Cucul, pasere proast\u0103, dar plin\u0103 de m\u00e2ndrie,
\nSocotind c-al s\u0103u nume
\nEste vestit \u00een lume,
\nHot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 mai fac\u0103 vreo c\u0103l\u0103torie,
\nCa s-adune respecturi, \u015fi \u00eensu\u015fi s\u0103 priveasc\u0103
\nCu ce chip \u00eel sl\u0103ve\u015fte na\u0163ia p\u0103s\u0103reasc\u0103.
\nPlec\u0103: dar abia merse p\u00e2n\u0103-n vecin\u0103tate,
\n\u015ei g\u0103si felurimi de p\u0103s\u0103ri adunate,
\nCare din \u00eent\u00e2mplare
\nSe-ntrecea la c\u00e2ntare.
\nSt\u0103tu s\u0103 le asculte: toate pe r\u00e2nd c\u00e2ntar\u0103,
\nCare prost, care bine, talentul \u015fi-ar\u0103tar\u0103.
\nIar bietei co\u0163ofene \u00eei cerur\u0103 iertare
\nC\u0103 nu-i dau ascultare:
\n\u00cei ziser\u0103: \u201eTaci, soro, te roag\u0103 ob\u015ftea noastr\u0103:
\nDespre c\u00e2ntec, ne iart\u0103, e\u015fti ca un cuc de proast\u0103\u201d.
\nAstfel p\u0103\u0163i \u015fi cioara; \u00een r\u00e2s ea fu luat\u0103,
\n\u015ei cu un cuc nemernic de toate comparat\u0103.
\nDe asemenea cinste cucul sup\u0103rat foarte,
\nSe duse mai departe;
\nDar oriunde mergea,
\nNimic alt n-auzea.
\n\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit obosit,
\n\u015ei dezn\u0103d\u0103jduit,
\nLa cuibul s\u0103u veni,
\nF\u0103r-a se mai opri.
\nPuii c\u00e2t \u00eel z\u0103rir\u0103
\nPe loc \u00eel ocolir\u0103;
\nApoi \u00eel \u00eentrebar\u0103:
\n\u201eCe mai veste p-afar\u0103?\u201d
\n\u201eUr\u00e2t\u0103 \u2013 le r\u0103spunse \u2013 \u015fi vrednic\u0103 de jale:
\nAm umblat multe locuri, dar nu m-am mul\u0163umit.
\nToate \u00eemi par schimbate \u015fi toate merg la vale,
\nP\u0103s\u0103rile s\u00e2nt bete \u015fi lumea-a nebunit.\u201d
\nTot omul despre sine lesne se am\u0103ge\u015fte.
\nNimenea nu \u00ee\u015fi este aspru judec\u0103tor,
\nDar judecata ob\u015ftii e o \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103.
\nMul\u0163i ce se cred pe sine un ce rar \u00een natur\u0103
\nMai lesne zic c\u0103 lumea nu \u015ftie ce vorbe\u015fte,
\nDec\u00e2t s\u0103 va s\u0103-\u015fi simt\u0103 nimicnicia lor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cucul, pasere proast\u0103, dar plin\u0103 de m\u00e2ndrie, Socotind c-al s\u0103u nume Este vestit \u00een lume, Hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 mai fac\u0103 vreo c\u0103l\u0103torie, Ca s-adune respecturi, \u015fi \u00eensu\u015fi s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 Cu ce … <\/p>\n