The article discusses the propagandist works by early sixteenth-century poet and playwright Pierre Gringore, particularly those with the Mère Sotte character and Balaam's ass. Among such works are "Les Folles Enterprises," "Coqueluche," and "Le Jeu du Prince des Sotz et Mere Sotte." The studies performed by Gringore scholar, Cynthia J. Brown, on Gringore's works are also cited.