\tIl ne faut jamais dire aux gens :
\n\u00ab \u00c9coutez un bon mot, oyez une merveille. \u00bb
\n\tSavez-vous si les \u00e9coutants
\nEn feront une estime \u00e0 la v\u00f4tre pareille ?
\nVoici pourtant un cas qui peut \u00eatre except\u00e9 :
\nJe le maintiens prodige et tel que d\u2019une fable
\nIl a l\u2019air et les traits encore que v\u00e9ritable.
\nOn abattit un pin pour son antiquit\u00e9,
\nVieux palais d\u2019un Hibou, triste et sombre retraite
\nDe l\u2019oiseau qu\u2019Atropos prend pour son interpr\u00e8te.
\nDans son tronc caverneux et min\u00e9 par le temps,
\n\tLogeaient, entre autres habitants,
\nForce Souris sans pieds, toutes rondes de graisse.
\nL\u2019oiseau les nourrissait parmi des tas de bl\u00e9,
\nEt de son bec avait leur troupeau mutil\u00e9.
\nCet oiseau raisonnait, il faut qu\u2019on le confesse.
\nEn son temps, aux Souris le compagnon chassa :
\nLes premi\u00e8res qu\u2019il prit du logis \u00e9chapp\u00e9es,
\nPour y rem\u00e9dier, le dr\u00f4le estropia
\nTout ce qu\u2019il prit ensuite ; et leurs jambes coup\u00e9es
\nFirent qu\u2019il les mangeait \u00e0 sa commodit\u00e9,
\n\tAujourd\u2019hui l\u2019une et demain l\u2019autre.
\nTout manger \u00e0 la fois, l\u2019impossibilit\u00e9
\nS\u2019y trouvait, joint aussi le soin de sa sant\u00e9.
\nSa pr\u00e9voyance allait aussi loin que la n\u00f4tre :
\n\tElle allait jusqu\u2019\u00e0 leur porter
\n\tVivres et grains pour subsister.
\n\tPuis, qu\u2019un Cart\u00e9sien s\u2019obstine
\n\u00c0 traiter ce Hibou de montre et de machine !
\n\tQuel ressort lui pouvait donner
\nLe conseil de tronquer un peuple mis en mue ?
\n\tSi ce n\u2019est pas l\u00e0 raisonner,
\n\tLa raison m\u2019est chose inconnue.
\n\tVoyez que d\u2019arguments il fit :
\n\t\u00ab Quand ce peuple est pris, il s\u2019enfuit ;
\nDonc il faut le croquer aussit\u00f4t qu\u2019on le happe.
\nTout ? il est impossible. Et puis, pour le besoin
\nN\u2019en dois-je pas garder ? Donc il faut avoir soin
\n\tDe le nourrir sans qu\u2019il \u00e9chappe.
\nMais comment ? \u00d4tons-lui les pieds. \u00bb Or, trouvez-moi
\nChose par les humains \u00e0 sa fin mieux conduite.
\nQuel autre art de penser Aristote et sa suite
\n\tEnseignent-ils, par votre foi ?<\/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":[342,349],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-1338","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-166","poems-book-fables","poemes-theme-animaux","poemes-theme-condition-humaine","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n