Octav Pancu Iai

IEDUL CU TREI CAPRE

Povesteaastanusantmplatchiarpevremeacndsepotcoveau
puricii,cimultmaiaproape,cndpuriciiaudevenittarenesuferiiiareuva
doresc,copii,sanaveideafacecuei.

Cicnudepartedecasacapreicutreiieziiaveacasauniedcutrei
capre.Erauniedcatoiiezii:nicimaimare,nicimaimic,nicimaifrumos,nici
maiurt.Cumsarspune:nicipreaprea,nicifoartefoarte.Numaicaelnloc
deocapraaveatrei:ocapramama,omatusacapraiocaprabunica.

Grozavdebineomaiduceaiedul!Cesavaspun,copii,peminedacam
arlsasastaumcarozincasaaceea,numiartrebuinimic.Malipsi
bucuroschiarideguturaiivoidoartiicebineesaaiguturai;stain
casa,beiceai,toatlumeatentreabcumtemaisimi.Insfrit,estranic.
Eibine,eumalipsifarapicdeamrciunepanaideguturai,numaisapot
traioziaacumtriaiedulcutreicapre.

Mamammulia,cemaitrai!

Dimineaa,nicinuapucabineiedulsadeschidochii,caincepeasa
porunceasc:

Capramama!

Spune,fiulmeuiubit!

mbracm.Nupotsingur

Capramamanuateptasaisespundedouaori.Seaplecasicaute
opincilesubpat,seurcapedulapsigseascndragiiisebagadup
cuptorsiaflecmuica.

(De,iedulnuobinuiacavoisafoloseascsptarulscaunuluiori
cuierul!iaruncahaineleundenimerea.)

Capramamaiiadunastraieleiseczneaslmbrace:iilegaopincile
oh,iitrgeandragiiicamesuicavai!iinfurbruluf!Cndsevedea
mbrcat,ieduliariporuncea:

Matusacapra!

Spune,nepoelulmeudrag!

Dspateazam.Nupotsingur


Farasamaizboveasc,matusacapraserepezealabuctrie,turna.
ntroulcicalaptedulceiaezntrostrachinammliguacalda,apoipunea
ulcicaistrachinapeuntergarileaduceafugualapatuliedului;iirupea
matusacapradinmmliguaindesnguraiedului!iineimatusacapra
ulcicalagurasasoarbaiedullaptele!iuiteaa,panaisprveaiedultoat
mmliguadinstrachinaitotlapteledinulcica,baiimaiaduceamatusa
capraicteoplcint,caeramaremeteralacopt,iariedulmaremeterla
nghiit.

Zburdaiedultoatziulicapeafara,iarseara,cndsentorceaacas,se
ntindeanpatiporuncea:

Caprabunica!

Spune,nepoelulmeuscump!

Adoarmem!Nupotsingur

Citaiclipi,caprabunicavenealngiediseporneasicnteisl
legene;

Nani,nani,nani,coboar,somn,pescaratanevzut,nani,nani,
nani,iopretete,somn,peochiinepoeluluimeu,nani,nani,nani.

Hei,aatraicaalieduluimaizicieu!

Capramama,mbracm!

Matusacapra,ospteazm!

Caprabunica,adoarmem!Nupotsingur.

Sicapramamaimatusacapraicaprabunicalsautoatetreburilesi
veneaufarazbavlaporuncaiedului.Lascapramamarufelenalbie,abia
avearag.Zsiusuceminiledarveneantrunsufletslmbracepeied!
Lasmatusacapracmaanecirpita,ngrabasenepalaundeget,daralerga
slosptezepeied!Lascaprabunicafusul,nfuga,scapaochelariiile
sprgeasticlele,darnuntrziasladoarmisllegenepeied;

Caprabunica,adoarmem!

Matusacapra,ospteazm!

Capramama,mbracm!Nupotsingur

Asaviaasatottrietiosutadeaniiincaaizicecanaitritdestul!

Darntrosearacaprabunicailadormipeied,cndbatulapoarta
vecina,capracutreiiezi.

Scumpelemelesurateleziseeacapreimama,matuseicaprei
capreibunice,dupcetrecupragulamintratuuomarerugmintencasa
suratelorvoastre.Minesearamisensoariedulcelmare.Iadenevastao
iadaaezatiharnica,nucaaltelecare.Darcesamailungimvorba!Tareas
vreasalepregtescunospsaiseducavestea.Marog,domniilorvoastre,fii
buneipoftiiminelaminesmiajutailanvelitulsrmluelor,la
mpletitulcolacilororilaceomaifitrebuin.Osavamulumesciosava
rspltesc,aeznduvncapulmesei,capeceimaideseamaoaspei.Va
nvoii?

Dasepoatesanunenvoim?Minenzorisuntemladumneata,
surato.Teajutamcudragainima,iirspunsecapramama.Citprivete

rsplata,deosaneaezincapulmesei,cinsteaneofipreamareinoii
ceremsanuimaibaticapulcuea.

Adouazi,dimineaa,pelaceasulcndsoareleincasemaifrecalaochi
desomn,plecarceletreicaprealeieduluilavecinacapracutreiiezi.

