\u00e2nse, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce se m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie, c\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul o \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103 \u00een m\u0103t\u0103s\u0103rii, o plimb\u0103 \u00een cale\u015fti \u015fi-i f\u0103cu toate voile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar n-apuc\u0103 nici s\u0103 aib\u0103 un cucon, \u015fi, \u00eentr-o zi, o alt\u0103 hain\u0103 de cioar\u0103 se furi\u015f\u0103 pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea \u015fi-i \u015fopti \u00een ureche:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103ria-ta, m\u0103ria-ta, o s\u0103 na\u015fti un copil mut \u015fi orb, c\u0103 te-a fermecat \u0163iganca care te-a robit. Vino cu mine \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103, s\u0103 te desc\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103r\u0103teasa se \u00eenduplec\u0103. Ce f\u0103cu, ce drese, \u0163iganca o adormi cu capul \u00een poala ei. O tunse frumu\u015fel de podoaba p\u0103rului, se tunse \u015fi pe ea de p\u0103rul ei de porc \u015fi, cum \u00ee\u015fi puse acele cosi\u0163e, ca ni\u015fte beteli de aur, pe loc se \u015fi prinser\u0103, \u015f-o \u015fterse p-aci \u00eencolo. Iar \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teasa r\u0103mase cu capul pe iarb\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se de\u015ftept\u0103 \u015fi se v\u0103zu tuns\u0103, pl\u00e2nse p\u00e2n\u0103 ame\u0163i \u015fi plec\u0103 pe drum, \u00eencotro or duce-o picioarele.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd \u00ee\u015fi v\u0103zu \u00eemp\u0103ratul pramatia de \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teas\u0103, neagr\u0103 t\u0103ciune, spaima copiilor, crezu c-a p\u00e2rlit-o soarele, dup\u0103 cum spunea ea, c\u0103 n-avea ce s\u0103-\u015fi fac\u0103 capului v\u0103z\u00e2nd-o cu pletele de aur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103r\u0103teasa adev\u0103rat\u0103 luase lumea \u00een cap. Pe drum \u00eent\u00e2lni un c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f, \u00eei d\u0103du ve\u015fmintele ei \u015fi \u00eei lu\u0103 rasa \u015fi caucul lui. Plec\u0103 \u00eenainte \u015fi ajunse la st\u00e2na \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei. Acolo, la un foc cu v\u00e2lv\u0103t\u0103i, baciul \u015fi ciobanii spuneau ghicitori, care de care mai \u00eempeli\u0163ate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia spune \u015fi sfin\u0163ia-ta una, p\u0103rinte c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f, \u00eei zise baciul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103 spun, de ce nu, dar ghicitoarea mea e cu leg\u0103tur\u0103 mare. Dac\u0103 ve\u0163i ghici-o, s\u0103-mi lua\u0163i rasa \u015fi caucul, dac\u0103 nu, s\u0103 v\u0103 iau eu turmele de oi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bine, r\u0103spunser\u0103 ciobanii. C\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015ful deschise gura \u015fi zise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Din pulp\u0103 n\u0103scut\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0pe claie-aruncat\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de vultur r\u0103pit\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de baba robit\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0la domnie-ajuns\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de \u0163iganc\u0103 tuns\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f m\u0103 f\u0103cui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0O fi tuns\u0103\u2026 O fi ras\u0103\u2026 C\u0103 h\u00e2r\u2026 C\u0103 m\u00e2r\u2026 Ciobanii nu ghicir\u0103, \u015fi c\u0103lug\u0103rul le lu\u0103 turmele de oi \u015fi-i l\u0103s\u0103 cu buzele umflate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u0103lug\u0103rul merse ce merse \u015fi ajunse la cirezile \u015fi la hergheliile \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103te\u015fti, \u015fi iar se leg\u0103 cu ghicitoarea \u015fi lu\u0103 \u015fi cirezile, \u015fi hergheliile. \u015ei porni mai departe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Atunci, d\u0103dur\u0103 n\u0103val\u0103 ciobanii, v\u0103carii \u015fi herghelegiii la \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi-i spuse c\u0103 un c\u0103lug\u0103r, frumos de pic\u0103, c-o ghicitoare, le-a luat turmele, cirezile \u015fi hergheliile, \u015f-a pornit cu ele, t\u00e2nguind mai mult ca o femeie dec\u00e2t ca un c\u0103lug\u0103r.