Jupiter dit un jour : \u00ab Que tout ce qui respire
\nS\u2019en vienne compara\u00eetre aux pieds de ma grandeur :
\nSi dans son compos\u00e9 quelqu\u2019un trouve \u00e0 redire,
\nIl peut le d\u00e9clarer sans peur ;
\nJe mettrai rem\u00e8de \u00e0 la chose.
\nVenez, Singe ; parlez le premier, et pour cause.
\nVoyez ces animaux, faites comparaison
\nDe leurs beaut\u00e9s avec les v\u00f4tres.
\n\u00cates-vous satisfait ? \u2013 Moi ? dit-il ; pourquoi non ?
\nN\u2019ai-je pas quatre pieds aussi bien que les autres ?
\nMon portrait jusqu\u2019ici ne m\u2019a rien reproch\u00e9 ;
\nMais pour mon fr\u00e8re l\u2019Ours, on ne l\u2019a qu\u2019\u00e9bauch\u00e9 ;
\nJamais, s\u2019il me veut croire, il ne se fera peindre. \u00bb
\nL\u2019Ours venant l\u00e0-dessus, on crut qu\u2019il s\u2019allait plaindre.
\nTant s\u2019en faut : de sa forme il se loua tr\u00e8s fort ;
\nGlosa sur l\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phant, dit qu\u2019on pourrait encore
\nAjouter \u00e0 sa queue, \u00f4ter \u00e0 ses oreilles ;
\nQue c\u2019\u00e9tait une masse informe et sans beaut\u00e9.
\nL\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9phant \u00e9tant \u00e9cout\u00e9,
\nTout sage qu\u2019il \u00e9tait, dit des choses pareilles :
\nIl jugea qu\u2019\u00e0 son app\u00e9tit
\nDame Baleine \u00e9tait trop grosse.
\nDame Fourmi trouva le Ciron trop petit,
\nSe croyant, pour elle, un colosse.
\nJupin les renvoya s\u2019\u00e9tant censur\u00e9s tous,
\nDu reste contents d\u2019eux. Mais parmi les plus fous
\nNotre esp\u00e8ce excella ; car tout ce que nous sommes,
\nLynx envers nos pareils, et taupes envers nous,
\nNous nous pardonnons tout, et rien aux autres hommes :
\nOn se voit d\u2019un autre \u0153il qu\u2019on ne voit son prochain.
\nLe fabricateur souverain
\nNous cr\u00e9a besaciers tous de m\u00eame mani\u00e8re,
\nTant ceux du temps pass\u00e9 que du temps d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui :
\nIl fit pour nos d\u00e9fauts la poche de derri\u00e8re,
\nEt celle de devant pour les d\u00e9fauts d\u2019autrui.<\/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-785","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-152","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n