\u00c0 l\u2019\u0153uvre on conna\u00eet l\u2019artisan.
\nQuelques rayons de miel sans ma\u00eetre se trouv\u00e8rent :
\nDes Frelons les r\u00e9clam\u00e8rent ;
\nDes Abeilles s\u2019opposant,
\nDevant certaine Gu\u00eape on traduisit la cause.
\nIl \u00e9tait malais\u00e9 de d\u00e9cider la chose :
\nLes t\u00e9moins d\u00e9posaient qu\u2019autour de ces rayons
\nDes animaux ail\u00e9s, bourdonnant, un peu longs,
\nDe couleur fort tann\u00e9e, et tels que les Abeilles,
\nAvaient longtemps paru. Mais quoi ! dans les Frelons
\nCes enseignes \u00e9taient pareilles.
\nLa Gu\u00eape, ne sachant que dire \u00e0 ces raisons,
\nFit enqu\u00eate nouvelle, et pour plus de lumi\u00e8re,
\nEntendit une fourmili\u00e8re.
\nLe point n\u2019en put \u00eatre \u00e9clairci.
\n\u00ab De gr\u00e2ce, \u00e0 quoi bon tout ceci ?
\nDit une Abeille fort prudente.
\nDepuis tant\u00f4t six mois que la cause est pendante,
\nNous voici comme aux premiers jours.
\nPendant cela le miel se g\u00e2te.
\nIl est temps d\u00e9sormais que le juge se h\u00e2te :
\nN\u2019a-t-il point assez l\u00e9ch\u00e9 l\u2019ours ?
\nSans tant de contredits, et d\u2019interlocutoires,
\nEt de fatras, et de grimoires,
\nTravaillons, les Frelons et nous :
\nOn verra qui sait faire, avec un suc si doux,
\nDes cellules si bien b\u00e2ties. \u00bb
\nLe refus des Frelons fit voir
\nQue cet art passait leur savoir ;
\nEt la Gu\u00eape adjugea le miel \u00e0 leurs parties.
\nPl\u00fbt \u00e0 Dieu qu\u2019on r\u00e9gl\u00e2t ainsi tous les proc\u00e8s !
\nQue des Turcs en cela l\u2019on suiv\u00eet la m\u00e9thode !
\nLe simple sens commun nous tiendrait lieu de code :
\nIl ne faudrait point tant de frais ;
\nAu lieu qu\u2019on nous mange, on nous gruge,
\nOn nous mine par des longueurs ;
\nOn fait tant, \u00e0 la fin, que l\u2019hu\u00eetre est pour le juge,
\nLes \u00e9cailles pour les plaideurs.<\/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-798","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-152","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n