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pe loc \u00eemp\u0103ratul porunci la doi ceta\u015fi s\u0103 \u00eentoarc\u0103 c\u0103lug\u0103rul din cale, ca s\u0103-i spun\u0103 \u015fi lui ghicitoarea pe care nimeni nu putu s-o dovedeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103 c\u0103lug\u0103rul, to\u0163i r\u0103maser\u0103 \u00eenm\u0103rmuri\u0163i de frumuse\u0163ea lui \u015fi se uitau lung, d\u00e2ndu-\u015fi ghiesuri:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 unde-i sunt must\u0103\u0163ile?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 n-are barb\u0103?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uh! ce ochi!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u0103cat c\u0103 e prea gros!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u0103cat c\u0103 e c\u0103lug\u0103r!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, rogu-te, p\u0103rinte c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f, zise \u00eemp\u0103ratul, \u015fi nu-\u015fi mai lua ochii de la el, ia spune-ne \u015fi nou\u0103 ghicitoarea cu care ne-ai luat avu\u0163iile. C\u0103lug\u0103rul \u00eencepu:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Din pulp\u0103 n\u0103scut\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0pe claie-aruncat\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de vultur r\u0103pit\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de baba robit\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0la domnie-ajuns\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0de \u0163iganc\u0103 tuns\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f m\u0103 f\u0103cui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Cum? cum? Mai zi o dat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D\u0103-l \u00eencolo de ho\u0163oman! Ce te ui\u0163i \u00een gura unui \u015firet\u2026 zise cioara de \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teas\u0103, albind ochii \u00een cap. \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00eei \u00eentoarse spatele sup\u0103rat, \u015fi iar la c\u0103lug\u0103r:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mai spune, tat\u0103, mai spune o dat\u0103 ghicitoarea. P\u0103rintele c\u0103lug\u0103ra\u015f mai spuse o dat\u0103 ghicitoarea \u015fi, pip\u0103indu-se cu bini\u015forul la cing\u0103toare, \u00eencepu s\u0103 c\u00e2nte:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Copila\u015ful mamei,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0dormi \u015fi nu mai pl\u00e2nge,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c\u0103 rasa nu str\u00e2nge;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c\u0103 rasa-i de jale<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0nu pentru matale;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0caucul nu-i greu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0pentru capul t\u0103u,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0nici pentru al meu\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa c\u00e2nt\u0103 \u015fi-\u015fi azv\u00e2rli caucul din cap, iar din cre\u015ftetul capului p\u00e2n\u2019 la br\u00e2u se desf\u0103cur\u0103 valurile de p\u0103r mai str\u0103lucitoare ca lumina soarelui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cemp\u0103ratul \u00ee\u015fi cunoscu pe adev\u0103rata lui \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103teas\u0103, \u00eei d\u0103du \u00een genunchi \u015fi-i pl\u00e2nse pe iminei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dar ca o fiar\u0103 se r\u0103suci pe loc \u015fi, umfl\u00e2nd pe cioara hain\u0103, care se gogo\u0163ase pe tronul \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei, porunci ca iataganele s-o h\u0103rt\u0103neasc\u0103, g\u0103ilor s-o d\u0103ruiasc\u0103 \u015fi v\u00e2ntului s-o risipeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei \u00eenc\u0103lecai pe-o \u015fa \u015fi v\u0103 spusei d-voastr\u0103 a\u015fa. \u015ei \u00eenc\u0103lecai pe-o\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ho! Ho! oprea la basma, tat\u0103 Doroftei, c\u0103 mai sunt p-acilea \u015fi fete mari, zise \u0162uguia. \u015eade r\u0103u. Nu fi slobod la gur\u0103. Aici nu e cumetrie cu chef \u015fi cu l\u0103utari.