Bylo nebylo, v jednom vzd\u00e1len\u00e9m kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed kde slune\u010dn\u00ed\nz\u00e1\u0159e a jemn\u00fd d\u00e9\u0161\u0165 d\u00e1val r\u016fst t\u011bm nejkr\u00e1sn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm kv\u011btink\u00e1m, \u017eil jeden star\u00fd mu\u017e.\n\u017dena mu um\u0159ela, d\u011bti nem\u011bl, a tak byl na tom sv\u011bt\u011b docela s\u00e1m. Bydlel\nv mal\u00e9 chaloupce na zelen\u00e9 ho\u0159e tak vysok\u00e9, \u017ee se skoro dot\u00fdkala nebe. Kr\u00e1lovsk\u00e9\nm\u011bsto bylo den cesty vzd\u00e1len\u00e9, a proto se tam vyd\u00e1val jen p\u00e1rkr\u00e1t do roka, kdy\u017e\ncht\u011bl prodat s\u00fdr, kter\u00fd si s\u00e1m vyr\u00e1b\u011bl z ov\u010d\u00edho ml\u00e9ka. Sta\u0159\u00edk m\u011bl t\u0159i\nove\u010dky, kter\u00e9 si koupil na tr\u017enici ve m\u011bst\u011b. Byly to ty nejkr\u00e1sn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ove\u010dky,\njak\u00e9 kdy lidsk\u00e9 oko vid\u011blo. Jejich b\u011blostn\u00e1 na\u010dechran\u00e1 vlna bohat\u011b odr\u00e1\u017eela\nslune\u010dn\u00ed paprsky a byla provon\u011bn\u00e1 v\u016fn\u00ed lesa a poln\u00edch kv\u011bt\u016f. Ka\u017ed\u00e1 z nich\nm\u011bla na krku zav\u011b\u0161en\u00fd malink\u00fd sklen\u011bn\u00fd zvone\u010dek, kter\u00fd vyd\u00e1val tak l\u00edbezn\u00e9\nt\u00f3ny, \u017ee i pt\u00e1\u010dci utichli, aby se mohli do t\u00e9 n\u00e1dhern\u00e9 melodie zaposlouchat.\nSta\u0159\u00edk m\u011bl ove\u010dky ze srdce r\u00e1d. Dlouh\u00e9 hodiny u nich sed\u00e1val a pov\u00eddal si\ns nimi. Ove\u010dky m\u011bly r\u00e1dy jeho hlas. V\u017edycky kdy\u017e za\u010dal sta\u0159\u00edk pov\u00eddat,\nsedly si mu k noh\u00e1m a up\u0159ely na n\u011bj sv\u00e1 hn\u011bd\u00e1 o\u010dka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jednoho dne op\u011bt v\u0161ichni pospolu sed\u011bli na rozkvetl\u00e9 louce.\nByl kr\u00e1sn\u00fd slunn\u00fd den a nebe m\u011blo barvu pomn\u011bnek. Star\u00fd mu\u017e hladil ove\u010dky po\njejich vln\u011b a ty slastn\u011b zav\u00edraly o\u010di. V tom se ale na obloze objevil\ntmav\u00fd mrak a zast\u00ednil cel\u00e9 slunce. Ove\u010dky za\u010daly be\u010det a ne\u017e se je sta\u0159\u00edkovi\npoda\u0159ilo uklidnit, utekly se schovat do sv\u00e9 st\u00e1je. Sta\u0159\u00edk pohl\u00e9dl nahoru, kde\nse mrak hroziv\u011b rozp\u00ednal. Jeho barva p\u0159ipom\u00ednala rudou krev. Pojednou\nz n\u011bj za\u010daly padat kapky velk\u00e9 jako hr\u00e1ch. Sta\u0159e\u010dek se nebyl schopen\nstrachem pohnout a jen se d\u00edval, jak se mu rud\u00e9 kapky pomalu vp\u00edjej\u00ed do haleny\na st\u00e9kaj\u00ed po k\u016f\u017ei. M\u011bl zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed pocit. Jako by z kapek vych\u00e1zely vzdechy.\nT\u00e1hl\u00e9, nal\u00e9hav\u00e9 a bolestn\u00e9 vzdechy. Najednou sta\u0159\u00edk za\u010dal mezi vzdechy\nrozezn\u00e1vat slab\u00e1 slova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePomoz mi, pros\u00edm t\u011b, pomoz mi.\u201c \u0161eptal ti\u0161e mrak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA jak ti m\u00e1m pomoci, kdo jsi?