\u00centr-o sear\u0103, Nimo \u00eent\u00eerzie \u00een ora\u0219 nepermis de mult. Tocmai a ratat ultimul autobuz care-l putea duce acas\u0103, \u00een cartierul bucure\u0219tean Drumul Taberei. \u00cen \u00eentuneric, un scr\u00ee\u0219net teribil despic\u0103 lini\u0219tea din Pia\u0163a Universit\u0103\u0163ii. O statuie p\u00eer\u00eeie din toate \u00eencheieturile \u0219i\u2026 iat-o cum prinde via\u0163\u0103 \u0219i-i sare \u00een ajutor b\u0103iatului. C\u0103lare pe Breazu, calul lui Mihai Viteazul, Nimo porne\u0219te spre cas\u0103, \u00een vreme ce bunicul s\u0103u \u2013 statuia lui, mai bine zis \u2013 \u00ee\u0219i m\u00eeng\u00eeie musta\u0163a lini\u0219tit. A\u0219a \u00eencepe aventura lui Nimo. Una care-l va purta, al\u0103turi de prietenul s\u0103u Imran, \u00eentr-o c\u0103l\u0103torie spre Macedonia de Nord, loc plin de secrete, unde va descoperi povestea mamei sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghicind parc\u0103 la ce discu\u0163ie se g\u00e2ndea copilul, sneaker\u015fii care-l purtau pe Nimo spre \u0219coal\u0103 \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 comenteze ironic \u00eentre ei, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 le tac\u0103 o clip\u0103 limbile prinse str\u00e2ns sub \u0219ireturi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Auzi, frate drept, la ce se g\u00e2nde\u0219te pu\u0219tiul \u0103sta? La sandale! Ha, ha, haaa! P\u0103i, filosofii \u0103ia s-ar fi \u00eenc\u0103l\u021bat de o mie de ori mai bucuro\u0219i cu unii ca noi, dar unde s\u0103 ne fi g\u0103sit \u00een lumea aia nedezvoltat\u0103? C\u0103 nu se descoperiser\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 materialele alternative la pielea de animal. Nu ap\u0103ruser\u0103 nici magazinele de firm\u0103… Ehei, treab\u0103 grea! Habar n-aveau \u0103ia de ecologie, de mod\u0103 \u0219i de trenduri. Ni\u0219te \u00eenapoia\u021bi. Auzi \u0219i tu la taic\u0103-s\u0103u, cic\u0103 se balansau grecii \u00een leag\u0103nul civiliza\u021biei europene! Serios, frate? Bine c\u0103 nu f\u0103ceau \u0219i nani acolo. Cum s\u0103 pronun\u021bi \u201eciviliza\u021bie european\u0103\u201c, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tii mai \u00eent\u00e2i ce-s \u0103ia sneaker\u015fi?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Asta-i invidie, frate st\u00e2ng. \u021ai-o spun drept. \u0218i n-ai ce-i face, oric\u00e2t am discuta \u00eentre noi. C\u0103 asta-i boal\u0103 grea. E clar c\u0103 \u0219i Homer ne-ar fi preferat, dec\u00e2t s\u0103-\u0219i r\u0103neasc\u0103 zilnic degetele picioarelor \u00eenc\u0103l\u021bate doar cu sandale. Sau \u00een loc s\u0103 fie flea\u0219c\u0103 dup\u0103 fiecare ploaie. Nu-\u021bi mai spun \u0219i la ce m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc… P\u0103i, fr\u0103\u021bioare, \u00ee\u021bi dai seama c\u00e2t praf li se-aduna pe t\u0103lpi g\u00e2nditorilor \u0103stora? Iar pe vremea aia, de unde at\u00e2ta du\u0219, s\u0103pun lichid \u0219i creme? Vezi s\u0103 nu… Dar ce s\u0103 faci? Nu se n\u0103scuse \u00eenc\u0103 omul potrivit s\u0103 ne inventeze. Cu to\u021bi poe\u021bii \u0219i filosofii lor grozavi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 A\u0219a e… P\u00e2n\u0103 una-alta, noi suntem cei care-l purt\u0103m pe pu\u0219ti oriunde are chef s\u0103 ajung\u0103. C\u0103-i soare, a\u0219a cum e ast\u0103zi, c\u0103-s ploi, sear\u0103 sau zi, am\u00e2ndoi suntem la datorie. Iar mucea \u0103sta nici at\u00e2t respect nu are, ca m\u0103car s\u0103-\u0219i scoat\u0103 noaptea ciorapii din interiorul nostru. Sau s\u0103 ne mai schimbe bran\u021burile \u0219i s\u0103 ne dea cu un spray odorizant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Fratele meu st\u00e2ngaci, asta-i curat\u0103 nesim\u021bire! Z\u0103u a\u0219a! Abia am reu\u0219it s\u0103 a\u021bipesc asear\u0103. \u0218i nu cred deloc c\u0103 asta merit\u0103m. Tocmai noi, care \u0219tim prea bine cu ce statui s-a \u00eenh\u0103itat mititelul \u0219i cu ce cai ajunge el noaptea t\u00e2rziu pe acas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 C\u0103 bine zici… P\u0103i, cum ar fi s\u0103-i povestim toate astea lui taic\u0103-s\u0103u? Nu cred c\u0103 i-ar c\u0103dea prea bine. Iar pi\u0219piric\u0103 nici m\u0103car o c\u00e2rp\u0103 umed\u0103 nu plimb\u0103 pe noi, c\u00e2t s\u0103 ne mai scape de praful drumurilor zilnice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce s\u0103 faci, dragul meu? Dac\u0103 nu-i nisip din acela sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it sub t\u0103lpile de\u0219tep\u021bilor din Antichitate…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAzi-m\u00eeine voi \u00eemplini 51 de ani. Asta m\u0103 face s\u0103 r\u00eed, fiind mai apropiat de num\u0103rul invers de ani, 15, v\u00eersta \u00eenceputurilor de drum. Oricum, am \u00een\u0163eles deja c\u0103 \u00een fiecare adult r\u0103m\u00eene ascuns copilul gata de joac\u0103. Ceea ce nu e deloc r\u0103u, c\u0103ci numai a\u0219a pot fi \u00eentre\u0163inute visurile sau imagina\u0163ia. Privi\u0163i desenele celor mici \u0219i asculta\u0163i-le bazaconiile! Ve\u0163i \u00een\u0163elege atunci c\u0103 ochii lor reflect\u0103 lumea cu totul surprinz\u0103tor. Artistic, a\u0219 zice. Asta m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 n\u0103scocesc c\u00eeteva pove\u0219ti pentru ei, convins c\u0103 urechile lor vor \u0219ti s\u0103 le-asculte cum trebuie. C\u00eet despre Prieten cu umbra<\/a><\/em>, am scris-o \u00een cel mai ciudat an al vie\u0163ii mele. Cu masca pe fa\u0163\u0103, dar cu g\u00eendurile zbur\u00eend printre nori.\u201d (C\u0103lin)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fragment \u00een avanpremier\u0103 din volumul lui C\u0103lin Torsan, aflat \u00een curs de apari\u021bie \u00een colec\u021bia Junior a Editurii Polirom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":1709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,29],"tags":[170,317,319,322,321,128,320,318],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avanpremiere","category-fictiune","tag-avanpremiera","tag-calin-torsan","tag-carte-pentru-copii","tag-daniel-ionescu","tag-ilustratii","tag-polirom","tag-polirom-junior","tag-prieten-cu-umbra"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Prieten-cu-umbra_Junior-a.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1718,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/1718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}