{"id":260379,"date":"2023-06-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/?p=260379"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:00:40","slug":"cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine\/","title":{"rendered":"La Cigale et la Fourmi, La Fontaine \ud83d\udc1c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tu l\u2019as tr\u00e8s probablement apprise par c\u0153ur \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole primaire, ou du moins tu la reconnais d\u00e8s ses premiers vers. Mais as-tu r\u00e9ellement pris le temps d\u2019analyser compl\u00e8tement <em>La Cigale et la Fourmi<\/em> ? C\u2019est ce qu\u2019on te propose aujourd\u2019hui. Pr\u00eat ? C\u2019est parti ! \ud83d\udc1c Et si tu as besoin d\u2019un coup de pouce, nos <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/cours\/francais\">cours particuliers de fran\u00e7ais<\/a> sont l\u00e0 pour t\u2019aider !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fiche-didentite\"><strong>Fiche d\u2019identit\u00e9<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1682\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1682\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Titre<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">La Cigale et la Fourmi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Auteur<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jean de La Fontaine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Date de publication<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Genre<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fable (apologue)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Recueil<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Livre I des Fables de La Fontaine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1682 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p>Il s\u2019agit de la <strong>toute premi\u00e8re fable du premier recueil de Jean de La Fontaine<\/strong>, l\u2019un des po\u00e8tes fran\u00e7ais du XVII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle les plus connus. Ce recueil est compos\u00e9 de 22 fables <strong>d\u00e9dicac\u00e9es au Dauphin<\/strong> (\u00e2g\u00e9 de six ans \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque), fils de Louis XIV et de Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se d\u2019Autriche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est d\u2019ailleurs dans ce recueil que l\u2019on retrouve ses fables les plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bres (<em>Le Corbeau et le Renard, La Grenouille qui se veut faire aussi grosse que le b\u0153uf, etc.<\/em>) !&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"read-also\">\n    <p class=\"read-also__title\">\u00c0 lire aussi<\/p>\n            <div class=\"read-also__list\">\n            <p>Pour en savoir plus sur le premier recueil des Fables de La Fontaine : lis ici notre fiche de lecture sur <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/le-loup-et-lagneau\/\">Le Loup et l&rsquo;Agneau<\/a> !<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resume-de-la-fable\">R\u00e9sum\u00e9 de la fable \ud83d\udcdd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Cigale a pass\u00e9 tout son \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 chanter : <strong>elle n\u2019a donc pas cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 faire des provisions pour l\u2019hiver<\/strong> ! En qu\u00eate de nourriture, elle se rend chez sa voisine la Fourmi ; celle-ci a travaill\u00e9 tout l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, et a de quoi se nourrir pendant la saison froide. \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-1-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-1.mp4\" width=\"244\" height=\"250\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 244 \/ 250;max-width:100%;width:245px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Jon Snow (Game of Thrones) dit que l'hiver arrive\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00ab L&rsquo;hiver vient \u00bb : t&rsquo;as la ref&rsquo; ?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Cigale lui demande peu, et promet de la d\u00e9dommager avant l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 prochain. Mais <strong>la Fourmi reste insensible \u00e0 son discours et refuse de lui venir en aide<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-2-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-2.mp4\" width=\"480\" height=\"400\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 400;max-width:100%;width:367px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Dwight (the Office) devant la cam\u00e9ra : \u00ab disons-le de cette fa\u00e7on, non. \u00bb\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>La r\u00e9action de la Fourmi<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Si tu dois d\u00e9gager <strong>les principaux mouvements du texte<\/strong>, voil\u00e0 ce que l\u2019on te propose :&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1683\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1683\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vers 1 \u00e0 6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">La Cigale d\u00e9munie pour l\u2019hiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vers 7 \u00e0 14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">L\u2019appel \u00e0 l\u2019aide de la Cigale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vers 15 \u00e0 18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">La Fourmi \u00e9go\u00efste et sceptique<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vers 19 \u00e0 22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Le refus moqueur de la Fourmi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1683 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><p>Lexique \ud83d\udccc<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p><b>La bise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : l\u2019hiver<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Vermisseau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : un petit ver<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Int\u00e9r\u00eat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration de l\u2019emprunteur au pr\u00eateur\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Principal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : somme emprunt\u00e9e<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>O\u00fbt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : mois d\u2019Ao\u00fbt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00c0 tout venant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : \u00e0 quiconque se pr\u00e9sente, \u00e0 n\u2019importe qui<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00catre fort aise (de)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : se r\u00e9jouir (de)<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"une-lecture-vivante-et-dynamique\"><strong>Une lecture vivante et dynamique<\/strong> \ud83d\udcab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-disposition-des-rimes\">La disposition des rimes \ud83c\udfb5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1684\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1684\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vers 1 \u00e0 14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rimes suivies (AABB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vers 15 \u00e0 22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rimes embrass\u00e9es (ABBA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1684 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean de la Fontaine a choisi <strong>des rimes suivies et embrass\u00e9es<\/strong>\u2026 de quoi varier les plaisirs ! En plus, cela rend le texte plus dynamique. \ud83c\udfc3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"read-also\">\n    <p class=\"read-also__title\">\u00c0 lire aussi<\/p>\n            <div class=\"read-also__list\">\n            <p>Tu veux en savoir plus sur <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/poesie-genre-litteraire\/\">le genre litt\u00e9raire de la po\u00e9sie<\/a> ? On vient tout juste d&rsquo;\u00e9crire un article dessus !<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lomnipresence-de-lheptasyllabe-7%e2%83%a3\">L\u2019omnipr\u00e9sence de l&rsquo;heptasyllabe 7\ufe0f\u20e3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tout au long de la fable, les vers sont en heptasyllabes : cela signifie qu\u2019ils sont <strong>compos\u00e9s de sept syllabes<\/strong>. On te donne ici un exemple :&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle alla crier famine<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">al-la<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cri-er<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fa-mine<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ces heptasyllabes rendent le r\u00e9cit plus vivant et rapide. Une seule exception : le deuxi\u00e8me vers compos\u00e9 de trois syllabes (appel\u00e9 aussi&nbsp;trisyllabe). Le compl\u00e9ment circonstanciel de temps permet d\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le rythme encore plus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tout l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"read-also\">\n    <p class=\"read-also__title\">\u00c0 lire aussi<\/p>\n            <div class=\"read-also__list\">\n            <p>Haiku, sonnet&#8230; D\u00e9couvre notre article sur <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/formes-poetiques\/\">les formes po\u00e9tiques<\/a> !<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lutilisation-du-discours-direct\">L\u2019utilisation du discours direct \ud83d\udcac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans la premi\u00e8re partie de la fable (les 11 premiers vers), La Fontaine utilise le discours indirect. Puis, hop, il utilise le discours direct ! <strong>Le dialogue entre les deux insectes dynamise le texte<\/strong>. Ils encha\u00eenent les r\u00e9pliques avec de courtes phrases, comme dans une sayn\u00e8te. \ud83c\udfad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\udd14 C\u2019est quoi une sayn\u00e8te ?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Il s\u2019agit tout simplement d\u2019une <\/span><b>courte pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre comique<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ; elle comprend un nombre tr\u00e8s limit\u00e9 de personnages. 