\u201c zvolal sta\u0159\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eJen p\u00e1r kapek ml\u00e9ka tv\u00fdch ove\u010dek. Jen p\u00e1r kapek\u2026\u201c za\u0161evelil\nmrak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eV tomhle ti pomoct m\u016f\u017eu, po\u010dkej, hned se vr\u00e1t\u00edm.\u201c odv\u011btil\nstar\u00fd mu\u017e a rychle se vydal dom\u016f. Mrak ti\u0161e povzdechl a p\u0159estaly z n\u011bj padat\nrud\u00e9 kapky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sta\u0159e\u010dek vb\u011bhl do st\u00e1je ke sv\u00fdm ove\u010dk\u00e1m a na\u0161el je, jak se\nv\u0161echny t\u0159i kr\u010d\u00ed v rohu a v o\u010dk\u00e1ch maj\u00ed hr\u016fzu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNebojte se, ove\u010dky moje, Pot\u0159ebuji jen trochu ml\u00e9ka pro ten\nne\u0161\u0165astn\u00fd mrak tam na louce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tu jedna z ove\u010dek zvedla hlavu a smutn\u011b se pod\u00edvala na\nsta\u0159\u00edka. Pot\u00e9 promluvila. Sta\u0159e\u010dek byl velice p\u0159ekvapen, \u017ee ove\u010dka mluv\u00ed. Nikdy\np\u0159edt\u00edm \u017e\u00e1dnou mluvit nesly\u0161el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eB-e-e, ned\u011blej to, pros\u00edm t\u011b, ned\u00e1vej tomu mraku na\u0161e\nml\u00e9ko. On pot\u0159ebuje v\u0161echno, jenom ne pomoc. L\u017ee ti!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAle vypadalo to, \u017ee opravdu trp\u00ed\u2026\u201c podivil se sta\u0159ec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAno trp\u00ed\u201codpov\u011bd\u011bla ove\u010dka \u201eale trp\u00ed proto, \u017ee nem\u00e1 ov\u010d\u00ed\nml\u00e9ko, kter\u00e9 mu d\u00e1v\u00e1 v\u0161echnu jeho hrozivou s\u00edlu. Ve skute\u010dnosti je to\n\u010darod\u011bjnice Sirasaz. Na sv\u00e9m z\u00e1mku v divok\u00e9m lese v\u011bzn\u00ed deset ove\u010dek. My\njsme t\u0159i z nich. M\u011bli jsme \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed. Jednou n\u00e1s ukradl potuln\u00fd zlod\u011bj a\nprodal tob\u011b na trhu. Nejsme ledajak\u00e9 ove\u010dky, kdo pije na\u0161e ml\u00e9ko a m\u00e1 dobr\u00e9\nsrdce, bude v\u017edycky siln\u00fd a \u0161\u0165astn\u00fd. Ten v\u0161ak, kdo m\u00e1 srdce \u010dern\u00e9 a tvrd\u00e9 jako\nk\u00e1men, toho na\u0161e ml\u00e9ko posiln\u00ed a zp\u016fsob\u00ed tak utrpen\u00ed mnoha lidem. Sirasaz nem\u00e1\ndobr\u00e9 srdce. Ubli\u017euje vesni\u010dan\u016fm, kte\u0159\u00ed zabloud\u00ed do bl\u00edzkosti jej\u00edho s\u00eddla.\nD\u00edky s\u00edle z na\u0161eho ml\u00e9ka je prom\u011b\u0148uje ve stromy, aby si tak chr\u00e1nila sv\u00e9\nobydl\u00ed. A k tomu, aby jej\u00ed kouzla dob\u0159e fungovala, pot\u0159ebuje v\u0161ech deset\nove\u010dek.\u201c dodala smutn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eOve\u010dky moje, kdybych to byl v\u011bd\u011bl. Ale pro\u010d jste mi o tom\nne\u0159ekly d\u0159\u00edve? A jak je mo\u017en\u00e9, \u017ee mluv\u00edte?