Stau c\u00e2teodat\u0103 \u0219i-mi aduc aminte ce vremi \u0219i ce oameni mai erau \u00een p\u0103r\u021bile noastre pe c\u00e2nd \u00eencepusem \u0219i eu, dr\u0103g\u0103li\u021b\u0103-Doamne, a m\u0103 ridica b\u0103ie\u021ba\u0219 la casa p\u0103rin\u021bilor mei, \u00een satul Humule\u0219ti, din t\u00e2rg drept peste apa Neam\u021bului; sat mare \u0219i vesel, \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit \u00een trei p\u0103r\u021bi, care se \u021bin tot de una: Vatra satului, Delenii \u0219i Bejenii.<\/p>\n
\u0218-apoi Humule\u0219tii, \u0219i pe vremea aceea, nu erau numai a\u0219a, un sat de oameni f\u0103r\u0103 c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i, ci sat vechi r\u0103z\u0103\u0219esc, \u00eentemeiat \u00een toat\u0103 puterea cuv\u00e2ntului: cu gospodari tot unul \u0219i unul, cu fl\u0103c\u0103i voinici \u0219i fete m\u00e2ndre, care \u0219tiau a \u00eenv\u00e2rti \u0219i hora, dar \u0219i suveica, de vuia satul de vatale \u00een toate p\u0103r\u021bile; cu biseric\u0103 frumoas\u0103 \u0219i ni\u0219te preo\u021bi \u0219i dasc\u0103li \u0219i poporeni ca aceia, de f\u0103ceau mare cinste satului lor.<\/p>\n
\u0218i p\u0103rintele Ioan de sub deal, Doamne, ce om vrednic \u0219i cu bun\u0103tate mai era! Prin \u00eendemnul s\u0103u, ce mai pomi s-au pus \u00een \u021bintirim, care era \u00eengr\u0103dit cu z\u0103plaz de b\u00e2rne, stre\u0219init cu \u0219indil\u0103, \u0219i ce chilie durat\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut la poarta bisericii pentru \u0219coal\u0103; \u0219-apoi, s\u0103 fi v\u0103zut pe neobositul p\u0103rinte cum umbla prin sat din cas\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu b\u0103di\u021ba Vasile a Ilioaei, dasc\u0103lul bisericii, un holtei zdrav\u0103n, frumos \u0219i voinic, \u0219i sf\u0103tuia pe oameni s\u0103-\u0219i dea copiii la \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103. \u0218i unde nu s-au adunat o mul\u021bime de b\u0103ie\u021bi \u0219i fete la \u0219coal\u0103, \u00eentre care eram \u0219i eu, un b\u0103iat priz\u0103rit, ru\u0219inos \u0219i fricos \u0219i de umbra mea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i cea dint\u00e2i \u0219col\u0103ri\u021b\u0103 a fost \u00eens\u0103\u0219i Sm\u0103r\u0103ndi\u021ba popii, o zg\u00e2tie de copil\u0103 ager\u0103 la minte \u0219i a\u0219a de silitoare, de \u00eentrecea mai pe to\u021bi b\u0103ie\u021bii \u0219i din carte, dar \u0219i din nebunii. \u00cens\u0103 p\u0103rintele mai \u00een toat\u0103 ziua da pe la \u0219coal\u0103 \u0219i vedea ce se petrece… \u0218i ne pomenim \u00eentr-una din zile c\u0103 p\u0103rintele vine la \u0219coal\u0103 \u0219i ne aduce un scaun nou \u0219i lung, \u0219i dup\u0103 ce-a \u00eentrebat de dasc\u0103l, care cum ne purt\u0103m, a stat pu\u021bin pe g\u00e2nduri, apoi a pus nume scaunului \u201eCalul Balan\u201c \u0219i l-a l\u0103sat \u00een \u0219coal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen alt\u0103 zi ne trezim c\u0103 iar vine p\u0103rintele la \u0219coal\u0103, cu mo\u0219 Fotea, cojocarul satului, care ne aduce, dar de \u0219coal\u0103 nou\u0103, un dr\u0103gu\u021b de biciu\u0219or de curele, \u00eempletit frumos, \u0219i p\u0103rintele \u00eei pune nume \u201eSf\u00e2ntul Nicolai\u201c, dup\u0103 cum este \u0219i hramul bisericii din Humule\u0219ti… Apoi pofte\u0219te pe mo\u0219 Fotea c\u0103, dac\u0103 i-or mai pica ceva curele bune, s\u0103 mai fac\u0103 a\u0219a, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, c\u00e2te unul, \u0219i ceva mai grosu\u021b, dac\u0103 se poate… B\u0103di\u021ba Vasile a z\u00e2mbit atunci, iar\u0103 noi, \u0219colarii, am r\u0103mas cu ochii holba\u021bi unii la al\u021bii. \u0218i a pus p\u0103rintele pravil\u0103 \u0219i a zis c\u0103 \u00een toat\u0103 s\u00e2mb\u0103ta s\u0103 se prociteasc\u0103 b\u0103ie\u021bii \u0219i fetele, adic\u0103 s\u0103 asculte dasc\u0103lul pe fiecare de tot ce-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat peste s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103; \u0219i c\u00e2te gre\u0219eli va face s\u0103 i le \u00eensemne cu c\u0103rbune pe ceva, iar la urma urmelor, de fiecare gre\u0219eal\u0103 s\u0103-i ard\u0103 \u0219colarului c\u00e2te un sf\u00e2nt-Nicolai. Atunci copila p\u0103rintelui, cum era sprin\u021bar\u0103 \u0219i plin\u0103 de incuri, a bufnit \u00een r\u00e2s. P\u0103catul ei, s\u0103rmana!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ia, poftim de \u00eencalec\u0103 pe Balan, jup\u00e2neas\u0103! zise p\u0103rintele, de tot posomor\u00e2t, s\u0103 facem pocinog sf\u00e2ntului Nicolai cel din cui. ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[16],"product_tag":[148,149],"class_list":["post-231","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-ebooks","product_tag-amintiri-din-copilarie","product_tag-ion-creanga","first","instock","downloadable","virtual","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidibot.md\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}