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Pour mieux comprendre chaque protagoniste, on te les pr\u00e9sente ici, bien en d\u00e9tail : \ud83d\udd0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-cigale-oisive-mais-altruiste\">La cigale oisive (mais altruiste) \ud83e\udd17<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaah la Cigale\u2026 Par o\u00f9 commencer ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e9j\u00e0, <strong>la Cigale est une artiste<\/strong>. D\u00e8s les premiers vers, <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/definition-alliteration\/\"><strong>l\u2019allit\u00e9ration<\/strong><\/a><strong> en \u00ab t \u00bb et la rime en \u00ab \u00e9 \u00bb<\/strong> donnent un caract\u00e8re chantant \u00e0 la description de l\u2019insecte. \ud83c\udfb6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-3-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-3.mp4\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 270;max-width:100%;width:480px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Jeune femme qui fait des notes avec sa voix\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>La Cigale tout l&rsquo;\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais en raison de son insouciance, la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 finit par la rattraper rapidement :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Se trouva <\/span><\/i><b><i>fort d\u00e9pourvue<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quand la bise fut venue :<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>Pas un seul<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> petit morceau<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De mouche ou de vermisseau.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle alla <\/span><\/i><b><i>crier famine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chez la Fourmi sa voisine,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La priant de lui pr\u00eater<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>Quelque grain<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pour <\/span><\/i><b><i>subsister<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la saison nouvelle.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Le champ lexical de la pauvret\u00e9<\/strong> accentue sa condition pr\u00e9caire : \u00ab d\u00e9pourvue \u00bb (vers 3), \u00ab pas un seul petit morceau \u00bb (v. 5), \u00ab crier famine \u00bb (v. 7), \u00ab subsister \u00bb (v. 10)\u2026 la situation est critique ! \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>L\u2019auteur insiste bien sur l\u2019absence de nourriture<\/strong> : la Cigale est \u00ab <em>fort<\/em> d\u00e9pourvue \u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/hyperbole-figure-style\/\">hyperbole<\/a> au vers 3) et ne trouve \u00ab pas un seul petit morceau \u00bb (n\u00e9gation au vers 5) \u00e0 se mettre sous la dent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>La Cigale revoit en plus ses attentes \u00e0 la baisse<\/strong> : il n\u2019y a pas de \u00ab mouche \u00bb (v. 6), alors autant manger du \u00ab vermisseau \u00bb (v. 6)\u2026 mais pas moyen de s\u2019en procurer ! Elle va donc qu\u00e9mander \u00ab quelque grain \u00bb (v.10) aupr\u00e8s de sa voisine la Fourmi ; mais comme tu peux le constater, elle n\u2019en demande pas plusieurs, mais un seul (utilisation du singulier). \u261d\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Par la <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/periphrase\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/periphrase\">p\u00e9riphrase<\/a> \u00ab cette emprunteuse \u00bb (v. 18), <strong>la Cigale est r\u00e9duite \u00e0 sa situation de n\u00e9cessiteuse<\/strong>. Bref, on la per\u00e7oit sous le regard p\u00e9joratif de la Fourmi. \ud83d\ude12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\ude9e Un parall\u00e8le avec le m\u00e9c\u00e9nat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depuis l\u2019Antiquit\u00e9, il est courant que des personnes riches fassent du m\u00e9c\u00e9nat : par g\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9 (et int\u00e9r\u00eat pour l\u2019art), elles soutiennent financi\u00e8rement des artistes dans le besoin. <\/span><b>En demandant \u00e0 la Fourmi de la nourriture pour subsister, la Cigale ressemble donc \u00e0 un artiste ayant besoin d\u2019un m\u00e9c\u00e8ne, ce qui la met en situation d\u2019inf\u00e9riorit\u00e9.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bon, apr\u00e8s, la Fourmi n\u2019a pas l\u2019air tr\u00e8s convaincue\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais la Cigale, consid\u00e9r\u00e9e jusque-l\u00e0 comme n\u00e9gligente et d\u00e9pensi\u00e8re, est <strong>\u00e9galement pourvue de certaines qualit\u00e9s<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Elle fait preuve de politesse<\/strong> avec la Fourmi, en lui demandant respectueusement de l\u2019aide (\u00ab <em>La priant<\/em> de lui pr\u00eater \u00bb au vers 9). <strong>Elle demande peu<\/strong> <strong>et s\u2019engage \u00e0 la rembourser <\/strong>avant l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 prochain (<em>\u00ab Je vous paierai, lui dit-elle, \/ Avant l&rsquo;O\u00fbt, foi d&rsquo;animal, \/ Int\u00e9r\u00eat et principal. \u00bb des vers 12 \u00e0 14 ). <\/em>\ud83d\udcb0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Par ailleurs, elle est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e comme <strong>altruiste<\/strong>. Bien qu\u2019elle soit regard\u00e9e comme paresseuse, <strong>la Cigale n\u2019h\u00e9site pas \u00e0 partager son chant avec les autres <\/strong>: \u00ab <em>\u2014 Nuit et jour \u00e0 tout venant \/ Je chantais (&#8230;),<\/em> \u00bb (v. 19-20). Son oisivet\u00e9 n\u2019est donc pas de la pure paresse : elle tire parti de la p\u00e9riode estivale pour d\u00e9velopper sa cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 et s\u2019\u00e9chapper de la r\u00e9alit\u00e9. \ud83c\udfa8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-fourmi-prevoyante-mais-egoiste\">La Fourmi pr\u00e9voyante (mais \u00e9go\u00efste) \ud83e\udd2b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elle, <strong>c\u2019est la pro de l\u2019organisation<\/strong>. Incarnation du monde r\u00e9aliste, elle vit par le travail et l\u2019\u00e9conomie. Et \u00e7a, la Cigale le sait avant m\u00eame de frapper \u00e0 sa porte !