\u201c nesta\u010dil se divit sta\u0159e\u010dek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCht\u011bly jsme ti to \u0159\u00edct, a\u017e bude\u0161 m\u00edt dost s\u00edly na to, abys\nn\u00e1m dok\u00e1zal pomoci. Proto jsme zat\u00edm je\u0161t\u011b ml\u010dely. Te\u010f v\u00edme, \u017ee to byla chyba.\nMy nejsme pozemsk\u00e9 ove\u010dky. Poch\u00e1z\u00edme z nebesk\u00e9 pastvy. V\u0161iml sis na nebi\nob\u010das mr\u00e1\u010dk\u016f, kter\u00e9 vypadaj\u00ed jak ber\u00e1nci a ove\u010dky? \u010carod\u011bjnice Sirasaz n\u00e1s\ndeset ukradla z oblohy, aby n\u00e1s mohla vyu\u017e\u00edt. Ani nev\u00ed\u0161, jak r\u00e1dy bychom\nse zase vr\u00e1tily zp\u011bt. Ty n\u00e1m m\u016f\u017ee\u0161 pomoci, ale nev\u00edme, jestli jsi na to ji\u017e\np\u0159ipraven\u201c odv\u011btila druh\u00e1 ove\u010dka. T\u0159et\u00ed jen smutn\u011b pok\u00fdvala hlavou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA co m\u00e1m te\u010f d\u011blat? Chci v\u00e1m pomoci a t\u011bm uboh\u00fdm vesni\u010dan\u016fm\ntak\u00e9. Ale jak?\u201c zeptal se nal\u00e9hav\u011b sta\u0159\u00edk a t\u0159et\u00ed ove\u010dka se ho zeptala:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDotkla se t\u011b n\u011bjak\u00e1 kapka z toho mraku?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAno, p\u00e1r mi jich spadlo na halenu a na ruku, pro\u010d?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ove\u010dky se zatv\u00e1\u0159ily ustaran\u011b. \u201eTe\u010f n\u00e1s dob\u0159e poslouchej.\nVezmi v\u0161echno na\u0161e ml\u00e9ko, dej ho do n\u011bjak\u00e9 velk\u00e9 n\u00e1doby a vykoupej se\nv n\u011bm. Rud\u00e9 kapky, kter\u00fdmi t\u011b Sirasaz v podob\u011b mraku pokropila, jsou\njedovat\u00e9. Pokud by ses te\u010f vr\u00e1til na louku a \u0159ekl jsi j\u00ed, \u017ee ji nepom\u016f\u017ee\u0161,\nSirasaz by to rozzu\u0159ilo a kapky by t\u011b sp\u00e1lily na popel. Kdy\u017e se vykoupe\u0161\nv na\u0161em ml\u00e9ku, ochr\u00e1n\u00ed t\u011b na\u0161e s\u00edla a l\u00e1ska a rud\u00e9 kapky ti neubl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sta\u0159\u00edk byl sice vyd\u011b\u0161en\u00fd, ale chystal se ud\u011blat v\u0161echno tak,\njak mu ove\u010dky poradily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA\u017e se okoupe\u0161, mus\u00edme se nen\u00e1padn\u011b vypl\u00ed\u017eit ze st\u00e1je a\nut\u00e9ct do lesa. A\u017e si \u010darod\u011bjnice v\u0161imne, \u017ee jsi ji neposlechl, sebere v\u0161echny\nsv\u00e9 s\u00edly a zni\u010d\u00ed ti ve vzteku d\u016fm i st\u00e1j. V lese pak vymysl\u00edme pl\u00e1n, jak\nosvobodit vesni\u010dany, kter\u00e9 zaklela a jak ji porazit\u201c dodala t\u0159et\u00ed ove\u010dka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ud\u011blali v\u0161echno tak, jak \u0159ekli. Zat\u00edmco se sta\u0159\u00edk rychle\nkoupal v ov\u010d\u00edm ml\u00e9ce, Sirasaz, kter\u00e1 se st\u00e1le vzn\u00e1\u0161ela hroziv\u011b\nv podob\u011b mraku nad loukou, na n\u011bj netrp\u011bliv\u011b \u010dekala. Kdy\u017e se mu\u017e vykoupal,\nosu\u0161il a obl\u00e9kl, nen\u00e1padn\u011b se spolu se t\u0159emi ove\u010dkami vypl\u00ed\u017eili ze st\u00e1je, a co\njim s\u00edly sta\u010dili, ut\u00edkali sm\u011brem k lesu. Ne\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed tomu ale cht\u011blo, \u017ee\nSirasaz pr\u00e1v\u011b v tu chv\u00edli up\u0159ela zrak sm\u011brem, kter\u00fdm b\u011b\u017eeli. Rozzu\u0159ila se\na za\u010dala plout po obloze sm\u011brem za uprchl\u00edky a vyslala za star\u00fdm mu\u017eem kouzlo,\nkter\u00e9 jej m\u011blo sp\u00e1lit na popel za to, \u017ee ji podvedl. Tomu ale Sirasazina kouzla\nneubl\u00ed\u017eila, proto\u017ee byl chr\u00e1n\u011bn silou ov\u010d\u00edho ml\u00e9ka, ve kter\u00e9m se vykoupal.\nDorazil spolu s ove\u010dkami do lesa, kde se ukryli pod hust\u00fdmi korunami\nstrom\u016f. Sirasaz nev\u011bd\u011bla vzteky co d\u011blat. Necht\u011bla se z mraku prom\u011bnit\nv \u010darod\u011bjnici, proto\u017ee by j\u00ed zbyte\u010dn\u011b ubyly s\u00edly. Odebrala se proto zp\u011bt\ndo sv\u00e9ho s\u00eddla, kde mohla vymyslet dal\u0161\u00ed z\u00e1ke\u0159n\u00fd pl\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
V lese se prvn\u00ed ove\u010dka obr\u00e1tila ke sta\u0159\u00edkovi a \u0159ekla\nmu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eD\u011bkuji, \u017ee jsi n\u00e1s poslechl. Chyb\u011blo m\u00e1lo a usmrtila by t\u011b\na my bychom byli v zajet\u00ed a\u017e na v\u011bky.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eOve\u010dky moje, m\u00e1m v\u00e1s ze srdce r\u00e1d. Te\u010f mus\u00edme jen vymyslet,\njak v\u00e1s v\u0161echny osvobodit. D\u00edky Va\u0161emu ml\u00e9ku se c\u00edt\u00edm pln\u00fd s\u00edly\u201c usm\u00e1l se\nsta\u0159\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eB-e-e my jsme tak\u00e9 \u0161\u0165astn\u00e9, \u017ee jsme mohly \u017e\u00edt n\u011bjak\u00fd \u010das u\ntebe. Jsi dobr\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk. Te\u010f si v\u0161ak mus\u00edme posp\u00ed\u0161it. \u00da\u010dinek na\u0161eho ml\u00e9ka, ve\nkter\u00e9m ses vykoupal, bude postupn\u011b sl\u00e1bnout. Mus\u00edme se dostat\nk \u010darod\u011bjnici je\u0161t\u011b p\u0159ed z\u00e1padem slunce. Jakmile vstoup\u00edme do bl\u00edzkosti\njej\u00edho z\u00e1mku, mus\u00edme se m\u00edt na pozoru.\u201c \u0161eptala ti\u0161e druh\u00e1 ove\u010dka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA jak ji p\u0159em\u016f\u017eeme a v\u0161echny osvobod\u00edme?\u201c zeptal se\nsta\u0159e\u010dek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNa dvo\u0159e jej\u00edho z\u00e1me\u010dku stoj\u00ed p\u0159esn\u011b uprost\u0159ed star\u00fd strom.\nNa ka\u017ed\u00e9 v\u011btvi mu vis\u00ed podivn\u011b vypadaj\u00edc\u00ed rud\u00e9 ovoce. Poka\u017ed\u00e9 kdy\u017e \u010darod\u011bjnice\nn\u011bkoho prokleje, vyroste na n\u011bm dal\u0161\u00ed. Jsou to h\u0159\u00edchy jej\u00ed \u010dern\u00e9 du\u0161e. Pokud\nstrom zni\u010d\u00edme, v\u0161ichni budou osvobozeni a \u010darod\u011bjnice bude nadobro zbavena sv\u00e9 hroziv\u00e9\nmoci.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDobr\u00e1, p\u016fjdu tam tedy a strom zap\u00e1l\u00edm.