{"id":3124,"date":"2020-05-16T08:04:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T05:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.povesti-nemuritoare.ro\/?p=3124"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:13:40","slug":"frumoasa-lumii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scriem.ro\/povesti\/frumoasa-lumii\/","title":{"rendered":"Frumoasa lumii"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apoi poveste<\/a>, poveste, D-zeu la noi sose\u015fte, c\u0103-nainte mult mai este. Era odat\u0103 un v\u00e2n\u0103tor \u015f-avea trei copii \u015fi era s\u0103rac-s\u0103rac, c\u00e2t numai cu-at\u00e2ta se \u0163inea, c\u0103-mpu\u015fca c\u00e2te-o p\u0103s\u0103ruic\u0103, o vindea \u015f-at\u00e2ta era hrana lui, s\u0103racul. Acu era o p\u0103dure pe-acolo pe-aproape, de-i zicea P\u0103durea neagr\u0103. \u015e-au apucat oamenii din satul cela a zice c\u0103 nu s-a putea s\u0103 s-apropie nime de p\u0103durea ceea. \u015e-a\u015fa era p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103, nime nu se ducea, c\u0103 ziceau c\u0103 la miezul nop\u0163ii vin dracii.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acu bietul omul ist s\u0103rac a zis \u00eentr-o zi c\u0103tre femeia lui:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i femeie, tot o moarte-am s\u0103 mor, ia s\u0103 m\u0103 duc eu \u00een p\u0103durea ceea, s\u0103 v\u0103d ce-oi g\u0103si acolo.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa, i-a f\u0103cut nevasta o turt\u0103-n traist\u0103 \u015fi s-a pornit el; a luat pu\u015fca-n spate. Ajung\u00e2nd el acolo, lui \u00eei era foarte fric\u0103\u2026 da\u2019 omul s\u0103rac s\u0103r\u0103cia-l \u00eempinge a se duce oriunde ca s\u0103 c\u00e2\u015ftige.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iaca, merg\u00e2nd el a\u015fa, ajunge la un copac nalt \u015fi tufos stra\u015fnic, nu \u015ftiu cum s-o fi chemat, \u015fi vede-o pas\u0103re a\u015fa de frumoas\u0103 \u2013 era de aur. Acu el ce s\u0103 fac\u0103, ca doar s\u0103 n-o-mpu\u015fte, s-o poat\u0103 prinde, c\u0103, v\u00e2nz\u00e2nd-o vie, mai multe parale ar fi luat. Alung\u00e2nd-o el prin copac, ea se v\u00e2r\u00e2-ntr-o bort\u0103\u2026 \u015f-o prinde. El n-a mai st\u0103tut c\u0103tre noapte, c\u0103 s-a temut de draci, ci a luat pas\u0103rea \u015f-a venit acas\u0103 \u015f-a f\u0103cut o cu\u015fc\u0103 bun\u0103 \u015f-a pus pas\u0103rea-n cu\u015fc\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acu el \u00een ziua ceea, era s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, care-o prins-o, \u015fi duminic\u0103 diminea\u0163a s-a ouat un ou. Oul era de aur. Da\u2019 el zice:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, m\u0103i femeie, eu n-oi vinde pas\u0103rea asta, c\u0103 ea s-a oua \u015fi eu oi avea c\u00e2te-un ou \u015fi m-oi hr\u0103ni din zi-n zi.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El ia oul \u015fi se duce-n t\u00e2rg \u015fi-l \u00eentreab\u0103 negustorul:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce ai de v\u00e2ndut \u015fi c\u00e2t ceri?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Am un ou \u015fi cer o mie de lei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da\u2019 un jidan zice (tot ei \u00ees mai mehenghi):<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia s\u0103 v\u0103d oul.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd vede oul cel de aur \u2013 f\u0103cea mai mult dec\u00e2t o mie de lei \u2013 (\u00eei d\u0103 mia de lei). Ia el mia de lei, cump\u0103r\u0103 cele trebuincioase pentru copii \u015fi femeie \u015fi se duce-acas\u0103. Da pe gu\u015fa p\u0103s\u0103rii era ceva scris, da\u2019 omul nu \u015ftia carte.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd \u00een a doua duminic\u0103 iar s-a ouat un ou de aur. \u015ei el s-a dus \u015fi iar a cerut o mie de lei. Da\u2019 s\u0103 iei sam\u0103, d-ta, c\u0103 tot jidanul cela i-a ie\u015fit \u00eenainte!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen a treia duminic\u0103, c\u00e2nd a dus oul, a pus pe g\u00e2nduri pe jidan. \u015ei s-a g\u00e2ndit a\u015fa jidanul: l-a \u00eentrebat unde \u015fede, s\u0103 se duc\u0103 s\u0103 vad\u0103 de unde are el ou\u0103 de aur. Vine jidanul; da\u2019 el \u0163inea cu\u015fca \u00een col\u0163ul casei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cum a intrat jidanul \u00een cas\u0103 \u2013 el \u015ftia carte \u2013 odat\u0103 \u015fi-arunc\u0103 ochii-n fundul casei. Pe gu\u015fa p\u0103s\u0103rii a\u015fa scria: “Cine-a m\u00e2nca inima are s\u0103 fie-mp\u0103rat; cine-a m\u00e2nca r\u00e2nza, de c\u00e2te ori s-a trezi pe noapte, de-at\u00e2tea ori are s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 c\u00e2te o pung\u0103 de bani sub cap; cine-a m\u00e2nca maiurile are s\u0103 fie om cu noroc \u00een lume, oriunde va merge el, orice pas a face el, tot cu noroc are s\u0103 fie”. Acu jidanul, tot cu du\u015fm\u0103nie asupra cre\u015ftinului:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vinde-mi mie pas\u0103rea!