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle alla crier famine<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chez la Fourmi sa voisine,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Fourmi a donc la r\u00e9putation d\u2019\u00eatre une bosseuse hors pair. <strong>Cela la place en position de force<\/strong>. Pourtant, elle n\u2019est pas si irr\u00e9prochable\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 En effet, <strong>elle a un vice : l\u2019\u00e9go\u00efsme<\/strong>. Cela rappelle bien le comportement de <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/lavare-de-moliere-resume\/\">l\u2019Avare<\/a> qui refuse de d\u00e9penser et partager ses biens. D\u2019ailleurs, la pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre homonyme de <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/biographie-de-moliere\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/biographie-de-moliere\/\">Moli\u00e8re<\/a> est sortie la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, en 1668 !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La Fourmi n&rsquo;est pas pr\u00eateuse :<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>C&rsquo;est l\u00e0 son moindre d\u00e9faut.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Dans les vers cit\u00e9s ci-dessus, <strong>le ton du fabuliste est presque satirique<\/strong> (\u00ab C\u2019est l\u00e0 son moindre d\u00e9faut. \u00bb au vers 16) : ne pas \u00eatre \u00ab pr\u00eateuse \u00bb (v. 15), est-ce son plus petit d\u00e9faut ? Si oui, c\u2019est quand m\u00eame un <em>gros<\/em> petit d\u00e9faut\u2026 \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 L\u2019adjectif \u00ab pr\u00eateuse \u00bb (v. 15) rime avec l\u2019adjectif \u00ab emprunteuse \u00bb (v. 18) qui d\u00e9signe la Cigale. Cela permet de bien mettre en avant l\u2019opposition des deux personnages !&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00ab <\/span><\/i><b><i>Que faisiez-vous au temps chaud ?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dit-elle \u00e0 cette emprunteuse.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(&#8230;)\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 <\/span><\/i><b><i>Vous chantiez ?<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> J\u2019en suis fort aise.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eh bien ! Dansez maintenant. \u00bb<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Quand vient le dialogue entre les deux protagonistes, <strong>la Fourmi encha\u00eene les questions rh\u00e9toriques<\/strong> ; elle conna\u00eet tr\u00e8s bien la r\u00e9ponse de la Cigale mais souhaite simplement l\u2019humilier en lui faisant avouer ses torts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab Vous chantiez ? \u00bb (v. 21) fait directement \u00e9cho \u00e0 la r\u00e9ponse de la Cigale (\u00ab Je chantais \u00bb au vers 20). L\u2019humiliation se poursuit par la suite avec <strong>ses propos ironiques et moqueurs<\/strong> (\u00ab J\u2019en suis fort aise. \/ Eh bien ! Dansez maintenant. \u00bb des vers 21 et 22). On peut \u00e9galement noter que l\u2019imp\u00e9ratif \u00ab Dansez maintenant \u00bb (v. 22) cl\u00f4t la discussion : la fable s\u2019ach\u00e8ve sur les paroles de la Fourmi, sur un ton autoritaire. \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"des-comportements-typiques-de-letre-humain\">Des comportements typiques de l\u2019\u00eatre humain&nbsp;\ud83e\uddcd&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si on devait r\u00e9sumer tout ce qu\u2019on a dit, \u00e7a donnerait \u00e7a :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1685\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1685\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Cigale<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Fourmi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Oisivet\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Travail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00c9go\u00efsme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Univers artistique<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Univers \u00e9conomique et mat\u00e9rialiste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">D\u00e9pense<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00c9pargne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1685 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tu l\u2019as bien compris, les deux insectes repr\u00e9sentent diff\u00e9rents arch\u00e9types humains. Comme le dit un certain Jean de la Fontaine (cet homme te dit quelque chose, n\u2019est-ce