Un cerf s\u2019\u00e9tant sauv\u00e9 dans une \u00e9table \u00e0 b\u0153ufs
\nFut d\u2019abord averti par eux
\nQu\u2019il cherch\u00e2t un meilleur asile.
\n\u00ab Mes fr\u00e8res, leur dit-il, ne me d\u00e9celez pas :
\nJe vous enseignerai les p\u00e2tis les plus gras ;
\nCe service vous peut quelque jour \u00eatre utile,
\nEt vous n\u2019en aurez point regret. \u00bb
\nLes B\u0153ufs \u00e0 toutes fins promirent le secret.
\nIl se cache en un coin, respire, et prend courage.
\nSur le soir on apporte herbe fra\u00eeche et fourrage
\nComme l\u2019on faisait tous les jours.
\nL\u2019on va, l\u2019on vient, les valets font cent tours.
\nL\u2019intendant m\u00eame ; et pas un d\u2019aventure
\nN\u2019aper\u00e7ut ni corps, ni ramure,
\nNi cerf enfin. L\u2019habitant des for\u00eats
\nRend d\u00e9j\u00e0 gr\u00e2ce aux B\u0153ufs, attend dans cette \u00e9table
\nQue chacun retournant au travail de C\u00e9r\u00e8s,
\nIl trouve pour sortir un moment favorable.
\nL\u2019un des B\u0153ufs ruminant lui dit : \u00ab Cela va bien ;
\nMais quoi ! l\u2019homme aux cent yeux n\u2019a pas fait sa revue.
\nJe crains fort pour toi sa venue.
\nJusque-l\u00e0, pauvre Cerf, ne te vante de rien. \u00bb
\nL\u00e0-dessus le ma\u00eetre entre et vient faire sa ronde.
\n\u00ab Qu\u2019est ceci ? dit-il \u00e0 son monde.
\nJe trouve bien peu d\u2019herbe en tous ces r\u00e2teliers.
\nCette liti\u00e8re est vieille : allez vite aux greniers ;
\nJe veux voir d\u00e9sormais vos b\u00eates mieux soign\u00e9es.
\nQue co\u00fbte-t-il d\u2019\u00f4ter toutes ces araign\u00e9es ?
\nNe saurait-on ranger ces jougs et ces colliers ? \u00bb
\nEn regardant \u00e0 tout, il voit une autre t\u00eate
\nQue celles qu\u2019il voyait d\u2019ordinaire en ce lieu.
\nLe cerf est reconnu ; chacun prend un \u00e9pieu ;
\nChacun donne un coup \u00e0 la b\u00eate.
\nSes larmes ne sauraient la sauver du tr\u00e9pas.
\nOn l\u2019emporte, on la sale, on en fait maint repas,
\nDont maint voisin s\u2019\u00e9jouit d\u2019\u00eatre.
\nPh\u00e8dre sur ce sujet dit fort \u00e9l\u00e9gamment :
\n\u00ab Il n\u2019est, pour voir, que l\u2019\u0153il du ma\u00eetre. \u00bb
\nQuant \u00e0 moi, j\u2019y mettrais encore l\u2019\u0153il de l\u2019amant.<\/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-859","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-152","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n