\u00centr-o p\u0103dure deas\u0103, de cet\u0103\u0163i dep\u0103rtat\u0103,
\nMierla se-nt\u00e2lni seara cu bufni\u0163a umflat\u0103.
\n\u201ePrieten\u0103 \u2013 \u00eei zise \u2013 \u0163i-a\u015f face o-ntrebare,
\nDaca a mea-ndr\u0103zneal\u0103 n-aduce sup\u0103rare.
\nSpune-mi, m\u0103 rog, lumina de ce nu-\u0163i e pl\u0103cut\u0103,
\nDe ce stai toat\u0103 ziua ascuns\u0103, nev\u0103zut\u0103?
\nNu cuno\u015fti, cum se vede, razele dimine?ii,
\nDulcea\u0163a prim\u0103verii, pl\u0103cerile vie?ii.
\nPoate e\u015fti ru\u015finoas\u0103, \u015fi crezi c\u0103 nu c\u00e2n\u0163i bine:
\nDar eu \u015fi alte p\u0103s\u0103ri mai vrednici dec\u00e2t mine
\n\u00ce\u0163i vom da-nv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103, \u015fi vom pune silin\u0163\u0103
\nS\u0103-\u0163i mai sub?iem glasul c\u00e2t va fi prin putin\u0163\u0103.
\nVino m\u00e2ine la mine s\u0103 mergem la plimbare,
\nCa s\u0103 faci cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 cu o privighitoare.\u201d
\nBufni\u0163a \u00eei r\u0103spunse: \u201e\u00ce\u0163i mul\u0163umesc, iubit\u0103,
\nEu cu soarele vostru nu s\u00e2nt obicinuit\u0103;
\n\u00cemi sup\u0103r\u0103 vederea. Lumea o s\u0103 m\u0103 vaz\u0103,
\n\u00cens\u0103, c\u00e2nd m-oi deprinde cu a luminii raz\u0103.\u201d
\nMul\u0163i zic c\u0103 neamul nostru nu este \u00eenc\u0103-n stare,
\nCa altele, s\u0103 fac\u0103 cerc\u0103ri de-naintare,
\nC\u0103-nv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur-ad\u00e2nc\u0103, idei, filosofie
\nS\u00e2nt prea v\u0103t\u0103m\u0103toare l-a lui copil\u0103rie,
\nDeclama\u0163ia-aceasta, pompoas\u0103, \u00eeng\u00e2mfat\u0103,
\nDe vre\u0163i, poate s\u0103 fie despo\u0163ilor iertat\u0103:
\nNumai lor le e bun\u0103 a unui neam orbire,
\nC\u0103ci nu-l las\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi vaz\u0103 a sa nenorocire:
\nDar \u00een gura acelor ce-o zic pe dinafar\u0103,
\nSau e o nerozie, sau este o ocar\u0103.
\nNoi le-am putea r\u0103spunde pu\u0163inele cuvinte
\nBufni\u0163ei adresate de mierla cea cuminte:
\n\u201eAi vorbit de minune! Dar ia spune-mi, vecin\u0103,
\nDaca m\u0103car cercare tu nu faci vreodat\u0103
\nS\u0103 sco\u0163i cel pu\u0163in capu din noaptea-ntunecat\u0103,
\nApoi cum t-ei deprinde cu soare, cu lumin\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00centr-o p\u0103dure deas\u0103, de cet\u0103\u0163i dep\u0103rtat\u0103, Mierla se-nt\u00e2lni seara cu bufni\u0163a umflat\u0103. \u201ePrieten\u0103 \u2013 \u00eei zise \u2013 \u0163i-a\u015f face o-ntrebare, Daca a mea-ndr\u0103zneal\u0103 n-aduce sup\u0103rare. Spune-mi, m\u0103 rog, lumina de … <\/p>\n