pas ? \ud83d\ude09) :&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"citation\">\n        <q class=\"citation__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Je me sers d\u2019animaux pour instruire les hommes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/q>\n\n                    <div class=\"citation__infos  citation__infos--full \">\n                                    <p class=\"citation__infos-name\">Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)<\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"citation__infos-job\">Po\u00e8te et fabuliste fran\u00e7ais<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les deux protagonistes de la fable ne sont pas l\u00e0 par hasard : en utilisant des animaux anthropomorphes, <strong>La Fontaine met en sc\u00e8ne des comportements existants<\/strong>. Cela explique d\u00e9j\u00e0 pourquoi la \u00ab Fourmi \u00bb et la \u00ab Cigale \u00bb ont des majuscules \u00e0 leurs noms : les noms communs deviennent noms propres (comme des pr\u00e9noms !) ;<strong> les personnages sont humanis\u00e9s. <\/strong>\ud83d\udc6b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le lecteur va pouvoir mieux comprendre la critique faite sur la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et sur les d\u00e9fauts humains : <strong>en prenant de la distance, il peut tirer une le\u00e7on de l\u2019apologue.<\/strong> \ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"read-also\">\n    <p class=\"read-also__title\">\u00c0 lire aussi<\/p>\n            <div class=\"read-also__list\">\n            <p>C&rsquo;est quoi <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/poesie-engagee\/\">la po\u00e9sie engag\u00e9e<\/a> ? Lis notre article pour le savoir \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"une-morale-implicite-et-ambigue\">Une morale implicite et ambigu\u00eb \ud83e\udd14<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pas de bol : <strong>la morale n\u2019est pas explicite<\/strong>. Il va falloir se creuser un peu la t\u00eate pour d\u00e9chiffrer le message de l\u2019auteur !&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-4-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-4.mp4\" width=\"504\" height=\"322\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 504 \/ 322;max-width:100%;width:335px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Un meme avec une femme confuse qui fait des maths\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\uddd0 C\u2019est normal \u00e7a, pas de morale ?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La fable est un apologue, <\/span><b>un court r\u00e9cit visant \u00e0 donner un enseignement au lecteur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Dans une grande partie des fables, une <\/span><b>morale claire et explicite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> est indiqu\u00e9e en d\u00e9but ou en fin de texte. Le r\u00e9cit vise \u00e0 l\u2019illustrer. Ici, ce n\u2019est pas le cas. Elle est <\/span><b>remplac\u00e9e par une chute<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, avec la Fourmi ayant le dernier mot : \u00ab <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 Vous chantiez ? J\u2019en suis fort aise. \/ Eh bien ! Dansez maintenant. \u00bb <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(v. 21-22).<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il n\u2019est pas facile de savoir quelle est la v\u00e9ritable le\u00e7on \u00e0 retenir, vu <strong>l\u2019ambigu\u00eft\u00e9 du texte<\/strong>. \u00c0 l\u2019\u00e9cole primaire, on a tendance \u00e0 faire apprendre aux enfants que la Fourmi a raison, alors que la Cigale est en tort : <strong>il faut travailler et pr\u00e9voir l\u2019avenir, ne pas trop r\u00eavasser dans le moment pr\u00e9sent.<\/strong> \ud83d\udcad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9videmment, c\u2019est plus compliqu\u00e9 que \u00e7a.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>La Fontaine ne prend pas parti dans son r\u00e9cit<\/strong> : difficile de distinguer le bon du mauvais comportement. Le lecteur doit donc formuler lui-m\u00eame la morale, en interpr\u00e9tant librement le texte. \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-5-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-5.mp4\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 280;max-width:100%;width:370px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Sherlock (BBC) qui demande le silence \"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Difficile de trouver la morale exacte&#8230;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme on l\u2019a vu plus t\u00f4t, la Fourmi est effectivement travailleuse. <strong>Mais elle est aussi \u00e9go\u00efste. <\/strong>Son principal d\u00e9faut, le fait de ne pas \u00eatre \u00ab pr\u00eateuse \u00bb (v.15), la d\u00e9valorise. Son ton moqueur (\u00ab Eh bien ! Dansez maintenant. \u00bb au vers 22) contribue \u00e9galement \u00e0 renforcer la mauvaise image qu\u2019on a d\u2019elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quant \u00e0 la Cigale, certes, elle fait preuve d\u2019oisivet\u00e9 et n\u2019anticipe pas les difficult\u00e9s de la saison froide, mais <strong>elle t\u00e9moigne d\u2019une plus grande g\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9 que sa voisine<\/strong>, en partageant son art du chant avec les \u00eatres qu\u2019elle rencontre. Et, cela, \u00ab nuit et jour \u00bb (v. 19) !