Un \u00e2nier, son sceptre \u00e0 la main,
\nMenait, en empereur romain,
\nDeux coursiers \u00e0 longues oreilles.
\nL\u2019un, d\u2019\u00e9ponges charg\u00e9, marchait comme un courrier ;
\nEt l\u2019autre, se faisant prier,
\nPortait, comme on dit, les bouteilles :
\nSa charge \u00e9tait de sel. Nos gaillards p\u00e8lerins
\nPar monts, par vaux et par chemins,
\nAu gu\u00e9 d\u2019une rivi\u00e8re \u00e0 la fin arriv\u00e8rent,
\nEt fort emp\u00each\u00e9s se trouv\u00e8rent.
\nL\u2019\u00e2nier, qui tous les jours traversait ce gu\u00e9 l\u00e0,
\nSur l\u2019\u00e2ne \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9ponge monta,
\nChassant devant lui l\u2019autre b\u00eate,
\nQui, voulant en faire \u00e0 sa t\u00eate,
\nDans un trou se pr\u00e9cipita,
\nRevint sur l\u2019eau, puis \u00e9chappa ;
\nCar au bout de quelques nag\u00e9es,
\nTout son sel se fondit si bien
\nQue le Baudet ne sentit rien
\nSur ses \u00e9paules soulag\u00e9es.
\nCamarade \u00e9pongier prit exemple sur lui,
\nComme un mouton qui va dessus la foi d\u2019autrui.
\nVoil\u00e0 mon \u00c2ne \u00e0 l\u2019eau ; jusqu\u2019au col il se plonge,
\nLui, le conducteur et l\u2019\u00e9ponge.
\nTous trois burent d\u2019autant : l\u2019\u00e2nier et le Grison
\nFirent \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9ponge raison.
\nCelle-ci devint si pesante,
\nEt de tant d\u2019eau s\u2019emplit d\u2019abord,
\nQue l\u2019\u00c2ne succombant ne put gagner le bord.
\nL\u2019\u00e2nier l\u2019embrassait, dans l\u2019attente
\nD\u2019une prompte et certaine mort.
\nQuelqu\u2019un vint au secours : qui ce fut, il n\u2019importe ;
\nC\u2019est assez qu\u2019on ait vu par l\u00e0 qu\u2019il ne faut point
\nAgir chacun de m\u00eame sorte.
\nJ\u2019en voulais venir \u00e0 ce point.<\/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":[342],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-807","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-152","poems-book-fables","poemes-theme-animaux","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n