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 N-o pot, jup\u00e2ne. Asta-i c\u00e2\u015ftigul meu, toat\u0103 via\u0163a pentru mine \u015fi pentru copii.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, c\u00e2t s-a pus jidanul, n-a vrut bietul om s-o v\u00e2nd\u0103. Jidanul a zis c\u0103 i-i r\u0103u \u015fi c-are s\u0103 m\u00e2ie la om. V\u00e2n\u0103torul a doua zi s-a sculat de diminea\u0163\u0103 \u015fi s-a dus cu pu\u015fca dup\u0103 v\u00e2nat. Da\u2019 jidanul \u2013 \u015firet, da\u2019 femeia, ca de-a noastre, proast\u0103 \u2013 \u015fi-i zice-a\u015fa femeii:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nevast\u0103, ce s\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u015fti c-un om a\u015fa de s\u0103rac, vin\u2019 s\u0103 te iau eu, c\u0103 te-oi \u0163ine bine \u015fi \u0163i-oi \u0163ine \u015fi copiii. Da\u2019 femeia zice:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dac\u0103 te-i boteza! Apoi, zice, cum la noi, nu se poate s\u0103 se desp\u0103r\u0163easc\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da\u2019 jidanul zice:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Las\u0103-l pe m\u00e2na mea, c\u0103 eu \u00eel omor p\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ine. \u00cei d\u0103 nu \u015ftiu ce \u015fi omoar\u0103 omul. De-acolo zice-a\u015fa:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Femeie, te-oi lua, dar mai \u00eent\u00e2i taie-mi pas\u0103rea \u015fi mi-o frige.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da\u2019 s\u0103 nu lipseasc\u0103 nimica din pas\u0103re, toat\u0103 s-o m\u0103n\u00e2nc eu. \u015ei femeia, dobitoac\u0103, ea s-a potrivit. A t\u0103iat \u015fi a fript pas\u0103rea \u015f-a pus-o pe vatr\u0103, a str\u00e2ns-o \u015fi ea iese din cas\u0103 cu treab\u0103, \u015fi copiii, tustrei, intr\u0103-n cas\u0103. Zice unul dintr-\u00een\u015fii:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103, tare mi-i foame\u2026 Mama a fript pas\u0103rea ceea, hai s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m c\u00e2te-o buc\u0103\u0163ic\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D\u2019 apoi dac-a fript-o jidanului, ne-a bate!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hai s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m din\u0103untru, c\u0103 nu s-a vedea.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ia cel mare inima, cel mijlociu r\u00e2nza, cel mic maiurile. Pas\u0103rea acu nu mai pl\u0103tea nimica dac\u0103 le m\u00e2ncase acelea. Da\u2019 copiii, dup\u0103 ce-au m\u00e2ncat:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i, hai s\u0103 fugim, c\u0103 ne-a bate.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei era o bort\u0103-n dosul casei \u015fi s-au v\u00e2r\u00e2t acolo.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vine jidanul. Da\u2019 la pas\u0103re cele nu-s \u00eentr-\u00eensa. Apoi \u00eencepe-a striga, bate pe biata femeie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De bun\u0103 seam\u0103, au m\u00e2ncat copiii, c\u0103ci altul nime n-a fost \u00een cas\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jidanul \u00eendat\u0103 strig\u0103 dup\u0103 copii, s\u0103-i taie, s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce el din copii. I-au c\u0103utat, i-au c\u0103utat, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit nu i-au g\u0103sit. Dac-a v\u0103zut jidanul c\u0103 nu-s \u015fi nu-s, s-a dus dracului \u2013 cruce de aur \u00een cas\u0103! \u2013 a l\u0103sat \u015fi pe femeie \u015fi tot. C\u0103 el tot a\u015fa era s\u0103 fac\u0103, d-apoi Dumnezeu a l\u0103sat mai bine s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce copiii dec\u00e2t d\u00e2nsul, c\u0103 Dumnezeu nu doarme. Acu, acel mare a umblat ce-a umblat \u015fi s-a f\u0103cut \u00eemp\u0103rat pe \u0163ara aceea. Acu numai aista era micu\u015for de tot, tot la m\u0103-sa \u015fedea, ist care m\u00e2ncase maiurile, \u015fi pesemne unde avea el s\u0103 aib\u0103 a\u015fa noroc, tare era lene\u015f.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cel ce a m\u00e2ncat r\u00e2nza g\u0103sea tot pungi de bani \u015fi se f\u0103cuse stra\u015fnic om de r\u0103u. \u00cei erau dragi numai petrecerile, s\u0103 ier\u0163i mata, \u00eei erau dragi cucoanele cele frumoase. Acu, acolo, stra\u015fnic era de frumoas\u0103 una de-i zicea Frumoasa Lumii. La soare te puteai uita, da la d\u00e2nsa ba.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acu el tot umbla, c\u0103 doar i-ar da-o boierul cela, da nici c\u0103 vrea s\u0103 i-o dea. Iaca vine el acas\u0103 la m\u0103-sa:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Mam\u0103, ce mi-s buni mie banii dac\u0103 nu pot eu lua pe ceea ce mi-a picat drag\u0103!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da\u2019 m\u0103-sa zice:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragul mamei, du-te \u015fi tot te-i putea \u00eent\u00e2lni cu ea. (S\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 cu d\u00e2nsa, poate i-ar fi fost \u015fi ei drag.) Da\u2019 ea era viclean\u0103. Acu aist ce-a m\u00e2ncat maiurile se juca cu ni\u015fte bulg\u0103ra\u015fi cu al\u0163i b\u0103ie\u0163i pe-afar\u0103. Vine un mo\u015fneag.