\u00cen vremea de demult, dobitoacele toate,
\nDe \u00eemp\u0103ratul Leu s\u0103tule, dezgustate,
\n\u00ce\u015fi aleser\u0103 lor
\nUn alt st\u0103p\u00e2nitor,
\nPe domnul Elefant, cu nasul \u00eenv\u00e2rtit,
\nPuternic \u00eendestul, dar \u00eens\u0103 necioplit,
\n\u015ei de cap tare, gros, c\u00e2t vre\u0163i s\u0103 socoti\u0163i.
\n\u00cens\u0103 ca s\u0103 pute\u0163i s\u0103 vi-l \u00eenchipui\u0163i,
\nM\u0103 gr\u0103besc s\u0103 v\u0103 spui
\nO judecat\u0103-a lui.
\nNoul st\u0103p\u00e2nitor,
\nC\u00e2t s-a or\u00e2nduit,
\nPuse-n slujb\u0103 pe boi,
\nIar lupu m\u00e2nc\u0103tor
\nSe f\u0103cu favorit
\n\u015ei ministru la oi.
\nV\u0103 las s\u0103 judeca\u0163i,
\nC\u00e2\u0163i miei fur\u0103 m\u00e2nca\u0163i,
\n\u015ei c\u00e2te oi slutite
\nDe fiarele cumplite!
\n\u00cen zadar fac strigare
\nOile-mpov\u0103rate,
\nChip nu e de sc\u0103pare,
\n\u015ei pl\u00e2ngeri necurmate
\nCe vin de pe la turme
\nR\u0103ul nu pot s\u0103-l curme.
\nLupul dar \u00ee\u015fi urmeaz\u0103
\nA sa nelegiuire,
\nC\u0103ci de ce se lucreaz\u0103
\nCraiul n-are de \u015ftire;
\nBa c\u00e2te lupul spune
\nLe ia toate de bune.
\nA! c\u00e2nd o s\u0103 ne vie
\nO zi de bucurie,
\nZi foarte a\u015fteptat\u0103
\n\u015ei scump\u0103 \u00een nevoi,
\nCa s\u0103 vedem odat\u0103
\nPe lupi m\u00e2nca\u0163i de oi?
\n\u201eO! asta nu se poate\u201d,
\nZic unii-al\u0163i \u00een lume.
\nDomnii mei, se pot toate,
\nDe\u015fi le spui drept glume.
\nApoi, \u015fti\u0163i dumneavoastr\u0103
\nC\u0103 oaia este proast\u0103,
\n\u015ei c\u0103 n\u0103dejduie\u015fte
\nAceea ce dore\u015fte.
\nEu cu \u00eencredin\u0163are
\nAm auzit odat\u0103,
\nLa o turm\u0103 cam mare,
\nO vorb-a\u015fa ciudat\u0103.
\nDar cum poci \u015fti ce spune
\nOile \u00eentre ele?
\nPentru ast\u0103 minune
\nAm cuvintele mele.
\nAcum, s\u0103 venim iar la vorba \u00eenceput\u0103:
\nV\u0103z\u00e2nd bietele oi c\u0103 toate o s\u0103 piar\u0103,
\nDup\u0103 lungi chibzuiri s-aleser\u0103 o sut\u0103
\n\u015ei merser\u0103 la crai izb\u0103vire s\u0103 cear\u0103.
\nCraiul sta ocolit d-o numeroas\u0103 curte:
\nCerbii cu coarne lungi, ur\u015fii cu coade scurte
\nAlc\u0103tuia un \u015ftab vrednic a fi privit.
\nUn berbece-nv\u0103\u0163at, ce \u015ftia s\u0103 citeasc\u0103,
\nSe-nf\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103 smerit \u015fi-ncepu s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103:
\n\u201eNe rug\u0103m s\u0103 ne-asculta\u0163i, craiule str\u0103lucit!
\n\u015ei s\u0103 \u00eentorci spre noi mila m\u0103riei-tale.
\nStarea-n care ne-afl\u0103m e vrednic\u0103 de jale,
\nPentru c\u0103 domnu lup, ministru ce ne-ai dat,
\n\u00cen loc a ne p\u0103zi, de tot ne-a-mpu\u0163inat.\u201d
\nDomnul lup, \u00eentrebat,
\nR\u0103spunse cu glas mare:
\n\u201eSt\u0103p\u00e2ne luminat!
\nNici un cuv\u00e2nt nu are:
\nC\u00e2nd le-am n\u0103p\u0103stuit?
\nC\u00e2nd am scos biruri grele?
\nEu iau obicinuit
\nDe oaie c\u00e2te-o piele.
\nDar prostimea ciudat\u0103
\nA\u015fa e \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at\u0103,
\n\u015ei f\u0103r-a \u015fti ce cere
\nVa nencetat s\u0103 zbiere.\u201d
\nM\u0103re\u0163ul elefant, dup\u0103 ce se g\u00e2nde\u015fte,
\nD\u0103 de trei ori din cap \u015fi lupului vorbe\u015fte:
\n\u201eAscult\u0103 \u2013 zice \u2013 \u015fi ia aminte
\nLa ale noastre cr\u0103ie\u015fti cuvinte.
\nC\u00e2t pentr-o piele, treac\u0103 \u015fi mearg\u0103,
\nFiindc\u0103 singur spui c-ai dreptate.
\nDar pentru c-ast\u0103zi oaia alearg\u0103
\nLa mila noastr\u0103, care mult poate,
\nO iert; de dajdii fie scutit\u0103;
\nAle ei pl\u00e2ngeri voi s\u0103 le-ascult;
\n\u015ei dec\u00e2t pielea obicinuit\u0103
\nS\u0103 nu po\u0163i cere un p\u0103r mai mult.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00cen vremea de demult, dobitoacele toate, De \u00eemp\u0103ratul Leu s\u0103tule, dezgustate, \u00ce\u015fi aleser\u0103 lor Un alt st\u0103p\u00e2nitor, Pe domnul Elefant, cu nasul \u00eenv\u00e2rtit, Puternic \u00eendestul, dar \u00eens\u0103 necioplit, \u015ei de … <\/p>\n