C\u00e2nd a auzit zgomotul la u\u0219\u0103, Ion a tres\u0103rit. Era aproape de miezul nop\u021bii, iar ploaia lovea \u00een geam ca ni\u0219te b\u0103t\u0103i gr\u0103bite. A deschis \u00eencet, iar acolo, \u00een lumina slab\u0103 a felinarului, st\u0103tea Sera. Ud\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la piele, cu blana lipit\u0103 de trup \u0219i ochii str\u0103lucind ca jarul.<\/p>\n
Dar l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea\u2026 erau doi pui. Doi ghemotoace mici, abia mi\u0219c\u00e2ndu-se, lipite de mama lor. Ion \u0219i-a dus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103, nevenindu-i s\u0103 cread\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamne, Sera\u2026 ai fost mam\u0103 \u0219i n-am \u0219tiut\u201d, a \u0219optit el.<\/p>\n
Le-a adus \u00een cas\u0103, a a\u0219ezat puii l\u00e2ng\u0103 sob\u0103 \u0219i i-a \u00eenvelit cu o p\u0103tur\u0103 veche. \u00cen acea noapte, casa lui mic\u0103 de la marginea satului s-a umplut de c\u0103ldur\u0103, de via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele care au urmat, Ion le-a f\u0103cut un ad\u0103post \u00een spatele casei. Vecinii \u00eel priveau din spatele perdelelor, \u0219optind: \u201eA \u00eennebunit de tot! \u021aine lupi \u00een curte!\u201d. Dar el nu le mai d\u0103dea nicio aten\u021bie. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 moartea so\u021biei, sim\u021bea c\u0103 nu mai e singur.<\/p>\n
Puii au crescut repede. Erau juc\u0103u\u0219i, dar \u00een ochii lor se citea aceea\u0219i \u00een\u021belepciune ciudat\u0103 pe care o avea \u0219i Sera. Parc\u0103 \u00eel \u00een\u021belegeau c\u00e2nd vorbea, parc\u0103 \u00eei citeau sufletul.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o zi, la poarta lui a ap\u0103rut un t\u00e2n\u0103r dintr-un sat vecin. Avea un pas hot\u0103r\u00e2t \u0219i o privire care p\u0103rea c\u0103 \u0219tie mai mult dec\u00e2t spune.
\u2014 Dumneata e\u0219ti omul care a salvat lupoaica din mare?
\u2014 Eu sunt, a r\u0103spuns Ion precaut.
\u2014 Trebuie s\u0103 \u0219tii ceva\u2026 Lupoaica asta nu e una obi\u0219nuit\u0103. A fost v\u0103zut\u0103 de p\u0103durari acum ani buni, mereu ap\u0103r\u00e2nd oameni pierdu\u021bi \u00een p\u0103dure. Se spune c\u0103 e spiritul unei femei care a murit salv\u00e2nd un copil.<\/p>\n
Ion a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. A privit spre Sera, care st\u0103tea lini\u0219tit\u0103, iar \u00een ochii ei a v\u0103zut din nou acea bl\u00e2nde\u021be ad\u00e2nc\u0103, omeneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea sear\u0103, s-a dus la malul m\u0103rii. A privit valurile \u0219i a \u00een\u021beles: nu \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor o g\u0103sise acolo. Era un semn, un dar trimis s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 \u00eenapoi sensul vie\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut, iar Ion a r\u0103mas cunoscut drept \u201eomul care a \u00eembl\u00e2nzit v\u00e2ntul\u201d. C\u00e2nd cineva se r\u0103t\u0103cea \u00een p\u0103dure sau pe coast\u0103, Sera \u0219i puii ei erau primii care \u00eei g\u0103seau.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o iarn\u0103 grea, c\u00e2nd satul a r\u0103mas izolat de lume, Ion \u0219i lupii au \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit ultima bucat\u0103 de p\u00e2ine. Nu mai exista fric\u0103 \u00eentre ei, ci doar respect \u0219i iubire.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, Ion s-a stins, oamenii din sat au povestit c\u0103 \u00een noaptea aceea s-au auzit urlete lungi, triste, din p\u0103dure.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba, Sera \u0219i puii disp\u0103ruser\u0103. \u00cen z\u0103pad\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219a lui Ion, au g\u0103sit urme \u2014 nu doar de lupi, ci \u0219i dou\u0103 amprente omene\u0219ti, ca \u0219i cum cineva ar fi mers descul\u021b, m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 cu ei, spre p\u0103dure.<\/p>\n
De atunci, b\u0103tr\u00e2nii spun c\u0103, \u00een nop\u021bile cu lun\u0103 plin\u0103, o siluet\u0103 \u0219i trei umbre alearg\u0103 pe malul m\u0103rii. Iar cine le vede simte o pace stranie, ca \u0219i cum o inim\u0103 omeneasc\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 vegheaz\u0103 asupra lor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
C\u00e2nd a auzit zgomotul la u\u0219\u0103, Ion a tres\u0103rit. Era aproape de miezul nop\u021bii, iar ploaia lovea \u00een geam ca ni\u0219te b\u0103t\u0103i gr\u0103bite. A deschis \u00eencet, iar acolo, \u00een lumina slab\u0103 a felinarului, st\u0103tea Sera. Ud\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la piele, cu blana lipit\u0103 de trup \u0219i ochii str\u0103lucind ca jarul. Dar l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea\u2026 erau doi pui. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9113,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111\/revisions\/9113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}