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302:'The mountain labors a mouse'." After Aesop's fables were taken to Japan by Christian missionaries in the 16th century, they became independently acculturated. In 1955 the saying "A great mountain is in labor and brings forth a rat and nothing else" was recorded as a native proverb. The proverb has also been translated into Indonesian.
40:. The story became proverbial in Classical times and was applied to a variety of situations. It refers to speech acts which promise much but deliver little, especially in literary and political contexts. In more modern times the satirical intention behind the fable was given greater emphasis following
440:, in his prose retelling of the fable, cites "Great cry and little wool" as a parallel English proverb and applies the story to the empty promises of politicians. French writers too interpreted the fable in political terms. EugĂšne Desmares wrote an imitation of all La Fontaine's fables as
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in 1829 was satirised in a contemporary print by Thomas McLean (1788â1875) with the title "The
Mountain in Labour â or much ado about nothing". In the United States several presidential nominees were made the butt of such cartoons, as were attempts to quell the disturbances preceding the
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Lambert (1825â1909) unites Horace's interpretation of turbulence within the mountain as volcanic activity with the fable's association with literary criticism. There a mouse crouches on the cover of an ancient book and looks across to an
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gives a more extended interpretation, commenting that it warns one not to believe big talk, "for there are some who promise many more things than they deliver, and some who threaten much and perform least". This was more or less the conclusion on which
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closed his ambiguous adaptation of the story as "a hylle whiche beganne to tremble and shake by cause of the molle whiche delved hit". There was, however, a closer
English-language version of the fable told earlier by
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During the Middle Ages the fable was retold many times without significant variation. The moral, however, was differently expressed and widened to specify a variety of circumstances to which it could be applied.
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The verse is discussed in an article by Howard
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the present tense already has an inherently future meaning ("they wish to give birth", "they are about to give birth"). However, A. S. Wilkins in his edition defends the future tense
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for piano and choir (2008); and a purely musical interpretation for small orchestra by Matt
Fernald as the first part of his musical thesis composition, performed under the title
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1239:""The Mountain in Labour." Art by Edward J. Detmold for "The Fables of Aesop." London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1909) â a photo on Flickriver"
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translates it, "What often comes to pass? â Just gas." La
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Our Mythical Childhood... The Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults
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1694:"Bob Chilcott: Aesop's Fables: Mixed Choir And Piano/Organ | Musicroom.com"
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Dictionnaire universel: contenant generalement tous les mots François
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Dictionnaire nouveau et universel des langues française et anglaise
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Alain Savouret (b. 1942) in a setting for accompanied voice (2013).
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One of the Anglo-Latin prose collections going under the name
1682:– via BnF Catalogue gĂ©nĂ©ral (http:// catalogue.bnf.fr).
1656:– via BnF Catalogue gĂ©nĂ©ral (http:// catalogue.bnf.fr).
1630:– via BnF Catalogue gĂ©nĂ©ral (http:// catalogue.bnf.fr).
1604:– via BnF Catalogue gĂ©nĂ©ral (http:// catalogue.bnf.fr).
1530:– via BnF Catalogue gĂ©nĂ©ral (http:// catalogue.bnf.fr).
1487:"Emmanuel Clerc : Fables, pour soprano et trio Ă cordes"
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But it gave birth to a mouse. This has been written for you,
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described it as an "old proverb", and the Latin grammarian
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And don't start like an old writer of epic cycles once did:
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who, though you threaten great things, accomplish nothing."
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Auguste Delierre's 1883 etching of "The Mountain in Labour"
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Mountains will labour: what's born? A ridiculous mouse!
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But the most well-known mention of the fable appears in
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which ended with a repetition of Boileau's pithy line,
1642:"5 fables de La Fontaine : pour soprano et piano"
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150:"Of Priam's fate I'll sing, and the greatest of Wars."
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in order to comment on the situation at the start of
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The Taill of the Uponlandis Mous and the Burges Mous
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What could he produce to match his opening promise?
90:"A mountain was in labour, uttering immense groans,
1181:"'The Mountain in Labour', by Ernest Henry Griset"
543:(1734). Among these was "The Mountain in Labour" (
456:, titled after the fable and written by Varin and
442:Les métamorphoses du jour: ou, La Fontaine en 1831
1132:. Beck. August 25, 1849 – via Google Books.
1130:"La montagne qui accouche: vaudeville en un acte"
193:Some editions of the poem have the present tense
271:áčdinen Ăłros, ZeĂčs d' ephobeĂźto, tĂČ d' Ă©teken mĂ»n
264:ᜀΎÎčΜΔΜ áœÏÎżÏ, ÎΔáœșÏ ÎŽ' áŒÏÎżÎČΔáżÏÎż, Ï᜞ ÎŽ' áŒÏΔÎșΔΜ ÎŒáżŠÎœ
1167:Ăducation Ă l'Environnement et au Patrimoine,
93:and on earth there was very great expectation.