\u201c vyhrkl state\u010dn\u011b\nsta\u0159\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eBudeme ti pak nadosmrti zav\u00e1z\u00e1ny\u201c \u0159ekly svorn\u011b ove\u010dky\n\u201enebe\u0161t\u00ed ber\u00e1nci a ove\u010dky nemohou ud\u011blat nic, co by ubl\u00ed\u017eilo komukoliv na\nsv\u011bt\u011b, i kdy\u017e v\u00edme, \u017ee by si to zaslou\u017eil. Byli jsme stvo\u0159eni pro pot\u011bchu.\nProto jsme vd\u011b\u010dn\u00e9, \u017ee n\u00e1m pom\u016f\u017ee\u0161.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pot\u00e9 se v\u0161ichni vydali na cestu. Proch\u00e1zeli lesem a stromy\nbyly \u010d\u00edm d\u00e1l t\u00edm bl\u00ed\u017ee u sebe. Bylo obt\u00ed\u017en\u00e9 se prod\u00edrat hust\u00fdm porostem, ale\nnakonec se jim p\u0159ece jen poda\u0159ilo dostat se do bl\u00edzkosti Sirasazina z\u00e1mku. Bylo\nto tmav\u00e9 a o\u0161kliv\u00e9 s\u00eddlo. Kolem dokola rostly nejroztodivn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed stromy s \u010dern\u00fdmi\nkmeny a po z\u00e1mku samotn\u00e9m se plazila prastar\u00e1 bezlist\u00e1 rostlina, kter\u00e1 je\u0161t\u011b\numoc\u0148ovala jeho chladn\u00fd a syrov\u00fd vzhled. Proto\u017ee br\u00e1na byla otev\u0159en\u00e1, bylo\nvid\u011bt na n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed, kde se mocn\u011b rozp\u00ednal star\u00fd strom, o kter\u00e9m mluvily ove\u010dky.\nNa ka\u017ed\u00e9 jeho v\u011btvi opravdu viselo zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed podlouhl\u00e9 tmav\u011b rud\u00e9 ovoce. Strom\nj\u00edm byl doslova obsypan\u00fd. Sta\u0159e\u010dek si uv\u011bdomil, kolik toho Sirasaz musela\nud\u011blat \u0161patn\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zevnit\u0159 z\u00e1mku se oz\u00fdvalo smutn\u00e9 be\u010den\u00ed. Bylo to sedm\nz deseti ove\u010dek, kter\u00e9 \u010darod\u011bjnice je\u0161t\u011b v\u011bznila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTe\u010f se p\u0159iprav\u201c \u0159ekla prvn\u00ed ove\u010dka sta\u0159\u00edkovi. \u201eMy t\u0159i te\u010f\np\u016fjdeme na n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed a budeme be\u010det. Jakmile se objev\u00ed \u010darod\u011bjnice, d\u00e1me se na\n\u00fat\u011bk sm\u011brem k lesu. Bude n\u00e1s pron\u00e1sledovat, ale ty bude\u0161 m\u00edt volnou cestu,\nrychle dob\u011bhne\u0161 ke star\u00e9mu stromu a zap\u00e1l\u00ed\u0161 ho. Jestli se ti to poda\u0159\u00ed, v\u0161ichni\nbudou zachr\u00e1n\u011bni.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDobr\u00e1 ud\u011bl\u00e1m to. Jak m\u00e1m ale strom zap\u00e1lit kdy\u017e nem\u00e1m\nohe\u0148?\u201c odv\u011btil starostliv\u011b sta\u0159\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eU vedlej\u0161\u00ed br\u00e1ny v z\u00e1mku ho\u0159\u00ed v\u017edy dv\u011b lou\u010de. Jednu\nz nich vezme\u0161 a pou\u017eije\u0161. Jen m\u011bj na pam\u011bti tohle, \u010darod\u011bjnice je sice te\u010f\noslaben\u00e1, ale st\u00e1le m\u00e1 dost s\u00edly na to, aby n\u00e1s v\u0161echny zni\u010dila. Mus\u00ed\u0161 b\u00fdt\nrychl\u00fd. Z\u00e1vis\u00ed na tob\u011b osud n\u00e1\u0161 i mnoha lid\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eUd\u011bl\u00e1m pro to v\u0161echno\u201c, p\u0159\u00edsahal star\u00fd mu\u017e. Pot\u00e9 ove\u010dky\njednu po druh\u00e9 objal a ty se pak