MARIN SORESCU

Sarpele casei
THE SNAKE OF THE HOUSE

Venea din curte si intra intr-o gaura

Din beciul casei.  It came from the yard and
entered a hole
Era un sarpe gulerat, mai mult alb, alburiu. 
From the cellar of the house.
George era copil: - Uite sarpele, uite sarpele! It was a collar snake, mostly
white, whitish.
Si baba: Nu da în el,  George was a kid: "Look at the
Ca asta e sarpele casei.  snake, look at the snake!
Nu face nimic. 
And granny said: ‘Do not hit it,
Deocamdata nu i-a făcut nimic. 
That's the house snake.
It’s harmless.
Dar peste o jumatate de an, ori un an,  For now it has not done
lar l-a văzut. Si l-a lovit c-o maciuca.  anything to you.’
Se incolacise pe ciomag si el a ridicat
But over half a year or one
Ciomagul în sus, si era să-i cada în cap. 
year,
He saw it again. And he hit it
Se zvarcolea să moara.  with a cane.
Si la urma i-a parut rău.  It wrapped itself around the
Da' ce s-a suparat mama când a aflat!  cane and he picked it up.
It was struggling and it was
Si când ne-a ars, mai tarziu, casa about to fall on his head.
Zicea:, , Vezi? Ai omorat sarpele casei... "
It was dying.
And then he felt sorry.
Yeah, my mom was so upset
when she found out!
And when, later, our house
burnt down,
She said, "See?" You killed the
CONCURS Interjudetean ‘ARS POETICA’, 30 mai 2019 snake of the house ... "

ELEV: DAN MARIA CORINA, cl. A VI-a D

PROFESOR COORDONATOR : DIACONU LIUDMILA-Eelna

SC. Gim. ‘TAKE IONESCU’ Rm. Valcea