V-am spus, cum \u015fi se pare, de nu \u00ee\u0163i fi uitat,
\nC\u0103 lupul se-nt\u00e2mplase s-ajung\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103rat.
\nDar fiindc\u0103 v-am spus-o, voi \u00eenc\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 spui
\nCeea ce s-a urmat subt st\u0103p\u00e2nirea lui.
\nAuzind \u00eemp\u0103ratul c\u0103-n staturile sale
\nFac n\u0103p\u0103stuiri multe p\u0103ro\u015fii dreg\u0103tori,
\nC\u0103 pravila st\u0103-n gheare, c\u0103 nu e deal sau vale
\nUnde s\u0103 nu vezi jertfe mai mul\u0163i prigonitori,
\nPorunci s\u0103 se str\u00e2ng\u0103 ob\u015fteasca adunare,
\nL\u00e2ng\u0103 un copaci mare;
\nC\u0103ci vrea pe unii-al\u0163ii s\u0103 \u00eei cam dojeneasc\u0103,
\n\u015ei-n pu\u0163ine cuvinte,
\nS\u0103 le-aduc\u0103 aminte
\nDatoriile lor.
\nTo\u0163i se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015far\u0103: \u015fi-n\u0103l\u0163imea lupeasc\u0103
\n\u00cencepu s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103
\nC-un glas dojenitor:
\n\u201eDomnilor de tot felu! Bune s\u00e2nt astea toate?
\nDatoriile slujbei astfel le \u00eemplini\u0163i?
\nNu ave\u0163i nici sfial\u0103, nici fric\u0103 de p\u0103cate,
\nS\u0103 face\u0163i nedreptate \u015fi s\u0103 n\u0103p\u0103stui\u0163i?
\nToate slujbele voastre \u0163ara vi le pl\u0103te\u015fte;
\n\u00cenc\u0103, pe la soroace,
\nC\u00e2te un dar v\u0103 face.
\nDar reaua n\u0103r\u0103vire,
\nCe o ave\u0163i din fire,
\nNu se t\u0103m\u0103duie\u015fte.
\nVede\u0163i cu ce mor\u0163i grele
\nSe ispr\u0103vesc din lume
\n\u015ei cum las\u0103 r\u0103u nume
\nAcei care fac rele.
\nG\u00e2ndi\u0163i-v\u0103 c\u0103 poate ve\u0163i da cuv\u00e2nt odat\u0103.
\nLa-nalta judecat\u0103.
\nG\u00e2ndi\u0163i-v\u0103 la suflet, \u015fi lua\u0163i de la mine
\nPild\u0103 a face bine.\u201d
\n\u0102st cuv\u00e2nt minunat,
\nPe care domnul lup auz c\u0103 l-a-nv\u0103\u0163at,
\nTrec\u00e2nd pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 sat.
\nLa ziua unui sf\u00e2nt, c\u00e2nd preotul citea
\n\u015ei propov\u0103duia,
\nPe mul\u0163i din dreg\u0103tori, s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 i-a-ndemnat.
\n\u201eE! ce a\u0163i hot\u0103r\u00e2t, jup\u00e2ni amploia\u0163i?
\nOare-o s\u0103 v\u0103-ndrepta\u0163i?\u201d
\n\u00cei \u00eentreb\u0103 atunci \u00een\u0103l\u0163imea-mbl\u0103nit\u0103,
\nCe purta o manta de oaie jupuit\u0103.
\n\u201eSpune\u0163i, o s\u0103 schimba\u0163i purtarea-v\u0103 cea proast\u0103?\u201d
\n\u2013 \u201eS\u0103 tr\u0103i\u0163i la mul\u0163i ani, dobitocia-voastr\u0103,
\nR\u0103spunse un vulpoi, \u00een slujbe l\u0103udat;
\nNe poate fi iertat,
\nS\u0103 v\u0103-ntreb\u0103m smerit, de vre\u0163i a ne-ar\u0103ta,
\nDe unde-a\u0163i cump\u0103rat postavul de manta?\u201d
\nC\u00e2nd mantaua domneasc\u0103 este de piei de oaie,
\nAtunci judec\u0103torii fi\u0163i siguri c\u0103 despoaie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
V-am spus, cum \u015fi se pare, de nu \u00ee\u0163i fi uitat, C\u0103 lupul se-nt\u00e2mplase s-ajung\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103rat. Dar fiindc\u0103 v-am spus-o, voi \u00eenc\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 spui Ceea ce s-a urmat subt … <\/p>\n