Un \u015foarece de neam, \u015fi anume Raton,
\nCe fusese crescut su\u2019 pat la pension,
\n\u015ei care \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit, dup\u0103 un nobil plan,
\nPetrecea retirat \u00eentr-un vechi parmazan,
\n\u00cent\u00e2lni \u00eentr-o zi pe chir Pisicovici,
\nCotoi care avea bun nume-ntre pisici.
\nCum c\u0103 domnul Raton \u00eendat\u0103 s-a g\u0103tit
\nSe o ia la picior, nu e de \u00eendoit.
\nDar smeritul cotoi, cu ochii \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt,
\nCu capu-ntre urechi, cu un aer de sf\u00e2nt,
\n\u00cencepu a striga: \u201eDe ce fugi, domnul meu?
\nNu cumva \u00ee\u0163i fac r\u0103u? Nu cumva te gonesc?
\nBinele \u015foricesc c\u00e2t de mult \u00eel doresc
\n\u015ei c\u00e2t \u00eemi e\u015fti de scump, o \u015ftie Dumnezeu!
\nCunosc ce r\u0103ut\u0103\u0163i v-au f\u0103cut fra\u0163ii mei,
\n\u015ei c\u0103 ave\u0163i cuv\u00e2nt s\u0103 v\u0103 pl\u00e2nge\u0163i de ei;
\nDar eu nu s\u00e2nt cum crezi; c\u0103ci chiar asupra lor
\nVeneam s\u0103 v\u0103 slujesc, de vre\u0163i un ajutor.
\nEu carne nu m\u0103n\u00e2nc; ba \u00eenc\u0103 socotesc,
\nDe va vrea Dumnezeu, s\u0103 m\u0103 c\u0103lug\u0103resc.\u201d
\nLa \u0103st frumos cuv\u00e2nt, Raton \u00eenduplecat,
\nV\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 Dumnezeu de martur e luat,
\n\u00ce\u015fi ceru iert\u0103ciuni \u015fi-l pofti a veni
\nCu neamul \u015foricesc a se-mprieteni,
\n\u00cel duse pe la to\u0163i, \u015fi \u00eel \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103
\nCa un prieten bun ce norocul le d\u0103.
\nS\u0103 fi v\u0103zut la ei jocuri \u015fi veselii!
\nC\u0103ci \u015foarecii cred mult la fisionomii,
\n\u015e-a acestui str\u0103in at\u00e2ta de cinstit
\nNu le \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fa nimic de b\u0103nuit.
\nDar \u00eentr-o zi, c\u00e2nd to\u0163i \u00eei deter\u0103 un bal,
\nDup\u0103 ce refuz\u0103 \u015fi limbi, \u015fi ca\u015fcaval,
\nZic\u00e2nd c\u0103 e \u00een post \u015fi nu poate m\u00e2nca,
\nPe prietenii s\u0103i ceru a-mbr\u0103\u0163i\u015fa.
\nCe fel de-mbr\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103ri! Ce fel de s\u0103rutat!
\nPe c\u00e2\u0163i gura punea,
\n\u00cendat\u0103 \u00eei jertfea;
\n\u00cenc\u00e2t abia doi-trei cu fuga au sc\u0103pat.
\nCotoiul cel smerit
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Un \u015foarece de neam, \u015fi anume Raton, Ce fusese crescut su\u2019 pat la pension, \u015ei care \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit, dup\u0103 un nobil plan, Petrecea retirat \u00eentr-un vechi parmazan, \u00cent\u00e2lni \u00eentr-o zi … <\/p>\n