What is the story of Morris' rooster?

In France, a legal battle centered on a cock named "Maurice" has disturbed his neighbors' neighbors on the southwestern island of Olero.

Morris was not present at the courthouse in Rochefort, west of France, and he was absent from the hearings, accusing him of being a retired couple who owned a home on the beautiful island they used for vacations.

The couple say Maurice's screams wake them up at about 6:30 a.m.

But supporters of the cock were present, and organized a sit-in outside the courtroom, including a chicken called Pompadour and Dick a giant named Jean-René.

The lawsuit drew the attention of many, not only because the rooster was one of the French national symbols but also because many considered the couple's complaint an attack on the rural vote and way of life.

But the couple's lawyers refused to describe the lawsuit as a battle between bourgeoisies on the one hand and rural residents on the other.

The court's arguments centered on whether it was correct to describe Morris's village on the Atlantic island of Olero near the coast of western France as part of the countryside.

The indigenous population of the island is about 7,000, but this figure rises to 35,000 in the summer season.

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"Mukalla lives in a residential apartment, not in the countryside," AFP quoted lawyer Fansson Oberdo as saying.

Maurice Corinne Vissot, who lives in Ullerro for 35 years, told French radio that she had been forced to lock him up at night in a crate with white walls to block the light and prevent him from screaming, but her attempts failed.

"Of the 40 neighbors, only the two old men complained of Morris shouting," said Vissu's lawyer, Julian Babino.

Vissu, for her part, defended Maurice's right to shout, "He yells and I think it's great.

Tensions between the rural population and those seeking to spend their holidays are nothing new in French countryside, but the Maurice case has gained extraordinary fame.

"Today they are chasing the cock, but what will they chase tomorrow?" Said Christophe Soyo, mayor of the town of St. Pierre Dolero, which is home to Maurice and his companion.

It is useful to remember that the widening wealth gap between the countryside and cities of France has been a major cause of the Yellow Jackets protests that have rocked the country since its launch in November.

Morris, who has his own account on Facebook, appeared in a photo published that month wearing a yellow vest "in solidarity" with the protesters.

Bruno Dionis de Segur, mayor of the village of Gajak, wrote an open letter in May in which he defended the church bells' right to kneel and the cows to be afraid and the donkeys to thrive throughout the French countryside. "When I go to the city, I do not ask the occupants to remove the traffic lights and stop the cars."

"Those who have not yet told the countryside and complain about their voices and smells like fools who discover that eggs do not grow on trees," he said in his letter.

Dionis de Segour had asked the French government to consider rural votes as part of the country's national heritage, which could include protection as an "insurmountable" global heritage on the UNESCO list.