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Dragul mo\u015fului, ce faci tu aici?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia m\u0103 joc, mo\u015fule!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hai cu mo\u015fu, c\u0103 \u0163i-a da pere \u015fi mere (\u015ftii, ca la copii) \u2013 \u00een\u015feal\u0103 pe b\u0103iat \u015fi-l ia cu d\u00e2nsul.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da\u2019 acela era un vr\u0103jitor grozav \u2013 \u00eenghe\u0163a apa. \u015e-acu el, tot vr\u0103jind prin P\u0103durea neagr\u0103, a dat de ceva stra\u015fnic, care el nu putea face, numai c-un copil. Se duce-acolo cu b\u0103iatu-n mijlocul p\u0103durii \u015fi d\u0103 de-o piatr\u0103 mare. \u015ei bate de trei ori \u00een piatr\u0103 \u015fi se deschide p\u0103m\u00e2ntul. \u015ei el zice b\u0103iatului a\u015fa:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i b\u0103iete, du-te pe sc\u0103rile ieste \u00eentr-acolo sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt (erau ni\u015fte sc\u0103ri) \u015fi-ai s\u0103 cobori \u00eentr-o gr\u0103din\u0103 a\u015fa de m\u00e2ndr\u0103, \u015fi-ai s\u0103 dai de-o c\u0103su\u0163\u0103 acolo-n gr\u0103din\u0103. S\u0103 intri-n cas\u0103 \u015f-ai s\u0103 vezi un horn f\u0103cut acolo \u015fi pe vatr\u0103 ai s\u0103 vezi o cheie. S\u0103 iei cheia ceea, s-o pui \u00een br\u00e2u \u015fi s\u0103 vii \u00eenapoi la mine. Da\u2019 na-\u0163i \u015f-o verigu\u0163\u0103 de fier, c\u0103 f\u0103r\u2019 de veriga asta nu po\u0163i intra. (Acolo era pe ceea lume, zice-c\u0103.) B\u0103iatul se ia, merge-nceti\u015for \u015fi intr\u0103 p\u00e2n\u2019 \u00een gr\u0103dina ceea.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da\u2019 acolo a\u015fa era o m\u00e2ndrea\u0163\u0103, gr\u0103din\u0103 cu pomi cu poame de aur\u2026 \u00eenc\u00e2t b\u0103iatul s-a mirat c\u00e2nd a intrat acolo \u015fi, \u015ftii, ca copilul, mai degrab\u0103 a alergat la pere \u015fi la mere dec\u00e2t la cheia mo\u015fneagului. \u015etii cum e treaba noastr\u0103 \u2013 era cu c\u0103me\u015foi \u015fi cu curelu\u015f\u0103 bun\u0103-ncins, \u015f-o umplut s\u00e2nul de mere \u015fi de pere. El pornise s\u0103 ias\u0103, c\u00e2nd \u015fi-aduce aminte de cheie, merge \u00eentr-acolo \u015f-o ia \u2013 da cheia era stra\u015fnic de ruginit\u0103\u2026 Cine \u015ftie ce-ar fi f\u0103cut el cu cheia ceea, \u015fi ast\u0103zi am fi fost sub m\u00e2na lui poate\u2026 Se ia b\u0103iatu-nceti\u015for, se suie iar pe scar\u0103 s\u0103 ias-afar\u0103 \u2013 c\u0103 \u015ftii d-ta c\u0103 el, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul, de\u015fi avea putere, nu putea intra \u00een rai, dar ista ca copil\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u00e2nd a ajuns \u00een gur\u0103 s\u0103 ias\u0103, mo\u015fneagul a strigat:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Stai, nu ie\u015fi! D\u0103-mi cheia!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B\u0103iatul zice (era mic, da tot cu cap):<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 ies \u00eent\u00e2i afar\u0103!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ba nu te las.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu-\u0163i dau cheia! (\u015etii d-ta, nici m\u00e2na nu putea v\u00e2r\u00ee, c\u0103 era p\u0103c\u0103tos.)<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Am s\u0103 te omor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Omoar\u0103-m\u0103, numai dac\u0103 po\u0163i!\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El face tranc! cu picioru-n p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u015fi se-nchide p\u0103m\u00e2ntul. Ce s-\u0103 fac\u0103 bietul b\u0103iat? Ia s\u0103 se-ntoarc\u0103, s\u0103 se duc\u0103 iar prin gr\u0103dinile cele. C\u00e2nd colo, era-nchis p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, nu mai era m\u00e2ndrea\u0163a ceea. \u00cencepe b\u0103iatul a pl\u00e2nge. Pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd a\u015fa, \u00ee\u015fi freca m\u00e2inile. \u015eterge pe veriga ceea ce i-o dat-o mo\u015fneagul \u015fi vine-un om. Omul cela era de fier. Era duh necurat; om de-ai no\u015ftri de fier, unde se poate?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 M\u0103i b\u0103iete, cine te-a adus pe tine-aici?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca cum \u015fi iaca cum, spune b\u0103iatul tot.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu te-oi scoate, b\u0103iete, da-\u00eent\u00e2i s\u0103 te duci de-aici, s\u0103-mi tai vreo dou\u0103zeci de vaci, s\u0103-mi frigi, s\u0103 am de m\u00e2ncat pe drum, c\u00e2nd te-oi duce (c\u0103 \u015ftii d-ta, nou\u0103 ni s-a p\u0103rut c\u0103 era-n gur\u0103, da el era tocmai-n fundul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, c\u00e2nd a-nchis el piatra).