Les Animaux, au d\u00e9c\u00e8s d\u2019un Lion,
\nEn son vivant prince de la contr\u00e9e,
\nPour faire un roi s\u2019assembl\u00e8rent, dit-on.
\nDe son \u00e9tui la couronne est tir\u00e9e :
\nDans une chartre un dragon la gardait.
\nIl se trouva que, sur tous essay\u00e9e,
\n\u00c0 pas un d\u2019eux elle ne convenait :
\nPlusieurs avaient la t\u00eate trop menue,
\nAucuns trop grosse, aucuns m\u00eame cornue.
\nLe Singe aussi fit l\u2019\u00e9preuve en riant ;
\nEt, par plaisir la tiare essayant,
\nIl fit autour force grimaceries,
\nTours de souplesse, et mille singeries,
\nPassa dedans ainsi qu\u2019en un cerceau.
\nAux animaux cela sembla si beau
\nQu\u2019il fut \u00e9lu : chacun lui fit hommage.
\nLe Renard seul regretta son suffrage,
\nSans toutefois montrer son sentiment.
\nQuand il eut fait son petit compliment,
\nIl dit au Roi : \u00ab Je sais, Sire, une cache,
\nEt ne crois pas qu\u2019autre que moi la sache.
\nOr tout tr\u00e9sor, par droit de royaut\u00e9,
\nAppartient, Sire, \u00e0 Votre Majest\u00e9.
\nLe nouveau roi b\u00e2ille apr\u00e8s la finance ;
\nLui-m\u00eame y court pour n\u2019\u00eatre pas tromp\u00e9.
\nC\u2019\u00e9tait un pi\u00e8ge : il y fut attrap\u00e9.
\nLe Renard dit, au nom de l\u2019assistance :
\n\u00ab Pr\u00e9tendrais-tu nous gouverner encore,
\nNe sachant pas te conduire toi-m\u00eame ? \u00bb
\nIl fut d\u00e9mis ; et l\u2019on tomba d\u2019accord
\nQu\u2019\u00e0 peu de gens convient le diad\u00e8me.<\/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":[],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-1229","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-152","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n