Pe o st\u00e2nc\u0103 neagr\u0103, \u00eentr-un vechi castel
\nAt\u00e2rn\u0103 de poale un \u0163\u00e2nc mititel
\nPl\u00e2nge \u015fi suspin\u0103 t\u00e2n\u0103ra domni\u0163\u0103
\nSeac\u0103 \u015fi uscat\u0103 ca o scovergi\u0163\u0103
\nC\u0103ci \u00een b\u0103t\u0103lie so\u0163ul ei iubit
\nCam mult\u0103 m\u0103scar\u0103, bietul, a-nghi\u0163it
\n\u00cens\u0103 muma soacr\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei vegheaz\u0103
\n\u015ei \u00een al s\u0103u nume aprig cuv\u00e2nteaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
“Eu sunt, bun\u0103 maic\u0103, fiul t\u0103u dorit;
\nEu, \u015fi de la oaste m\u0103 \u00eentorc r\u0103nit.
\nA zis nenea Gicu colea din vecini,
\nC\u0103 nu-mi mai d\u0103 mingea \u015fi mi-o sparge-n spini.”<\/p>\n
“Ce spui tu, str\u0103ine? Nu \u0163i-s mum\u0103 eu,
\nDac\u0103 eu pe Gicu nu \u0163i-l fac jeleu,
\nD\u0103 \u00eencoa’ \u015fi scutul, d\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103bioara,
\nC\u0103 rezolv\u0103 muma-\u0163i pe dat\u0103 ocara,
\nDe ce, mum\u0103 drag\u0103, s\u0103 fii tu b\u0103rbat
\nDac\u0103 m-ai pe mine falo\u015f avocat?”<\/p>\n
\u015ei muma porne\u015fte \u015fi din cornu-i sun\u0103;
\nOastea lui piticu’ de prin v\u0103i adun\u0103.
\nLupta iar \u00eencepe. Du\u015fmanii zdrobi\u0163i
\nCad ca ni\u015fte spice, de securi lovi\u0163i.
\n\u015ei se-ntoarce muma, pe cap \u00eel alint\u0103:
\nEu zic, drag\u0103 prunce, s\u0103 fiu eu pre\u015fedint\u0103.”<\/p>\n