<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Frige el, \u015fi-l pune pe b\u0103iat dup\u0103 cap, \u015fi pune pe o m\u00e2n\u0103 dou\u0103zeci de vaci fripte \u015fi pe alt\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2teva poloboace cu ap\u0103, cu vin \u2013 cu ce-o fi fost nu \u015ftiu \u2013 \u015fi b\u0103iatului \u00eei d\u0103 un cu\u0163it \u015f-o ulcic\u0103. \u2013 C\u00e2nd mi-a fi foame, s\u0103 tai cu cu\u0163itul din carne, s\u0103-mi dai s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc, \u015fi c\u00e2nd mi-a fi sete, s\u0103-mi dai cu ulcica ap\u0103. \u015ei merge el, merge \u2013 zi \u015fi noapte tot mergea, dec\u00e2t a\u015fa era de-ntuneric, de nu z\u0103reai c\u00e2t un fir de colb, dac\u0103 era sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt! Acu apropia vacile de g\u0103tat dem\u00e2ncatul \u015fi apa de b\u0103ut. Da\u2019 duhul cel necurat i-a zis a\u015fa: \u2013 Dac\u0103 tu-i avea noroc s\u0103 nu g\u0103tesc dem\u00e2ncatul \u015fi apa, eu nu te voi m\u00e2nca, dar dac-oi g\u0103ta, te m\u0103n\u00e2nc. Ia uit\u0103-te tu \u00een sus, vezi soarele? \u2013 \u00cel v\u0103d c\u00e2t o zare de chibrit. \u2013 Ia! deci mai este! Merge el \u2013 c\u0103 acu r\u0103m\u0103sese numai o jum\u0103tate de vac\u0103. \u2013 Ia uite-n sus, c\u00e2tu-i soarele de mare? \u2013 \u00cel v\u0103d pe jum\u0103tate. \u2013 E, apoi iaca tot mai am o bucat\u0103 bun\u0103! C\u00e2nd acu era mai aproape de ie\u015fit afar\u0103, dem\u00e2ncatul se g\u0103tise, ap\u0103 tot mai era. \u2013 D\u0103-mi dem\u00e2ncat, c\u0103 mi-i foame! B\u0103iatul, ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 el? Ia cu\u0163itul \u015fi-\u015fi taie o bucat\u2019 de pulp\u0103 \u015fi-i d\u0103 ap\u0103 \u015fi porne\u015fte iar. Iac\u0103, a ie\u015fit pe iasta lume. C\u00e2nd \u00eel pune jos: \u2013 S\u0103-mi spui tu drept, de unde mi-ai dat tu de-am m\u00e2ncat la urm\u0103? \u2013 Drept \u0163i-oi spune, pulpa mi-am t\u0103iat-o! \u2013 Drept s\u0103-\u0163i spun, s\u0103 fi \u015ftiut c\u0103 e\u015fti a\u015fa dulce, nu te mai scoteam. \u2013 Acu nu m\u0103 po\u0163i m\u00e2nca? \u2013 Hei, acolo era largul meu \u015fi str\u00e2mtul t\u0103u \u2013 de-acu e\u015fti prea bun la D-zeu \u015fi nu te las\u0103 s\u0103 te m\u0103n\u00e2nc! (\u015etii d-ta, c\u0103 sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt era locul dracilor.) \u015ei omul se face nev\u0103zut. Da\u2019 b\u0103iatul era s\u0103racul fl\u0103m\u00e2nd, da el uitase c\u0103 are merele cele-n s\u00e2n \u015fi cheia ceea. Se ia el \u015f-alearg\u0103, \u015f-ajunge la casa m\u00e2ne-sa. Da, \u015ftii<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0d-ta, el era lene\u015f,da era de duh, nu a\u015fa (parc\u0103 numai la dv. sunt de duh? Sunt \u015fi dintre noi!). Intr\u0103-n cas\u0103, da m\u0103-sa era s\u0103rac\u0103 stra\u015fnic, c\u0103, \u015ftii d-ta, ca la boierul c\u00e2nd ajunge la m\u0103rire, n-o lua pe biata m\u0103-sa s-o \u0163ie, de\u015fi era-mp\u0103rat. \u2013 Mam\u0103, n-ai vreo buc\u0103\u0163ic\u0103 de lum\u00e2nare s-aprinzi? \u2013 Am, dragul mamei, de la Pa\u015fte! (O \u0163ine, Doamne fere\u015fte, de tunet, s-aprind\u0103.) Aprinde lum\u00e2narea. Da\u2019 el zice: \u2013 Doamne, mam\u0103, tare mi-i a m\u00e2nca! Am ni\u015fte pere \u015fi ni\u015fte mere, da\u2019 m-a durea la inim\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc. Da\u2019 el n-a luat seama c\u0103 ele-s de aur. Le-a zv\u00e2rlit sub o lai\u0163\u0103. Mam\u0103, iaca, am o cheie, dec\u00e2t tare-i ruginit\u0103, mam\u0103, \u015fterge-o \u015fi vinde-o \u015fi cump\u0103r\u0103-mi o p\u00e2ine. N-a apucat a o freca oleac\u0103, \u015fi-au intrat vreo cinci oameni de fier \u00een cas\u0103. \u2013 Ce vre\u0163i, st\u0103p\u00e2nilor? (El era s\u0103-nconjure lumea cu cheia aceea; c-atunci avea cheia iadului, putea face cu dracii orice.) Femeia stra\u015fnic s-a \u00eenfrico\u015fat de d\u00e2n\u015fii. Da\u2019 b\u0103iatul, mehenghi, \u00eendat\u0103 s-a priceput: \u2013 Mas\u0103 vrem \u015fi vin bun! \u00cendat\u0103 au venit ni\u015fte sufragii \u015fi-au pus masa, \u015fi ce n-au pus! \u015ei dup\u0103 ce-au osp\u0103tat ei bine, au str\u00e2ns aceia \u015fi s-a dus. \u2013 Ei, mam\u0103! Cheia asta o str\u00e2ng eu! Acu se f\u0103cuse holtei, bun de-nsurat. \u2013 Mam\u0103, eu am auzit c\u0103 fata-mp\u0103ratului e frumoas\u0103. M\u0103 duc s-o iau eu. \u2013 Dragul mamei, tu, un b\u0103iat a\u015fa s\u0103rac, s\u0103 iei pe fata-mp\u0103ratului? Ce mai vorbe\u015fti nebunii? \u2013 Dac\u0103 eu vreau a\u015fa?! Du-te, mam\u0103, staroste. \u2013 Da\u2019 cum, dragul mamei, s\u0103 intru eu acolo? \u2013 Du-te, mam\u0103!