Autrefois l\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phant et le Rhinoc\u00e9ros,
\nEn dispute du pas et des droits de l\u2019Empire,
\nVoulurent terminer la querelle en champ clos.
\nLe jour en \u00e9tait pris, quand quelqu\u2019un vint leur dire
\n\tQue le Singe de Jupiter,
\nPortant un caduc\u00e9e, avait paru dans l\u2019air.
\nCe Singe avait nom Gille, \u00e0 ce que dit l\u2019histoire.
\n\tAussit\u00f4t l\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phant de croire
\n\tQu\u2019en qualit\u00e9 d\u2019ambassadeur
\n\tIl venait trouver Sa Grandeur.
\n\tTout fier de ce sujet de gloire,
\nIl attend ma\u00eetre Gille, et le trouve un peu lent
\n\t\u00c0 lui pr\u00e9senter sa cr\u00e9ance.
\n\tMa\u00eetre Gille enfin, en passant,
\n\tVa saluer son Excellence.
\nL\u2019autre \u00e9tait pr\u00e9par\u00e9 sur la l\u00e9gation ;
\n\tMais pas un mot. L\u2019attention
\nQu\u2019il croyait que les Dieux eussent \u00e0 sa querelle
\nN\u2019agitait pas encore chez eux cette nouvelle.
\n\tQu\u2019importe \u00e0 ceux du firmament
\n\tQu\u2019on soit mouche ou bien \u00e9l\u00e9phant ?
\nIl se vit donc r\u00e9duit \u00e0 commencer lui-m\u00eame.
\n\u00ab Mon cousin Jupiter, dit-il, verra dans peu
\nUn assez beau combat, de son tr\u00f4ne supr\u00eame ;
\n\tToute sa cour verra beau jeu.
\n\u2013 Quel combat ? \u00bb dit le Singe avec un front s\u00e9v\u00e8re.
\nL\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phant repartit : \u00ab Quoi ! vous ne savez pas
\nQue le Rhinoc\u00e9ros me dispute le pas ;
\nQu\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phantide a guerre avecque Rhinoc\u00e8re ?
\nVous connaissez ces lieux, ils ont quelque renom.
\n\u2013 Vraiment je suis ravi d\u2019en apprendre le nom,
\nRepartit ma\u00eetre Gille : on ne s\u2019entretient gu\u00e8re
\nDe semblables sujets dans nos vastes lambris. \u00bb
\n\tL\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phant, honteux et surpris,
\nLui dit : \u00ab Et parmi nous que venez-vous donc faire ?
\n\u2013 Partager un brin d\u2019herbe entre quelques fourmis :
\nNous avons soin de tout. Et quant \u00e0 votre affaire,
\nOn n\u2019en dit rien encore dans le conseil des Dieux :
\nLes petits et les grands sont \u00e9gaux \u00e0 leurs yeux. \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":[167],"poems-book":[142],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-1368","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-167","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n