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aide, treac\u0103-mearg\u0103 \u015f-asta de la mine, morm\u0103i Doroftei, s\u0103 ispr\u0103vesc f\u0103r\u0103 ispr\u0103vit, de\u015fi m\u0103 ciupe\u015fte gluma de limb\u0103 parc-a\u015f fi luat \u00een gur\u0103 un furnecai \u00eentreg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Tat\u0103 Doroftei, dar baba \u015fi unchia\u015ful, dar vulturul ce s-au f\u0103cut? \u00eentreb\u0103 un copilandru care ascultase pitulat dup\u0103 Marica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Aci fuse\u015fi, ciufule? r\u0103spunse b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Nu mai po\u0163i dup\u0103 pove\u015fti \u015fi <a href=\"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/\">basme<\/a>; copiii se joac\u0103, \u015fi tu p\u00e2nde\u015fti vorba cu urechile ciulite. O s\u0103 visezi la noapte \u015fi iar o s\u0103 de\u015ftep\u0163i pe m\u0103-ta din somn. Dar cine poate s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103 la ce \u00eentrebi tu? O s\u0103 ajungi r\u0103u, c\u0103 prea vrei s\u0103 \u015ftii multe! A\u015fa e basmul. Baba, mo\u015ful \u015fi vulturul or fi cr\u0103pat de dor, \u015fi pace bun\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mam\u0103, mi-e foame, hai acas\u0103, zise un alt copil, ca de patru ani, \u015fi se plec\u0103 la urechea m\u0103-sei \u015fi-i \u015fopti \u00eencetinel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce \u0163i-a spus, mam\u0103 Floare, spune drept! \u00eentrebar\u0103 c\u00e2teva fete mari, r\u00e2z\u00e2nd s\u0103 se pr\u0103p\u0103deasc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Uite, b\u0103iat mare, \u015fi cere \u0163\u00e2\u0163\u0103, a\u0163i mai pomenit una ca asta?\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bravo! nu \u0163i-e ru\u015fine, fl\u0103c\u0103u de \u00eensurat, \u015fi adormi cu botul \u00een s\u00e2nul m\u0103-tei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 La \u015fcoal\u0103, nu la \u0163\u00e2\u0163\u0103! Nu \u0163i-e ru\u015fine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 S\u0103-\u0163i pui sabur, zise Doroftei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Am pus \u015fi l-a sp\u0103lat, r\u0103spunse Floarea. Iar copilul, ru\u015finat, fugea pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd spre cas\u0103, ne-ndr\u0103znind s\u0103 se mai uite \u00eend\u0103r\u0103t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sc\u0103p\u0103tase soarele. Adierea cl\u0103tina frunzele castanilor. Copiii, aprin\u015fi la fa\u0163\u0103 de zbenguial\u0103, se adunau unul c\u00e2te unul, l\u0103ud\u00e2ndu-se fiecare c\u0103 pe el nu l-a luat &#8220;mama-gaia&#8221;, pe el nu l-a t\u0103iat &#8220;h\u00e2ra&#8221; \u015fi nu l-a f\u0103cut porcar, c\u0103 nimeni n-a fost mai grozav ca el \u00een tot jirul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen dep\u0103rtare se-auzeau pocnete de bice. Erau gr\u00e2narii. S\u0103rb\u0103toarea i-apucase pe drumuri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Se scular\u0103 cu to\u0163ii de la umbra castanilor \u015f-o pornir\u0103 \u00een c\u00e2rduri spre cas\u0103. B\u0103rba\u0163ii, t\u0103cu\u0163i, g\u00e2ndindu-se pe-a doua zi. Femeile vorbeau de leacuri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015f! Untul de sun\u0103toare nu e a\u015fa de bun pentru bube, t\u0103ieturi \u015fi zgaibe ca p\u0103tlagina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Foile de leandru, oric\u00e2t le-ai fierbe \u00een ap\u0103 s\u0103rat\u0103, tot mai bun\u0103 e \u0163intaura pentru friguri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Socul, macul, salc\u00e2mul \u015fi coada-\u015foricelului sunt pentru tuse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u00e2nza de p\u0103iajene dezumfl\u0103 obrinteala.