vydaly pomalu na n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed. Jejich kop\u00fdtka\nustra\u0161en\u011b zvonila na star\u00e9 dla\u017eb\u011b, ale p\u0159esto \u0161ly state\u010dn\u011b d\u00e1l. Jakmile do\u0161ly\nna n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed a za\u010daly be\u010det, okam\u017eit\u011b se objevil tmav\u00fd mrak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAle, ale, to je ale p\u0159ekvapen\u00ed a kde m\u00e1te toho va\u0161eho\nstarce?\u201c, vyk\u0159ikla \u010darod\u011bjnice a prom\u011bnila se z mraku op\u011bt v \u017eenu.\nSta\u0159e\u010dek z d\u00e1li v\u0161echno pozoroval. \u010carod\u011bjnice Sirasaz byla kr\u00e1sn\u00e1. \u010c\u00edm\np\u011bkn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ale byla pohled, t\u00edm \u010dern\u011bj\u0161\u00ed byla jej\u00ed du\u0161e, co\u017e dokazoval i star\u00fd\nstrom na n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed, na kter\u00e9m viditeln\u011b visely v\u0161echny jej\u00ed h\u0159\u00edchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eP\u0159i\u0161ly jsme ti \u0159\u00edct\u201c za\u010dala prvn\u00ed ove\u010dka \u201e\u017ee tv\u00e1 zloba a\nnen\u00e1vist t\u011b sama zahub\u00ed. Nikdy u\u017e na\u0161e ml\u00e9ko nedostane\u0161.\u201c Pot\u00e9 se obr\u00e1tily a\nv\u0161echny t\u0159i ut\u00edkaly k lesu, co jim s\u00edly sta\u010dily. Sirasaz se jako smysl\u016f\nzbaven\u00e1 pustila za nimi. Ve sv\u00e9 zu\u0159ivosti si ani nev\u0161imla sta\u0159\u00edka, kter\u00fd se\nkr\u010dil za jedn\u00edm ke\u0159em u br\u00e1ny. Ten, jakmile byla \u010darod\u011bjnice z dohledu, vyrazil\njak zb\u011bsil\u00fd na n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed. U vedlej\u0161\u00ed br\u00e1ny opravdu na\u0161el dv\u011b pochodn\u011b. Vzal jednu\nob\u011bma rukama, ale ta dr\u017eela pevn\u011b v dr\u017e\u00e1ku a ani se nepohnula. Sta\u0159\u00edk\ndostal strach. \u010cas se kr\u00e1til a \u010darod\u011bjnice se mohla ka\u017edou chv\u00edli vr\u00e1tit.\nRychle p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel co ud\u011blat, ale nev\u011bd\u011bl. Byl p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 slab\u00fd na to, aby pochode\u0148\nvyt\u00e1hl n\u00e1sil\u00edm, proto\u017ee \u00fa\u010dinek ov\u010d\u00edho ml\u00e9ka pomalu vyprch\u00e1val. V d\u00e1li u\u017e\nsly\u0161el Sirasazin dech a vztekle nad\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00ed, jak se slab\u00e1 a s nepo\u0159\u00edzenou\nvracela zp\u011bt z lesa. Sta\u0159\u00edk rychle uva\u017eoval, jak by mohl pochode\u0148 dopravit\nke stromu, ale nic ho nenapadalo. \u010carod\u011bjnice u\u017e t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 vch\u00e1zela do br\u00e1ny, kdy\u017e\nsta\u0159\u00edka napadla sp\u00e1sn\u00e1 my\u0161lenka. Svl\u00e9kl si svou halenu a zap\u00e1lil ji o pl\u00e1polaj\u00edc\u00ed\nohnivou pochode\u0148. Jakmile byl plamen dost velk\u00fd, ut\u00edkal k velk\u00e9mu stromu.\nSirasaz u\u017e st\u00e1la ale v br\u00e1n\u011b a s hr\u016fzou v o\u010d\u00edch sta\u0159\u00edka\npozorovala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eZadr\u017e! Ned\u011blej to! D\u00e1m ti v\u0161echno, co m\u00e1m, jen nezapaluj\nten strom!