Un Souriceau tout jeune, et qui n\u2019avait rien vu,
\n\tFut presque pris au d\u00e9pourvu.
\nVoici comme il conta l\u2019aventure \u00e0 sa m\u00e8re :
\n\u00ab J\u2019avais franchi les monts qui bornent cet \u00c9tat,
\n\tEt trottais comme un jeune Rat
\n\tQui cherche \u00e0 se donner carri\u00e8re,
\nLorsque deux animaux m\u2019ont arr\u00eat\u00e9 les yeux :
\n\tL\u2019un doux, b\u00e9nin et gracieux,
\nEt l\u2019autre turbulent, et plein d\u2019inqui\u00e9tude ;
\n\tIl a la voix per\u00e7ante et rude,
\n\tSur la t\u00eate un morceau de chair,
\nUne sorte de bras dont il s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve en l\u2019air
\n\tComme pour prendre sa vol\u00e9e,
\n\tLa queue en panache \u00e9tal\u00e9e. \u00bb
\nOr c\u2019\u00e9tait un Cochet, dont notre Souriceau
\n\tFit \u00e0 sa m\u00e8re le tableau,
\nComme d\u2019un animal venu de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique.
\n\u00ab Il se battait, dit-il, les flancs avec ses bras,
\n\tFaisant tel bruit et tel fracas,
\nQue moi, qui gr\u00e2ce aux dieux de courage me pique,
\n\tEn ai pris la fuite de peur,
\n\tLe maudissant de tr\u00e8s bon c\u0153ur.
\n\tSans lui j\u2019aurais fait connaissance
\nAvec cet animal qui m\u2019a sembl\u00e9 si doux ;
\n\tIl est velout\u00e9 comme nous,
\nMarquet\u00e9, longue queue, une humble contenance,
\nUn modeste regard, et pourtant l\u2019\u0153il luisant.
\n\tJe le crois fort sympathisant
\nAvec messieurs les Rats ; car il a des oreilles
\n\tEn figure aux n\u00f4tres pareilles.
\nJe l\u2019allais aborder, quand d\u2019un son plein d\u2019\u00e9clat
\n\tL\u2019autre m\u2019a fait prendre la fuite.
\n\u2013 Mon fils, dit la Souris, ce doucet est un Chat,
\nQui, sous son minois hypocrite,
\nContre toute ta parent\u00e9
\nD\u2019un malin vouloir est port\u00e9.
\nL\u2019autre animal, tout au contraire.
\nBien \u00e9loign\u00e9 de nous mal faire,
\nServira quelque jour peut-\u00eatre \u00e0 nos repas.
\nQuant au Chat, c\u2019est sur nous qu\u2019il fonde sa cuisine.
\nGarde-toi, tant que tu vivras,
\nDe juger les gens sur la mine. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[152],"poems-book":[142],"poemes-theme":[342,378,365],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-1228","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-152","poems-book-fables","poemes-theme-animaux","poemes-theme-mensonge","poemes-theme-trahison","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n