de Lev Nikolaevici Tolstoi

La Londra se deschisese o menajerie. Pentru vizitarea ei se cereau bani ori cini i pisici, spre a hrni slbticiunile aduse.

Cineva a vrut s vad animalele; a prins pe strad o celu i a dus-o la menajerie. I s-a dat drumul nuntru s viziteze menajeria, iar pe celu au luat-o i au aruncat-o n cuca unui leu, s o mnnce.

Celua i-a adunat coada i s-a ghemuit ntr-un col al cutii. Leul s-a apropiat de ea i a prins s o miroas. Celua s-a ntins cu labele n sus i a nceput s dea din codi. Leul a ntors-o pe partea cealalt. Celua a srit i s-a aezat n faa leului pe lbuele de dinapoi. Leul a privit-o, a scuturat din cap i n-a atins-o. Cnd stpnul i-a aruncat n cuc poria de carne, leul a rupt o bucat i i-a dat celuei. Seara, cnd leul s-a culcat, celua s-a ntins lng dnsul, punndu-i capul pe laba lui. De atunci, celua a trit cu leul n aceeai cuc. El mnca ce i se aducea i nu se atingea de celu, uneori se juca cu ea i dormeau mpreun.

Odat, un domn a vizitat menajeria i i-a recunoscut celua. El l-a rugat pe proprietarul manajeriei s i-o dea. Stpnul s-a nvoit i a chemat celua s o scoat din cuc. Dar leul i-a zbrlit coada i a rcnit.

Aa au trit leul i celua un an ntreg n aceeai cuc. Dup un an ns, celua s-a mbolnvit i a murit. n ziua aceea leul nu s-a atins de mncare, mereu mirosea celua i o pipia cu labele.

Cnd a neles c a murit, a srit n sus ca ars, s-a zbrlit, a nceput s-i biciuiasc coapsele cu coada, s-a npustit n peretele cutii i a prins s road zvoarele i podeaua. Toat ziua s-a frmntat, s-a zbtut n cuc i a urlat, apoi s-a ntins lng celua moart i prea c s-a linitit. Dar cnd stpnul menajeriei a vrut s scoat celua, leul n-a ngduit nimnui s se apropie de ea.

nchipuindu-i c leul i va uita durerea dac va cpta o alt celu, stpnul i-a vrt n cuc una vie. Leul ns a sfiat-o imediat. Dup aceea, a cuprins n brae celua moart i a zcut aa cinci zile. A asea zi a murit i leul.

Cuvinte noi:

menajerie = loc special amenajat, n care sunt inute i expuse publicului animalele slbatice;

s-a npustit = s-a aruncat, a dat buzna;

n-a ngduit = n-a permis, n-a dat voie; i-a vrt = i-a introdus;

a rcnit = a urlat;

a sfiat = a rupt.

A. Rspundei la ntrebri:

1. Cu ce scop a fost aruncat celua n cuca leului?

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3. Cum s-a comportat leul cnd a murit celua?

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4. La ce s-a gndit stpnul menajeriei?

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5. Cnd a murit leul?

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B. Pornind de la povestea de mai sus, realizai un scurt text cu titlul Prietenia.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C. Gsii cuvinte cu neles opus pentru:

sear -__________vie - ____________ziua - ______________ durere - ________________

D. Alctuii enunuri n care cuvintele a prinde, a sri, a frmnta i vies aib sensuri diferite.

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