Maitrziusetreziiiedul.Dupcumiieraobiceiul,striga:

Capramama!mbracm!

Darnimeninuvenislmbrace.Capramama,precumsetie,era
plecata.Atuncincepuiedulsasetvleascprinpatisaurlecavaidelume:

mbracm!mbracm!mbracm!Nupotsingur.

Vulpea,caretocmaitreceapeacoloiauzindurleteleiedului,curioasa
dinfire,bagacapulpegeamcasaaflecesentmpl.Nustiucumsunttoate
vulpile,canamavutprilejulsafaccunotinchiarcutoate,darvulpeaasta,
pelinfcaeracurioasa,maierapedeasupraitarehoa.Furadestingea!Era
attdehoa,incitprietenuluimeu,bursucul,neavindaltcevasifure,ia
terpelitdaruldeascriepovestiIarlajudecata,cecredeicaspushoa?
Cicnuiafuratnimicpentruca,defapt,darulastanulaavutniciodat
prietenulmeu

Numaistrigaatta,ieduule,iivorbimierosvulpea,dacanupoisate
mbracisingur,teajuteu.Aruncmihaineleinumaidecttembrac!

Bucuros,iedulazvrliopincileindragiiicamesuica.Unaciteuna,
vulpealeprinse,levrntrunsacipeaiciiedrumul!Fugicuelesale
vndntrg.

Mareamrciuneilcuprinsepeiedimultelacrimigrelevars.Dartot
plngndivicrinduseilapucafoamea.Striga:

Matusacapra!Ospteazm!

Darnimeninuvenislospteze.imatusacapra,precumsetie,era
plecata.

Seporniiariedulsasetvleascisaurle:

Ospteazm!Ospteazm!Ospteazm!Nupotsingur.

Cndtipaelasa,trecupeacoloursul.Eu,copii,amvzutmultiursin
viaamea,uniimaimari,aliimaimici,alii.Deciocolata,darmncciosca
ursulastanammaivzut.Mincaderupea!(Eraattdemnccios,incit,
odat,nemaiavndcenfuleca,iaronitproprialuicoada.Seziceca:de
aceeanareursulcoada.)

Numaistrigaatta,ieduule!Ilpotoliursulcuvocealuigroasa.Mai
binespunemiundeemncareacasateajuteu.Teosptezpecinste!

Debunaseamacaieduliispuse.iintraursulnbuctrieincepusa
nfulececitapte.nfulecatoatmmlig.Sorbiiultimulstropdelapte.Ba,
delacomceera,nghiiiceaunulifcleul!(Hm!Atiauzit,copii,deursicare
sanghitceauneifclee?Pecuvntulmeudecinstecaeunammaiauzit!)
Apoi,bineneles,ursulplecafarasimaideaieduluibunziua.

Deabiaa.cumsepuseiedulimaivrtospeplns.iplngiiplngi.
Rsuncasadezbiertelelui!(Vai,copii,oricitatincercanulaiputea

ntrece,darmaibinenuncercai!)Toatlumeainsatiecadupplnstise
facesomn.(Oridacacineva,nutie,afladelamine.)Strigaiedul:

Caprabunica!Adoarmem!

Darnimeninuvenisladoarmcaciicaprabunica,precumammai
spus,eraplecata.

Sidinnouncepuiedulsasetvleascisaurle:

Adoarrnem!Adoarmem!Adoarmem!Nupotsingur

Luputocmaiieealaplimbare.Seaflanudeparteilauzipeied
strignd.(Trebuiesavaspun,copii,caeupanaacum,sprefericireamea,nu
mamntlnitcuniciunlupica,totsprefericireamea,nicinudorescsama
ntlnescLupii,deobicei,nupreastiudeglumaiareu,dinpcate,suntun
omglume.Lupuldinpovesteaastaeratarehain.Nunumaicanutiade
gluma,darnicimcarseriosnuvasftuisastaidevorbacuel.)

Numaistrigaatta,ieduule!Glsuirguitlupul.Lascavineusate
adorm.

Intralupulncasa,seaezlngied,legnndulicntndui:

Nani,nani,nani,numaicobori,somn,canuinevoieNani,nani,nani,
AmslmnncPeiedulcelrsfatRzgiatialintat,Nani,nani,nani.

Iedulsenspaimintainicieunupotsavaspundeundemaigsi
puteresasesmulgdelnglupisoruplafugancotrovedeacuochii.

Senapoieacasgol,flmndiostenit,abiapeseara.icumintrape
usa,zise:

Capramama,matusacapra,caprabunica,amsavapovestesctotce
santmplat,darmaintismicautnitehainecasamambraciapoisa
mnnccevacataremiefoame.

Sembracaiedul,mancacemaigsiprinoaledarnaintesinceap
povestea,adormibutean.Darvou,copii,nuviesomn?Mie,decesavamint,
micameste.Noaptebuna,dragiimeicopii!

Nani,nani,nani,Coboar,somn,pegenelecopiilornani,nani,nani,
dormii,AlexandruiBogdan,dragiimei,bieiimei,nani,nani,nani,Catata
iasfritpovestea.

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