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El o m\u00e2na. \u2013 Cum s\u0103 m\u0103 duc eu cu m\u00e2na goal\u0103? \u2013 Mam\u0103, ia vezi merele \u015fi perele cele, n-au putrezit? Du-i-le acelea! \u2013 Bine zici, dragul mamei. Se ia baba \u015fi se-mbrac\u0103 cu pe\u015ftiman, pune-un \u015ftergar frumos \u00een cap, ia-n basma acelea \u015fi se porne\u015fte. Ajunge la poarta-mp\u0103ratului. \u00cemp\u0103ratul \u015fedea-n cerdacul cel nalt. Vede-mp\u0103ratul c\u0103 se luptau ceia cu d\u00e2nsa, n-o l\u0103sau s\u0103 intre. \u00cemp\u0103ratul cela era milostiv, nu ca ista de pe-acu. A g\u00e2ndit c\u0103 a venit s\u0103 cear\u0103 ceva. \u2013 L\u0103sa\u0163i-o, bre! C\u00e2nd au auzit porunca-mp\u0103ratului, au l\u0103sat-o. \u2013 Ce vrei, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103? \u2013 Apoi pren\u0103l\u0163ate-mp\u0103rate, am venit dup\u0103 un lucru mare. \u2013 Ca ce fel, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103? \u2013 Poftim \u00eent\u00e2i colacii. Vede-mp\u0103ratul perele \u015fi merele de aur \u015f-a stat \u00een mirare. S\u0103 vad\u0103 la o bab\u0103 de-a noastr\u0103! Numai la cur\u0163ile lor sunt de-acelea. \u2013 Feciorul meu vrea s\u0103 ieie pe fata d-tale, \u00eemp\u0103rate! Da-mp\u0103ratul a stat olecu\u0163\u0103 \u015fi pe urm-a g\u00e2ndit: “Baba asta-i nebun\u0103.” \u2013 Dac\u0103 feciorul t\u0103u, zice, p\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ine diminea\u0163\u0103, \u00een locul casei tale, va face un palat ca al meu \u015f-o gr\u0103din\u0103 ca a mea, c-o c\u0103r\u0103ru\u015f\u0103 de pomi p\u00e2n\u2019 la curtea mea, \u015fi-n fiecare pom s\u0103 c\u00e2nte p\u0103s\u0103rile, eu i-oi da fata. \u2013 R\u0103m\u00e2i s\u0103n\u0103tos, \u00eemp\u0103rate! Se porne\u015fte-\u00eenapoi femeia. \u2013 Iaca, dragul mamei, ce-a zis. \u2013 Bun, mam\u0103, le fac p\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ine. \u015eterge cheia \u015fi vin iar cinci oameni de fier. \u2013 Ce vrei, st\u0103p\u00e2ne?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 P\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ine diminea\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 fie un palat tot de sticl\u0103 \u015fi poleit cu aur \u015fi s\u0103 fie o c\u0103r\u0103ru\u015f\u0103 desp\u0103r\u0163it\u0103 prin pomi \u015f-un pom s\u0103-nfloreasc\u0103, unul s\u0103-nfrunzeasc\u0103, unul s\u0103-i pice frunza, s\u0103 nu fie doi de-un fel. \u015ei c\u0103r\u0103ru\u015fa s\u0103 fie de catifea, cu iarb\u0103 de catifea. \u015ei la fiecare pom s\u0103 stea c\u00e2te-un soldat cu sabia scoas\u0103. \u015ei p\u0103s\u0103rile s\u0103 c\u00e2nte a\u015fa de frumos, s\u0103 nu poat\u0103 dormi \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi fata-mp\u0103ratului!\u2026 Eh! \u00eenc\u0103 era mult p\u00e2n-\u00een ziu\u0103 \u015fi erau toate gata. \u00cemp\u0103ratul, diminea\u0163a c\u00e2nd se treze\u015fte, zice fetei: \u2013 De c\u00e2nd sunt \u00een palatul ista, cum ne-au c\u00e2ntat p\u0103s\u0103rile acum nu ne-au c\u00e2ntat niciodat\u0103 (c\u0103 el nu s-a a\u015fteptat la aste, el g\u00e2ndea c\u0103 p\u0103s\u0103rile din gr\u0103dina lui c\u00e2nt\u0103). C\u00e2nd iese-afar\u0103 \u015fi vede, zice: \u2013 Bre! mare putere are omul ista! B\u0103iatul zice: \u2013 Du-te, mam\u0103, \u015fi cere-i fata s\u0103 mi-o deie! Se duce baba la-mp\u0103ratul, da\u2019 el tot o purta cu vorba, c\u0103 nu-i era voia s\u0103-\u015fi deie fata dup\u0103 d-ai\u015ftia. \u2013 Apoi, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103, de azi \u00eentr-o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 dac-a veni c-o tr\u0103sur\u0103 de aur \u015fi cai care ar m\u00e2nca j\u0103ratic \u015f-ar bea par\u0103, i-oi da fata. Da\u2019 fata era s\u0103 se cunune tocmai-n ziua ceea dup-un alt \u00eemp\u0103rat. \u2013 Iaca, dragul mamei, ce-a zis: \u2013 I-oi face, mam\u0103, \u015fi asta. Aude el un vuiet mare stra\u015fnic pe afar\u0103. \u2013 Oare ce s-aude, mam\u0103? \u00centreab\u0103 m\u0103-sa. Zice: \u2013 Se m\u0103rit\u0103 fata-mp\u0103ratului. \u2013 Cine-o ia? \u2013 Cutare fecior de-mp\u0103rat. Vezi, dragul mamei, numai m-ai f\u0103cut de r\u00e2s. \u2013 Ia las\u0103, mam\u0103, c\u0103 tot are s\u0103 mi-o deie. Ia el, \u015fterge cheia. Da era iarna. \u015ei vine omul cel de fier.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce vrei, st\u0103p\u00e2ne? \u2013 Fata-mp\u0103ratului s-a cununat ast\u0103zi! C\u00e2nd or dormi, s\u0103 iei pe mirele s\u0103-l pui afar\u0103 \u015fi pe mireas\u0103 s-o pui \u00eentr-o pivni\u0163\u0103 \u015fi-n zori de ziu\u0103 s\u0103-i aduci iar pe am\u00e2ndoi \u00een cas\u0103. Diminea\u0163a intr\u0103-mp\u0103ratu-n cas\u0103. \u2013 Ei, dragii tatii, cum a\u0163i dormit? Zice el: \u2013 Mie, tat\u0103, tare mi-a fost frig! \u2013 Ba, zice ea, eu nu \u015ftiu unde eram, c\u0103 c\u0103utam s-aprind lum\u00e2narea \u015fi nu g\u0103seam, \u015fi nu era nici pat, nici nimica. \u2013 A\u0163i visat! \u2013 Da\u2019 cum dracu, tat\u0103, c\u0103, iac\u0103, buricele mi-o \u00eenghe\u0163at la degete. \u2013 Eu nu-mi simt spatele. \u2013 Ce n-a\u0163i zis sufragiului s-aprind\u0103 focul? Nu v-a mai fi nimica. A doua sear\u0103, iar \u015fterge cheia. Vine iar: \u2013 Ce vrei, st\u0103p\u00e2ne? \u2013 Vreau s\u0103 te duci s\u0103-i pui pe ginerele \u00eemp\u0103ratului \u00eentr-o movil\u0103 de om\u0103t, c\u00e2nd a dormi, \u015fi pe mireas\u0103 s-o pui \u00een v\u00e2rful casei! Pe cas\u0103, frig-frig, da\u2019 nu era om\u0103t. Ista a degerat. Da\u2019 tot \u00eei era mil\u0103 de d\u00e2nsa. \u2013 Numai jum\u0103tate de noapte s-o la\u015fi pe v\u00e2rful casei. C\u00e2nd a adus pe mire diminea\u0163a, era?eap\u0103n. A str\u00e2ns to\u0163i doftorii, n-a mai avut ce-i face \u2013 a murit, s\u0103racul! Iaca, se-mpline\u015fte s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na. El iar \u015fterge cheia, vin ceia\u2026 \u2013 M\u00e2ne diminea\u0163\u0103, o tr\u0103sur\u0103 de aur \u015fi cai care or m\u00e2nca j\u0103ratic \u015f-or bea par\u0103, \u015fi mie straiele cele mai frumoase din lume s\u0103 mi le aduci. Se pune el ca boierii-n tr\u0103sur\u0103 a doua zi \u015fi se porne\u015fte c\u0103tre-mp\u0103ratul. \u2013 Cum \u00eei, voinice? zice-mp\u0103ratul. \u2013 Am venit s\u0103-mi dai fata.