Varga magica din povesti transforma tot ce atingea in aur.
The magic wand in the story turned everything it touched to gold.
A masurat grosimea stratului cu o varga de metal.
He measured the thickness of the layer with a metal rod.
Copiii nu ascultau fara varga, spuneau batranii.
Children wouldn't listen without the rod, the elders used to say.