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A\u015f! Orice umfl\u0103tur\u0103 e mai bine s-o moi, s-o r\u0103sufli cu abureal\u0103 de bozii, cu ceap\u0103 coapt\u0103 \u015fi cu oblojeli de lipan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Pe Ancu\u0163a, grop\u0103reasa, a aruncat-o \u00een ap\u0103 rece, \u015fi parc\u0103 i-a luat cu m\u00e2na lungoarea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 C\u0103tan\u0103 \u015fi-a desc\u00e2ntat d\u0103lacul, \u015fi l-a stropit cu ap\u0103 ne-nceput\u0103, fermecat\u0103 de vestita Trandafir\u0103, \u015fi degeaba, a trebuit sa se ard\u0103 cu o muchie de bard\u0103 \u00eenro\u015fit\u0103, altfel nu sc\u0103pa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa mergeau agale, spun\u00e2nd fiecare ce-o t\u0103ia capul. \u015ei s\u0103n\u0103tate, mul\u0163umire, veselie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi le a\u015ftepta lucrul, de diminea\u0163a p\u00e2n\u0103 seara, \u015fi ele \u00eel a\u015fteptau cu drag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copiii zburdalnici goneau \u00eenainte, c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd, fluier\u00e2nd \u015fi arunc\u00e2nd cu bulg\u0103ri &#8220;care mai departe&#8221;. Cei cu pra\u015ftia \u015fi-ascultau piatra cum piuia, ca un glon\u0163 sc\u0103pat din carabin\u0103. \u00cencepuse a \u00eensera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u0103inu\u015fele b\u00e2z\u00e2iau, zbur\u00e2nd greoaie, \u015fi copilele alergau dup\u0103 ele s\u0103 le prind\u0103 cu \u015for\u0163ul. Licuricii \u015fi-aprindeau sc\u00e2nteile de argint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei acea lini\u015fte ad\u00e2nc\u0103, \u00eentins\u0103 peste toat\u0103 mahalaua, aui de \u0163ipetele copiilor c\u00e2nd z\u0103rir\u0103 primul liliac care gonea, coti\u015f, de-a lungul uli\u0163elor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cu to\u0163ii \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 azv\u00e2rle c\u0103ciulile \u00een v\u00e2nt, c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Liliac, liliac,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0trage noaptea la conac!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0din clopotni\u0163a b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hop o data! hop de dou\u0103,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0p\u00e2n\u2019 la nou\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Liliecii dac\u0103 scap\u0103<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sub c\u0103ciul\u0103 fac calpac\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0De-atunci tot s\u0103 fi trecut cincisprezece ani, \u015fi pe-aceea\u015fi streaje am intrat, pe-aceea\u015fi c\u0103rare m-am strecurat, \u015fi n-am mai v\u0103zut m\u00e2ndre\u0163ea de-odinioar\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copiii cutreierau voio\u015fi via p\u0103r\u0103ginit\u0103. Un \u015fir, \u0163in\u00e2ndu-se cu am\u00e2ndou\u0103 m\u00e2inile de mijloc, se \u00eencol\u0103cea, strig\u00e2nd de fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu-i \u00eenha\u0163e &#8220;mama-gaia&#8221;. Fetele \u00eencepuser\u0103 &#8220;de-a ulciorul&#8221;. \u2013 Cum dai ulciorul? &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Fata mo\u015fului\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/fata-mosului\/#more-2980\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fata mo\u015fului\">Continua\u021bi s\u0103 citi\u021bi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[525,538,21],"tags":[526,536,69,758],"class_list":["post-2980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-barbu-stefanescu-delavrancea","category-nuvele","category-povesti-pentru-copii","tag-barbu-stefanescu-delavrancea","tag-fata-mosului","tag-povesti","tag-povesti-pentru-copii","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-25"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}