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peut-\u00eatre que La Fontaine n\u2019a pas explicit\u00e9 sa prise de position, mais<strong> il semble avoir un regard plut\u00f4t bienveillant envers la Cigale<\/strong>. Pas \u00e9tonnant : il est tout autant artiste qu\u2019elle !&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-6-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-6.mp4\" width=\"220\" height=\"192\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 220 \/ 192;max-width:100%;width:252px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Un dauphin qui fait de la peinture : \u00ab Je suis artiste \u00bb en l\u00e9gende.\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais encore une fois, ce n\u2019est qu\u2019une interpr\u00e9tation parmi tant d\u2019autres. Il ne s\u2019agit pas de mettre les deux insectes dans des cases fig\u00e9es ! On peut interpr\u00e9ter les personnages \u00e0 notre guise, en bien comme en mal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><p>\ud83d\udca1 Le savais-tu ?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p><b>Jean de La Fontaine s\u2019est inspir\u00e9 de la fable d\u2019\u00c9sope<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (moraliste du VII-VI\u00e8me si\u00e8cle avant J.-C.) pour \u00e9crire sa fable. Mais contrairement au fabuliste fran\u00e7ais, <\/span><b>\u00c9sope \u00e9nonce une morale claire et explicite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : \u00ab Cette fable montre qu\u2019en toute affaire il faut se garder de la n\u00e9gligence, si l\u2019on veut \u00e9viter le chagrin et le danger. \u00bb. Pas de doute, <\/span><b>la cigale est en tort dans cette version<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Elle n\u2019a plus qu\u2019\u00e0 danser pour ne pas avoir des fourmis dans les jambes ! \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"push \">\n        <div >\n            \n                                                <div class=\"push__container  qcd\" data-target=\"_self\" data-qcd=\"aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGVycGFzLmNvbS9mdW5uZWwtc3R1ZGVudC1xdWFsaWZpY2F0aW9u\" data-banner=\"2\" data-name=\"CPM2 Fran\u00e7ais\" style=\"background-color: #F3FBF7\" >\n                                                                        <div class=\"push__teachers\">\n    <div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center d-md-none\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"push__logo\" src=\"\/content\/themes\/sherpas-theme\/dist\/images\/logo.svg\" alt=\"Logo Sherpas\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <div 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parodi\u00e9e. On te partage ici quelques exemples de d\u00e9tournements :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>La parodie de Pierre Perret<\/strong> : Perret modifie le registre de langue en utilisant l\u2019argot contemporain et le langage familier. Cela modernise le r\u00e9cit, tout en changeant totalement le ton de la fable \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><p>Extrait<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La Fourmi qui \u00e9tait sa voisine<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avait de tout, m\u00eame du caviar<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malheureusement cette radine<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lui offrit m\u00eame pas un carambar<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Fable \u00e9lectorale<\/em> de Roland Bacri<\/strong> : par le remaniement du vocabulaire et du contexte du r\u00e9cit, Bacri critique certains probl\u00e8mes politiques actuels, tel que le \u00ab trou \u00bb de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Sociale. Et ici, la Cigale est candidate \u00e0 une \u00e9lection ! \ud83d\uddf3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La cigale ayant chant\u00e9 tout l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Son programme \u00e0 sati\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Se trouva fort d\u00e9pourvue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Quand l\u2019\u00e9lection fut venue.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pas un seul petit morceau<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pr\u00e9vu dans son bel canto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle alla crier famine<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chez la fourmi <\/span><b>\u00e0 l\u2019usine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La priant de lui pr\u00eater<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quelque grain pour affronter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La conjoncture nouvelle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00ab <\/span><b>Voyez mes trous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ; lui dit-elle<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>De S\u00e9cu, de Cr\u00e9dit Lyonnais<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dans quelle chienlit on est !