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76:At ille murem peperit. Hoc scriptum est tibi,
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133:quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?
119:nec sic incipies, ut scriptor cyclicus olim:
2406:The Taill of Schir Chanticleir and the Foxe
954:, University of Illinois 1919; fable LXII,
952:Ysopet-Avionnet, the Latin and French texts
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591:for four unaccompanied men's voices (1861).
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1035:The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
932:"The tale of the mountain and the mouse",
233:, arguing that like other verbs ending in
140:parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.
2385:The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian
821:parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus
804:Kwapisz, Jan (2016). "Sotades on kings".
408:La montagne en travail enfante une souris
373:La montagne en travail enfante une souris
339:Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus
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83:qui, magna cum minaris, extricas nihil.
62:Mons parturibat, gemitus immanes ciens,
1717:A performance of this is available on
1674:from the original on November 17, 2019
1622:from the original on November 12, 2019
1522:from the original on November 17, 2019
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472:An American cartoon on the theme from
1770:15thâ20th century book illustrations
1592:. E. Saint-Hilaire. August 25, 1861.
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1596:from the original on August 25, 2024
361:, he was imitating the Roman poet's
337:The actual line from Horace's poem (
69:eratque in terris maxima expectatio.
2309:Out of the frying pan into the fire
2199:(also known as The Mice in Council)
2011:The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
1851:The Astrologer who Fell into a Well
1261:Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
1103:"The Mountains in Labour", Fable 26
697:"Satires, Epistles and Ars poetica"
679:"Horace (65 BCâ8 BC) - Ars Poetica"
2248:The miller, his son and the donkey
1866:The Bird-catcher and the Blackbird
1670:. MĂŽmeludies Ă©d. August 25, 2013.
1618:. Gambogi F.res. August 25, 1861.
915:2.5, "Of the Montayn whiche shoke"
712:Wilkins, A.S. (1885, repr. 1964).
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2223:The drowned woman and her husband
2126:The Travellers and the Plane Tree
1946:The Fisherman and the Little Fish
781:History of the Graeco-Latin Fable
36:and appears as number 520 in the
2026:The Horse that Lost its Liberty
1700:from the original on 2019-10-31
1644:. H. Lemoine. August 25, 2008.
1552:from the original on 2019-10-31
1497:from the original on 2024-06-16
1491:Scop Les Editions buissonnieres
1387:from the original on 2019-10-28
1321:from the original on 2020-02-11
1292:from the original on 2019-10-28
1267:from the original on 2019-10-28
1191:from the original on 2021-06-30
1150:from the original on 2019-10-28
1081:from the original on 2020-08-03
1013:from the original on 2019-10-24
651:from the original on 2023-06-05
549:Nos plaisirs seront peu durable
2036:The Lion, the Bear and the Fox
1352:Online Archive of California,
426:was updating allusions in his
280:The Greek verse above, in the
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2171:The Young Man and the Swallow
1891:The Cock, the Dog and the Fox
1871:The Bird in Borrowed Feathers
1452:, Philadelphia 1810, Vol. 2,
1169:Fables de Jean de La Fontaine
872:. Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau.
2358:The Grasshopper and the Ants
2243:The Hawk and the Nightingale
2166:The Woodcutter and the Trees
2121:Town Mouse and Country Mouse
2086:The Old Woman and the Doctor
2001:The Frogs Who Desired a King
1144:"akg-images - Search Result"
971:Oeuvres complĂštes de Boileau
551:and provided with the moral
502:, who is seated beside him.
300:Taizan meido , nezumi ippiki
2299:The labyrinth of Versailles
2238:The Gourd and the Palm-tree
2146:Washing the Ethiopian White
2111:The Snake in the Thorn Bush
2096:The Satyr and the Traveller
2041:The Man with Two Mistresses
1826:The Ant and the Grasshopper
1429:(Paris, 1734), Fable XXII,
969:, Chant III, lines 269-74;
777:Francisco RodrĂguez Adrados
683:www.poetryintranslation.com
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2203:The Blind Man and the Lame
2071:The North Wind and the Sun
1911:The Dog and Its Reflection
1856:The Bear and the Travelers
1846:The Ass in the Lion's Skin
1668:"La montagne qui accouche"
1427:Recueil de Fables choisies
1099:Fables of Aesop and Others
739:I wish to eat, I am hungry
263:
2319:The milkmaid and her pail
2268:The Shepherd and the Lion
2263:The Scorpion and the Frog
2192:The Bear and the Gardener
2131:The Trees and the Bramble
2116:The Tortoise and the Hare
2091:The Rose and the Amaranth
1976:The Fox and the Sick Lion
1861:The Belly and the Members
1841:The Ass Carrying an Image
1114:Les métamorphoses du jour
583:Six Fables de La Fontaine
524:Roman Catholic Relief Act
306:Mediaeval interpretations
2324:Wolf in sheep's clothing
2208:The Boy and the Filberts
2151:The Weasel and Aphrodite
2066:The Mouse and the Oyster
2021:The Horse and the Donkey
1951:The Fowler and the Snake
1936:The Farmer and the Viper
1931:The Farmer and the Stork
1906:The Deer without a Heart
1896:The Crow and the Pitcher
817:Howard Jacobson (2007).
