\tRien ne p\u00e8se tant qu\u2019un secret ;
\n\tLe porter loin est difficile aux dames ;
\n\tEt je sais m\u00eame sur ce fait
\nBon nombre d\u2019hommes qui sont femmes.
\nPour \u00e9prouver la sienne un mari s\u2019\u00e9cria,
\nLa nuit, \u00e9tant pr\u00e8s d\u2019elle : \u00ab \u00d4 Dieux ! qu\u2019est-ce cela ?
\n\tJe n\u2019en puis plus ; on me d\u00e9chire ;
\nQuoi j\u2019accouche d\u2019un \u0153uf ! \u2013 D\u2019un \u0153uf ? \u2013 Oui, le voil\u00e0,
\nFrais et nouveau pondu : gardez bien de le dire ;
\nOn m\u2019appellerait poule. Enfin n\u2019en parlez pas. \u00bb
\n\tLa Femme, neuve sur ce cas,
\n\tAinsi que sur mainte autre affaire,
\nCrut la chose, et promit ses grands dieux de se taire ;
\n\tMais ce serment s\u2019\u00e9vanouit
\n\tAvec les ombres de la nuit.
\n\tL\u2019\u00e9pouse, indiscr\u00e8te et peu fine,
\nSort du lit quand le jour fut \u00e0 peine lev\u00e9 ;
\n\tEt de courir chez sa voisine :
\n\u00ab Ma comm\u00e8re, dit-elle, un cas est arriv\u00e9 ;
\nN\u2019en dites rien surtout, car vous me feriez battre :
\nMon mari vient de pondre un \u0153uf gros comme quatre.
\n\tAu nom de Dieu, gardez-vous bien
\n\tD\u2019aller publier ce myst\u00e8re.
\n\u2013 Vous moquez-vous ? dit l\u2019autre : ah ! vous ne savez gu\u00e8re
\n\tQuelle je suis. Allez, ne craignez rien. \u00bb
\nLa femme du pondeur s\u2019en retourne chez elle.
\nL\u2019autre grille d\u00e9j\u00e0 de conter la nouvelle :
\nElle va la r\u00e9pandre en plus de dix endroits :
\n\tAu lieu d\u2019un \u0153uf elle en dit trois.
\nCe n\u2019est pas encore tout ; car une autre comm\u00e8re
\nEn dit quatre, et raconte \u00e0 l\u2019oreille le fait :
\n\tPr\u00e9caution peu n\u00e9cessaire ;
\n\tCar ce n\u2019\u00e9tait plus secret.
\nComme le nombre d\u2019\u0153ufs, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la Renomm\u00e9e,
\n\tDe bouche en bouche allait croissant,
\n\tAvant la fin de la journ\u00e9e
\n\tIls se montaient \u00e0 plus d\u2019un cent.<\/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":[166],"poems-book":[142],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-1271","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-166","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n