\u201c zvolala zoufale \u010darod\u011bjnice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sta\u0159\u00edk na \u010darod\u011bjnici ale nic nedbal a u\u017e u\u017e se chystal\nhodit zap\u00e1lenou halenu do koruny velk\u00e9ho stromu. V tom se ale n\u011bco stalo.\nNam\u00edsto Sirasaze tu st\u00e1la najednou sta\u0159\u00edkova zesnul\u00e1 \u017eena. Vypadala jak and\u011bl.\nVzt\u00e1hla k n\u011bmu ruku a pomalu se k n\u011bmu bl\u00ed\u017eila. Ten nebyl s to se\npohnout. \u00dapln\u011b na v\u0161echno zapomn\u011bl \u2013 na ove\u010dky, na sv\u016fj \u00fakol, ba dokonce i na\nsvou halenu, kter\u00e1 mu st\u00e1le ho\u0159ela v ruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePus\u0165 tu halenu, m\u016fj mil\u00fd. Ubl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed\u0161 si. Poj\u010f m\u011b rad\u011bji\nobejmout, tak dlouho jsme se nevid\u011bli.\u201c \u0159ekla s \u00fasm\u011bvem sta\u0159\u00edkova \u017eena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e Jak je to mo\u017en\u00e9? \u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl potichu sta\u0159e\u010dek a chystal se\nho\u0159\u00edc\u00ed kus oble\u010den\u00ed pustit na zem. V tom usly\u0161el dusot kop\u00fdtek a hlasit\u00e9\nbe\u010den\u00ed. T\u0159i ove\u010dky, kter\u00e9 honila \u010darod\u011bjnice, se vr\u00e1tily zp\u011bt k z\u00e1mku.\nJakmile uvid\u011bly sta\u0159\u00edka, kter\u00fd se chystal obejmout svou mrtvou \u017eenu, siln\u011b\nzabe\u010dely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eB-e-e n-e-e, to nen\u00ed tv\u00e1 \u017eena, je to \u010darod\u011bjnice. Ho\u010f tu\nhalenu do stromu d\u0159\u00edv, ne\u017e bude pozd\u011b, b-e-e.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u010carod\u011bjnice prom\u011bn\u011bn\u00e1 ve starcovu \u017eenu se rozb\u011bsnila a\nchystala se sta\u0159\u00edka prokl\u00edt sv\u00fdmi kouzly. Ne\u017e v\u0161ak sta\u010dila vy\u0159knout jedin\u00e9 slov\u00ed\u010dko,\nruka star\u00e9ho mu\u017ee se v\u0161\u00ed silou rozm\u00e1chla a hodila halenu do koruny podivn\u00e9ho\nvelk\u00e9ho stromu. Sirasaz vyk\u0159ikla. Strom okam\u017eit\u011b vzpl\u00e1l, prskala z n\u011bj\ns\u00edra a l\u00e9taly \u010dern\u00e9 saze. Trvalo to jen chvili\u010dku a cel\u00fd strom se v\u0161\u00edm ovocem,\nse v\u0161emi \u010darod\u011bj\u010din\u00fdmi h\u0159\u00edchy, sho\u0159el na popel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Po Sirasaz jako by se zem\u011b slehla. Na m\u00edst\u011b kde st\u00e1la, se\nte\u010f rozp\u00ednal mlad\u00fd \u010dern\u00fd doubek. Bylo po v\u0161em. Z\u00e1mek jako by z \u010distajasna\no\u017eivl. V\u0161ude rozkv\u00e9taly r\u016f\u017ee a na m\u00edst\u011b, kde p\u0159edt\u00edm st\u00e1l strom \u010darod\u011bj\u010diny\ndu\u0161e, se objevila ka\u0161na s k\u0159i\u0161\u0165\u00e1lovou vodou. Sta\u0159\u00edk n\u011b\u017en\u011b a s radost\u00ed\nobjal v\u0161echny t\u0159i ove\u010dky. Ty mu se slzami v o\u010d\u00edch za v\u0161echno d\u011bkovaly. Pak\nodb\u011bhly