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El se face c\u0103 nu \u015ftie c\u0103 i-a murit ginerele. I-o d\u0103-mp\u0103ratul. Face-o nunt\u0103 str\u0103lucit\u0103, \u015fi i-o d\u0103, \u015f-o duce la palatul lui \u2013 da\u2019 lui a\u015fa-i era de drag\u0103, de-o pr\u0103p\u0103dea din ochi. Iac\u0103, aude vr\u0103jitorul c\u0103 el a ie\u015fit din p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 el, s\u0103 poat\u0103 pune m\u00e2na pe d\u00e2nsul, c\u0103 el, c\u00e2t era de vr\u0103jitor \u015fi stra\u015fnic, da\u2019 el avea numai vreo doi draci, da ista cheia iadului o avea. Da\u2019 el punea cheia ceea totdeauna pe-o sob\u0103 \u015fi numai sufragiul \u015ftia de d\u00e2nsa. Da\u2019 sufragiul nu prea avea minte destul\u0103-n cap. Iaca, s-a luat el cu fata-mp\u0103ratului la primblare. Da\u2019 vr\u0103jitorul a luat o mul\u0163ime de chei nou\u0103 \u015fi frumoase, altele de aur, de aram\u0103, de argint \u015f-a \u00eenceput a striga pe la poarta ginerelui \u00eemp\u0103ratului: \u2013 Cine-mi mai d\u0103 chei ruginite, c\u0103-i dau de cele de aur? \u015ei sufragiul, nu prea avea mult\u0103 minte-n cap, a g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 dea cheia ceea \u015fi s\u0103 ieie una de aur, c\u0103 mai bine a prii st\u0103p\u00e2nu-s\u0103u. Ehei! \u015fi c\u00e2nd i-a luat (cheia, i-a luat) s\u0103racul toat\u0103 puterea lui. \u00cei d\u0103. N-a apucat de-a veni el de la plimbare \u015fi palatul n-a mai fost. A r\u0103mas el s\u0103racul \u00een c\u00e2mp, nici bordeiul ce-l avea \u00eenainte nu era acu. Da-mp\u0103ratul i-a trimis a\u015fa r\u0103spuns pe un logof\u0103t: c\u0103 dac\u0103 p\u00e2n\u2019 \u00een trei zile n-a face palatul cum a fost, \u00eei ia fata \u015fi nu i-o mai d\u0103. Acu \u0163i-am spus c\u0103 mai bine i-ar fi luat zilele dec\u00e2t s\u0103 i-o ieie pe d\u00e2nsa. Mare lucru-i dragostea! Ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 el? Da\u2019 \u015fi fata-acu stra\u015fnic \u0163inea la d\u00e2nsul. Nainte mai drag \u00eei era cel degerat, da\u2019 acuma! A a\u015fteptat el p\u00e2n\u2019 a treia zi; nu-i de chip, n-are de unde s\u0103 fac\u0103 palatul. \u00ce\u015fi ea el ziua bun\u0103 de la nevast\u0103-sa: cine \u015ftie ce jelanie a fi fost acolo! \u2013 M\u0103 duc de-acu-n lumea mea! Merge el \u015fi ajunge la o balt\u0103 (cam un iaz vine). \u2013 De-acu n-am ce face, m\u0103-nec! D\u00e2nd a\u015fa, frec\u00e2ndu-\u015fi m\u00e2inile, d\u0103 de verigu\u0163a ce i-a dat-o vr\u0103jitorul c\u00e2nd l-a v\u00e2r\u00e2t \u00eent\u00e2i \u00een groap\u0103. \u015ei vine un om de fier. \u2013 Ce vrei, st\u0103p\u00e2ne?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vreau cheia cea de la iad. \u2013 Eu cheia iadului nu \u0163i-o pot da. \u2013 Apoi, ce s\u0103 fac eu, spune-mi m\u0103car unde-i? \u2013 Apoi vr\u0103jitorul, ca s\u0103 nu-l ajung\u0103 nime, \u015f-a f\u0103cut un palat pe Prut, \u015f-acu, dac\u0103-i putea merge p\u00e2n\u2019 acolo, el o \u0163ine ascuns\u0103 sub perin\u0103 la capul lui. \u2013 Ce s\u0103 fac eu, cum oi putea s-ajung la d\u00e2nsul? \u2013 Na-\u0163i, zice, buc\u0103\u0163ica asta de fier, d\u0103-te de trei ori de-a curu-n cap pe d\u00e2nsa \u015fi te-i face o musc\u0103 \u2013 pe urm\u0103 te-i pricepe cum s-o iei. \u015ei s-a f\u0103cut nev\u0103zut omul cela. Se ia el, se d\u0103 de trei ori peste cap \u015fi zboar\u0103 ca musca p\u00e2n\u2019 la Prut. Ajunge acolo, da\u2019 vr\u0103jitorul dormea de-amiaz\u0103zi. D\u0103 s\u0103 intre\u2026 pe unde s\u0103 intre? Ferestrele cu obloane, cum se purta mai demult. “M\u0103 v\u00e2r pe borta cheii!” Se v\u00e2r\u0103 \u015fi se pune pe sob\u0103. Unde se treze\u015fte vr\u0103jitorul \u015fi unde-ncepe a bate-n mijlocul casei cu ni\u015fte ciocane \u015fi unde-ncepe a ie\u015fi la draci, de te luau fiori. \u015e-a-nceput a-i trimite pe unde s\u0103 fac\u0103 rele, s\u0103 puie la cale pe oameni s\u0103 fac\u0103 rele; dec\u00e2t, c\u00e2nd nu vrea D-zeu, c\u0103 el era om p\u0103m\u00e2ntean, i l-a luat din minte! A\u015fa, dup\u0103 ce-a pus el trebile la cale, a ie\u015fit afar\u0103. Musca s-a sculat, a luat cheia de sub perin\u0103 \u015f-a \u00eenceput c\u0103tinel-c\u0103tinel, \u015f-a zburat afar\u0103. Dec\u00e2t bucuria lui nu se mai poveste\u015fte, c-are s\u0103 ieie pe fat\u0103-napoi. Acu lui nu-i era de d\u00e2nsul, de d\u00e2nsa-i era ce-i era. Freac\u0103 cheia, vin oamenii cei de fier. \u2013 S\u0103-mi faci palatul iar \u00eenapoi cum a fost! \u015ei acu s-a-nv\u0103\u0163at minte: purta cheia tot