\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Je vous rendrai l\u2019abondance<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Au premier temps de croissance<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trois quatre ans, foi d\u2019animal,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Int\u00e9r\u00eat et principal. \u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La fourmi n\u2019est pas pr\u00eateuse,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C\u2019est l\u00e0 son moindre d\u00e9faut :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00ab Que faisiez-vous <\/span><b>au temps show<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>D\u2019\u00e9lection si prometteuse<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Nuit et jour \u00e0 tout venant,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Je chantais \u00ab <\/span><b>La Marseillaise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00bb,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Vous chantiez ? j\u2019en suis fort aise :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Pr\u00e9sidensez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> maintenant ! \u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"read-also\">\n    <p class=\"read-also__title\">\u00c0 lire aussi<\/p>\n            <div class=\"read-also__list\">\n            <p>Apprends tout sur <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/systemes-electoraux\/\">les diff\u00e9rents syst\u00e8mes \u00e9lectoraux dans le monde<\/a> !<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Une r\u00e9\u00e9criture de \u00c9douard Jouin<\/strong> (XVIII\u00e8me) avec une <em>happy end<\/em> pour la Cigale. Enfin ! \ud83d\ude07<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"you-know\">\n                <div class=\"you-know__title\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"you-know__text\">\n            <p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Par un soleil d\u2019hiver, h\u00e9las ! bien court \u00e9t\u00e9,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La Fourmi butinait parmi l\u2019herbe fl\u00e9trie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elle voit la Cigale \u00e0 la mine amaigrie<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qui se mourait de faim pour avoir trop chant\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Prends ce grain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, lui dit-elle, et qu\u2019avec la gaiet\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Il te rende la vie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tu ne trouves plus rien, mais j\u2019ai dans mon grenier<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Les tr\u00e9sors du beau temps dernier :<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ne crains donc plus la faim : <\/span><b>chante encore, pauvre amie<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-7-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-7.mp4\" width=\"480\" height=\"342\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 342;max-width:100%;width:323px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Cristin Milioti (en interview) disant qu'elle \u00ab a presque pleur\u00e9. C'\u00e9tait tellement beau ! \u00bb.\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Trop d&rsquo;\u00e9motion<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cigale-et-fourmi-quelques-erreurs-scientifiques\">Cigale et fourmi : quelques erreurs scientifiques\u2026 \ud83d\udd2c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quid de la science dans tout \u00e7a ? Bah oui, on parle de cigale et de fourmi. Et qui dit insectes\u2026 dit entomologie (la science des insectes, voyons !).\ud83d\udc1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915)<\/strong>, un c\u00e9l\u00e8bre entomologiste du XIX\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, s\u2019est pench\u00e9 sur la question. Et selon lui, La Fontaine est un peu loin de la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 scientifique \ud83d\ude09 : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D\u00e9j\u00e0, <strong>en hiver, la fourmi dort au fond de sa fourmili\u00e8re<\/strong>. Impossible qu\u2019elle ait pu entendre la cigale ! \ud83d\ude49<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Question nourriture, <strong>une cigale ne mange ni \u00ab mouche \u00bb ni \u00ab vermisseau \u00bb<\/strong>. Et s\u00fbrement pas du \u00ab grain \u00bb ! En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, elle se nourrit de la s\u00e8ve des plantes. La Fourmi ne lui aurait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019une grande utilit\u00e9\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>De toute fa\u00e7on, <strong>la Cigale meurt \u00e0 la fin de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 <\/strong>(eh oui, malheureusement\u2026) ! Durant la saison estivale, \u00ab le chant \u00bb des cigales m\u00e2les est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 la parade nuptiale. Une fois la p\u00e9riode de reproduction termin\u00e9e, la cigale meurt. \ud83d\udc7b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-8-poster.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cigale-fourmi-la-fontaine-gif-8.mp4\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 400 \/ 224;max-width:100%;width:400px;height:auto\" aria-label=\"Elmo (Sesame Street) qui perd connaissance.\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voil\u00e0, cet article est termin\u00e9 ! Tu connais maintenant <em>La Cigale et la Fourmi<\/em> mieux que personne. 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