Ion prinse un uliu \u015fi, duc\u00e2ndu-l acas\u0103,
\n\u00cel leg\u0103 cu o sfoar\u0103,
\nL\u00e2ng\u0103 cote\u0163 afar\u0103.
\nDe o vecin\u0103tate a\u015fa primejdioas\u0103
\nG\u0103ini, coco\u015fi \u015fi g\u00e2\u015fte \u00eent\u00e2i se \u00eengrozir\u0103,
\nDar cu-ncetul, cu-ncetul se mai obi\u015fnuir\u0103,
\n\u00cencepur\u0103 s\u0103 vie c\u00e2t colea s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103,
\n\u00cenc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103-i vorbeasc\u0103.
\nUliul cu bl\u00e2nde\u0163e le primi pe toate;
\nLe spuse c\u0103 se crede din suflet norocit
\nPentru vizita-aceasta cu care l-au cinstit.
\nDar \u00eei pare r\u0103u foarte c\u0103ci el \u00eensu\u015fi nu poate
\nLa dumnealor s\u0103 vie,
\nVizita s\u0103 le-ntoarc\u0103 dup\u0103-a sa datorie.
\nMai ad\u0103ug\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 dac\u0103 dumnealor
\n\u00cei vor da ajutor
\nCa s\u0103 poat\u0103 sc\u0103pa,
\nEl le f\u0103g\u0103duie\u015fte
\n\u2013 \u015ei Dumnezeu cunoa\u015fte cum vorba \u015fi-o p\u0103ze\u015fte \u2013
\nC\u0103 la orice primejdii va \u015fti a le-ajuta:
\n\u00cenc\u0103 din \u00een\u0103l\u0163ime, el le va da de \u015ftire,
\nC\u00e2nd asupr\u0103-le vulpea va face n\u0103v\u0103lire.
\nAst\u0103 f\u0103g\u0103duial\u0103
\nNu mai l\u0103s\u0103-ndoial\u0103;
\n\u015ei g\u0103inile proaste, ce doreau s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103
\nPe cineva destoinic s\u0103 va s\u0103 le p\u0103zeasc\u0103,
\nS-apucar\u0103 de lucru: azi, m\u00e2ine, se-ncercar\u0103,
\n\u015ei cu ciocuri, cu unghii, abia \u00eel dezlegar\u0103.
\nUliu-\u015fi lu\u0103 zborul. Dar se \u00eentoarse-ndat\u0103
\n\u015ei r\u0103pi o g\u0103in\u0103, pe urm\u0103 dou\u0103, trei,
\nPe urm\u0103 c\u00e2te vrei.
\n\u201eCe paz\u0103 este asta? strig\u0103 una cu jale,
\nVorba m\u0103riei tale
\nEra s\u0103 ne p\u0103ze\u015fti,
\nIar nu s\u0103 ne jertfe\u015fti.\u201d
\n\u2013 \u201eO! eu \u015ftiu foarte bine cuv\u00e2ntul ce v-am dat,
\n\u015ei ce fel m-am jurat.
\nDar c\u00e2nd m\u0103 juram astfel, eram legat, supus,
\nAcum \u00eens\u0103 sunt slobod \u015fi v\u0103 vorbesc de sus\u201d.
\nEu, de-a\u015f fi fost g\u0103in\u0103, nu l-a\u015f fi slobozit:
\nDumnealor au f\u0103cut-o \u015fi v\u0103z c\u0103 s-au c\u0103it.
\nUliii sunt cinsti\u0163i,
\nC\u00e2nd sunt nenoroci\u0163i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ion prinse un uliu \u015fi, duc\u00e2ndu-l acas\u0103, \u00cel leg\u0103 cu o sfoar\u0103, L\u00e2ng\u0103 cote\u0163 afar\u0103. De o vecin\u0103tate a\u015fa primejdioas\u0103 G\u0103ini, coco\u015fi \u015fi g\u00e2\u015fte \u00eent\u00e2i se \u00eengrozir\u0103, Dar cu-ncetul, cu-ncetul … <\/p>\n