l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsul. Acu ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 vr\u0103jitorul? Era \u00een satul cela o bab\u0103 sf\u00e2nt\u0103\u2026 Pe atunci era lume bun\u0103, erau sfin\u0163i, nu ca acu. C\u00e2nd te durea capul, c\u00e2nd aveai vreo boal\u0103, numai dac\u0103 punea m\u00e2na-\u0163i trecea. S-a dus vr\u0103jitorul \u015f-a omor\u00e2t baba \u015fi s-a \u00eembr\u0103cat el \u00een straiele ei. S-a-mboln\u0103vit femeia lui, fata-mp\u0103ratului, dec\u00e2t ce boal\u0103, s\u0103 dea D-zeu s\u0103 am \u015fi eu c\u00e2t oi tr\u0103i, dec\u00e2t numai c\u00e2nd zicea oleac\u0103 valeu, el se pr\u0103p\u0103dea. \u2013 Ia s\u0103 chemi pe baba cea sf\u00e2nt\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vine; acela era vr\u0103jitorul. \u00cencepe-a pune m\u00e2na pe capul ei, ca \u015fi cum, drag\u0103 Doamne, a o desc\u00e2nta. \u015ei c\u00e2nd iese el din cas\u0103, \u00eei zice vr\u0103jitorul ei:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Doamne, m\u0103ria-ta, c\u00e2t\u0103 frumuse\u0163e \u015fi m\u00e2ndre\u0163e ai \u00een cas\u0103 \u015fi n-ai \u015fi un ou frumos de marmur\u0103!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ca ce fel de ou, m\u0103tu\u015f\u0103?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Acela-i numai \u00een fundul p\u0103m\u00e2ntului!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ira! oi zice b\u0103rbatu-meu, \u015f-a trimite pe cineva s\u0103-l caute.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015ei se duce vr\u0103jitorul.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Intr\u0103 el \u00een cas\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, zice, iaca ce mi-a spus baba ast-sf\u00e2nt\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Iaca s\u0103 \u015fterg, drag\u0103, cheia.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u015eterge cheia \u015fi vin doi oameni de fier.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ce vrei, st\u0103p\u00e2ne?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Vreau oul cel de marmur\u0103 de sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 D-apoi, bat\u0103-te D-zeu s\u0103 te bat\u0103 (fie-i lui acolo!); c\u00e2te-\u0163i fac eu, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi cheia iadului o ai, acum vrei s\u0103 ne iei \u015fi toat\u0103 puterea noastr\u0103?\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vezi d-ta, vr\u0103jitorul a vrut \u00eenadins, ca doar duhul cel necurat l-a g\u00e2tui.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Da\u2019 eu te-a\u015f omor\u00ee, da pentru c\u0103 \u015ftiu c\u0103 asta nu vine de la tine, pentru asta te iert \u015fi-\u0163i spun a\u015fa: c\u0103 baba cea sf\u00e2nt\u0103-i vr\u0103jitorul \u015fi c\u0103 azi are s\u0103 vie c-un cu\u0163it mare \u015fi s-a face c\u0103 pune m\u00e2na pe capul femeii tale \u015f-are s\u0103 \u0163i-o omoare.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dec\u00e2t, c\u00e2nd a auzit el a\u015fa, of! numai tremura! \u015ei se duce omul cel de fier. Acu el \u00ee\u015fi g\u0103te\u015fte iataganul, \u015fi c\u00e2nd vine-n cas\u0103 vr\u0103jitorul, pune pe sufragiu \u015fi \u00eel dezbrac\u0103-ndat\u0103, \u015f-adev\u0103rat g\u0103se\u015fte-un cu\u0163it mare, \u015ftii, ca un chip de cosor, \u015fi-l ia cu iataganul \u015fi-l face buc\u0103\u0163ele. Acu era cu deplin ferici\u0163i. Acu s\u0103racul nu mai \u015ftia ce-i durerea, cum \u015ftia-nainte, \u015fi zice-ntr-o zi:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ia hai, soro, s\u0103 mergem s\u0103 g\u0103sim pe fra\u0163ii mei cei doi. (Da\u2019 mama lui murise!) Se iau ei \u015fi se preg\u0103tesc, \u015fi merg\u00e2nd ei a\u015fa, au ajuns la-mp\u0103ratul. Era stra\u015fnic \u00een r\u0103zboi cu altul. Tot s\u0103 nu fie omul s\u0103racu-n pace. \u015e-a\u015fa era el de sc\u00e2rbit, dec\u00e2t stra\u015fnic lucru. V\u0103z\u00e2nd pe acesta, s-a bucurat \u015f-a zis a\u015fa:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fiindc\u0103 e\u015fti ginere de-mp\u0103rat, mi-i da ajutor \u015f-oi putea s\u0103 bat pe vr\u0103jma\u015ful meu.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u015fa a g\u0103tat armat\u0103 grozav\u0103 \u015fi-n sf\u00e2r\u015fit a dovedit pe ceala. Acu ai\u015fti doi se zice c\u0103 erau tare ferici\u0163i \u2013 numai acela, s\u0103racul, era mai nec\u0103jit (cel cu r\u00e2nza). Acela s-a luat \u015fi s-a dus la Frumoasa Lumii. D\u0103 s\u0103 intre-n palatul boierului celuia, nu-l las\u0103 s\u0103 intre. A\u015fa, el a tr\u00e2ntit un bal str\u0103lucit \u015f-a poftit pe to\u0163i s\u0103 vie la balul cela, \u00eentre care era \u015fi Frumoasa Lumii. Dec\u00e2t a\u015fa era ea de frumoas\u0103, c\u00e2t, c\u00e2nd a intrat \u00een bal, a luminat balul de at\u00e2ta\u2026 s\u0103 ier\u0163i mata. El a \u00eenceput dup\u0103 aceea jocul p\u00e2n\u2019 \u00een zori de ziu\u0103 \u2013 unde-a-ntins ni\u015fte mese \u015fi s-a pus s\u0103 joace c\u0103r\u0163ile. El a f\u0103cut toate chipurile ca s\u0103 joace cu d\u00e2nsa. El avea mare noroc \u015fi se