ke st\u00e1ji, kde \u010darod\u011bjnice Sirasaz dr\u017eela ostatn\u00ed. To bylo radosti, kdy\u017e\nse zase v\u0161echny se\u0161ly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cel\u00e9 st\u00e1de\u010dko pak p\u0159i\u0161lo za sta\u0159\u00edkem, aby mu je\u0161t\u011b jednou\npod\u011bkovalo. A nebylo samo. Jakmile \u010darod\u011bjnice ztratila svou moc, t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 v\u0161echny\nstromy okolo z\u00e1mku se op\u011bt prom\u011bnily ve vesni\u010dany. V\u0161ichni sta\u0159\u00edkovi d\u011bkovali a\nchv\u00e1lili jeho state\u010dnost. Kdy\u017e se v\u0161ichni dost poradovali bylo t\u0159eba se\nrozlou\u010dit. Lid\u00e9 ode\u0161li zp\u00e1tky do sv\u00fdch domov\u016f a sta\u0159e\u010dek z\u016fstal na n\u00e1dvo\u0159\u00ed s\u00e1m\ns ove\u010dkami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTak, je konec. Ur\u010dit\u011b u\u017e se tak\u00e9 t\u011b\u0161\u00edte, a\u017e se vr\u00e1t\u00edte\ndom\u016f. Jist\u011b u\u017e na v\u00e1s \u010dekaj\u00ed.\u201c smutn\u011b se usm\u00e1l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNeboj se, budeme se na tebe z oblohy d\u00edvat. \u010carod\u011bjnice\nti sp\u00e1lila tv\u016fj d\u016fm i st\u00e1j. Z\u016fsta\u0148 tady na z\u00e1mku. Ve st\u00e1ji najde\u0161 kr\u00e1sn\u00e9 nov\u00e9\nst\u00e1do b\u00edl\u00fdch jeh\u0148\u00e1tek. Budou pot\u0159ebovat n\u011bkoho, kdo by se o n\u011b postaral. A my\njsme si jist\u00e9, \u017ee ty jsi pro n\u011b ten nejlep\u0161\u00ed.\u201c \u0159ekla prvn\u00ed ove\u010dka. Pot\u00e9 se\nv\u0161ech deset nebesk\u00fdch ove\u010dek prom\u011bnilo v b\u011blostn\u00e9 obl\u00e1\u010dky a vystoupalo na\noblohu, kde se radostn\u011b p\u0159ipojily k ostatn\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sta\u0159e\u010dek osam\u011bl. Za\u0161el do st\u00e1je pod\u00edvat se na sv\u00e9 nov\u00e9\nst\u00e1do. Byl \u0161\u0165astn\u00fd, \u017ee se m\u00e1 zase o koho starat. Od t\u00e9 doby \u017eil na z\u00e1mku, ale\nnikdy u\u017e nebyl s\u00e1m. D\u00edky tomu, \u017ee zachr\u00e1nil spoustu zaklet\u00fdch lid\u00ed a d\u00edky\ndobr\u00e9mu s\u00fdru, kter\u00fd vyr\u00e1b\u011bl, nem\u011bl o n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edky nouzi. Hlavn\u011b o mal\u00e9 d\u011bti,\nkter\u00fdm ve voln\u00fdch chvilk\u00e1ch vypr\u00e1v\u011bl p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh o t\u0159ech kr\u00e1sn\u00fdch nebesk\u00fdch\nove\u010dk\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bylo nebylo, v jednom vzd\u00e1len\u00e9m kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed kde slune\u010dn\u00ed z\u00e1\u0159e a jemn\u00fd d\u00e9\u0161\u0165 d\u00e1val r\u016fst t\u011bm nejkr\u00e1sn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm kv\u011btink\u00e1m, \u017eil jeden star\u00fd mu\u017e. \u017dena mu um\u0159ela, d\u011bti nem\u011bl, a [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized-cs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1684,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketasmalcova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}