f\u0103cea c\u0103 nu c\u00e2\u015ftiga, tot ei s\u0103-i deie, c\u0103 nu mai putea de drag\u0103 ce-i era. Acu ea, v\u0103z\u00e2nd at\u00e2\u0163ia bani, s-a minunat \u015f-a zis a\u015fa t\u0103t\u00e2ni-s\u0103u:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Hai, tat\u0103, s\u0103-l poftim pe ista la noi (\u015ftii, ori de-a noastre, ori de-a d-lor-voastre, care vrea s\u0103 scurg\u0103 tot la parale, trage ori pe cine). Acu el, venind la d\u00e2nsa-ntr-o sear\u0103 cu vreo zece pungi de galbeni -, a jucat iar \u00een c\u0103r\u0163i \u015fi i-a dat to\u0163i ei, de n-a r\u0103mas m\u0103car c-un pitac. Acu ea, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 n-a r\u0103mas nici c-o para, a-nceput a r\u00e2de de d\u00e2nsul. \u015ei ploua afar\u0103. \u015ei vrute \u015fi nevrute a trebuit s\u0103-l \u00eembie s\u0103 m\u00e2ie-acolo. Dormind el, de c\u00e2te ori s-a trezit, de at\u00e2tea ori a g\u0103sit o pung\u0103 de bani sub cap.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A doua zi diminea\u0163a, c\u00e2nd a venit sufragiul s\u0103-i deie de sp\u0103lat, dup\u0103 ce-a m\u00e2ntuit de sp\u0103lat, i-a pus \u00een m\u00e2ini vreo dou\u0103zeci de galbeni bac\u015fi\u015f. Alearg\u0103 la d\u00e2nsa sufragiul. Da\u2019 ea zice:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Bre! de unde are omu-aista at\u00e2tea parale?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vine la d\u00e2nsu-n cas\u0103 \u015fi zice-a\u015fa:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Eu te-oi lua de b\u0103rbat dac\u0103 mi-i spune de unde ai at\u00e2\u0163ia bani. El z\u0103luzise \u015fi i-a spus, prostul. Da\u2019 ea i-a f\u0103cut o cafea nu \u015ftiu cu ce \u015fi s-a boln\u0103vit el stra\u015fnic \u015f-a \u00eenceput a v\u0103rsa, \u015f-a v\u0103rsat r\u00e2nza. \u015e-a luat-o ea, a sp\u0103lat-o cine \u015ftie cu ce, a parfumat-o \u015f-a \u00eenghi\u0163it-o ea, ca s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 ea pungile cu bani. Da\u2019 fiec\u0103ruia norocul lui.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El mai avea vreo zece pungi de bani din noaptea ceea.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ea l-a dat pe urm-afar\u0103. El a-nc\u0103lecat pe un cal \u015fi s-a pornit. Merg\u00e2nd cu calul cela, a dat pe-un c\u00e2mp de flori \u015fi s-a plecat calul s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce \u015fi s-a f\u0103cut un m\u0103gar. El a str\u00e2ns un m\u0103nunchi de flori \u015fi l-a pus \u00een buzunar. Merg\u00e2nd el c\u0103lare pe m\u0103gar mai departe, a dat de un iaz. Se pleac\u0103 m\u0103garul s\u0103 beie ap\u0103 \u015fi se face iar cal.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Ei, zice, bun\u0103-i asta!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ia el \u00eentr-un \u015fip ap\u0103 \u015fi se-ntoarce-napoi. Ajunge iar acolo, la Frumoasa Lumii, \u015fi din banii ce-i r\u0103m\u0103sese mai toarn-un bal stra\u015fnic.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Da ea alearg\u0103, ca s\u0103 mai vad\u0103 de unde are bani.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 De unde bani?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Din m\u0103nunchiul ist de flori. El i-l d\u0103. Ea, mirosind, se face m\u0103g\u0103ri\u0163\u0103. El o las\u0103 m\u0103g\u0103ri\u0163\u0103 \u015fi iese din cas\u0103. A\u015fteapt\u0103 sufragiul s\u0103 ias\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2na afar\u0103. Nu-i! Mare p\u0103cat! C\u00e2nd se duce-n cas\u0103, o g\u0103se\u015fte m\u0103g\u0103ri\u0163\u0103. Se-ntoarce, \u015f-o ia de-acolo \u015fi porne\u015fte c\u0103lare pe d\u00e2nsa. \u00cei d\u0103 f\u00e2n s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce (c\u0103 m\u0103g\u0103ri\u0163\u0103, da\u2019 inim\u0103 de om).Ea a zis a\u015fa cu alean:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Nu te-oi mai \u00een\u015fela de-acu \u015fi \u0163i-oi da r\u00e2nza-napoi, numai f\u0103-m\u0103 cum am fost.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0El de multe ce-i f\u0103cuse, acu era haps\u00e2n \u015fi s-a dus pe d\u00e2nsa p\u00e2n\u0103 la-mp\u0103ratul, la frate-s\u0103u. Acu aciia era \u015fi ist\u0103lalt, care \u0163inea pe fata-mp\u0103ratului. \u015ei c\u00e2nd le-a povestit el lor c\u0103 m\u0103g\u0103ri\u0163a-i Frumoasa Lumii, ei s-au pus pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsul ca s-o ierte. \u015ei iert\u00e2nd-o, a b\u0103ut ap\u0103 \u015fi s-a f\u0103cut iar la loc. \u015ei erau acum trei \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i pe o \u0163ar\u0103. \u015ei-au fost to\u0163i ferici\u0163i\u2026 \u015ei-am \u00eenc\u0103lecat pe-o \u015fa \u015fi \u0163i-am spus-o a\u015fa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apoi poveste, poveste, D-zeu la noi sose\u015fte, c\u0103-nainte mult mai este. Era odat\u0103 un v\u00e2n\u0103tor \u015f-avea trei copii \u015fi era s\u0103rac-s\u0103rac, c\u00e2t numai cu-at\u00e2ta se \u0163inea, c\u0103-mpu\u015fca c\u00e2te-o p\u0103s\u0103ruic\u0103, … <\/p>\n

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