641:"The Mountain in Labour"
553:Grand bruit, peu d'effet
389:La montagne qui accouche
2258:The Priest and the Wolf
2213:Chanticleer and the Fox
2056:The Moon and her Mother
1991:The Fox and the Woodman
1941:The Fir and the Bramble
1831:The Ass and his Masters
913:Aesop's Fables (1484),
795:Sotades, fr. 22 Powell.
599:5 Fables de La Fontaine
353:Literature and politics
2253:The Monkey and the Cat
2187:An ass eating thistles
2156:The Wolf and the Crane
2106:The Snake and the Crab
2061:The Mountain in Labour
2051:The Miser and his Gold
2031:The Lion and the Mouse
1986:The Fox and the Weasel
1961:The Fox and the Grapes
1901:The Crow and the Snake
1886:The Cock and the Jewel
1876:The Boy Who Cried Wolf
1518:Heu. August 25, 1846.
1286:"A lithograph of 1843"
973:(Vol. 2, Paris 1872),
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714:The Epistles of Horace
575:for two voices (1860).
545:La montagne en travail
477:
450:French Second Republic
416:Fabeln und ErzÀhlungen
412:Friedrich von Hagedorn
410:. A German poet too,
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2439:Demetrius of Phalerum
2392:The Cock and the Jasp
2314:Still waters run deep
2218:The Dog in the Manger
2161:The Wolf and the Lamb
2081:The Old Man and Death
2016:The Honest Woodcutter
2006:The Goat and the Vine
1981:The Fox and the Stork
1926:The Eagle and the Fox
1225:"Rémi Frémiot Images"
892:Romulus Anglicus 90,
618:An Evening with Aesop
612:as the fourth in his
597:as the second of his
529:Chinese Exclusion Act
517:Edward Julius Detmold
471:
464:The fable in the arts
420:Der Berg und der Poet
22:
2565:La Fontaine's Fables
2489:Laurentius Abstemius
2422:La Fontaine's Fables
2228:The Elm and the Vine
2076:The Oak and the Reed
1971:The Fox and the Mask
1966:The Fox and the Lion
1956:The Fox and the Crow
1921:The Dove and the Ant
1916:The Dog and the Wolf
1881:The Cat and the Mice
1473:"Les Monts de Reuil"
895:de monte parturiente
868:Okada, Rokuo. 1955.
783:vol. 3, Brill 2003,
377:La Fontaine's Fables
288:to the Spartan king
2519:Jean de La Fontaine
2469:Adémar de Chabannes
2351:Aesop's Film Fables
2233:The Fox and the Cat
2046:The Mischievous Dog
1996:The Frog and the Ox
1836:The Ass and the Pig
1033:'s introduction to
985:Antoine FuretiĂšre,
755:Familiar Quotations
488:Jean-Baptiste Oudry
48:The Classical fable
42:Jean de la Fontaine
2459:Dositheus Magister
1754:2021-07-23 at the
1724:2016-04-08 at the
1576:2022-12-15 at the
1459:2024-08-25 at the
1436:2024-08-25 at the
1414:2020-11-29 at the
1358:2015-09-25 at the
1243:www.flickriver.com
1037:(trans. Shapiro),
939:2019-11-18 at the
920:2019-03-22 at the
901:2019-03-22 at the
828:2022-05-10 at the
764:2011-04-24 at the
478:
458:Arthur de Beauplan
400:Isaac de Benserade
227:preferred to read
25:
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1747:A performance on
1569:A performance on
1542:"Théodore Ymbert"
1007:fr.wikisource.org
870:Japanese Proverbs
833:Museum Helveticum
819:"Horace, AP 139:
428:Hints from Horace
331:Confessio Amantis
110:The Art of Poetry
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2529:Nicolas Trigault
2504:Hieronymus Osius
2494:Roger L'Estrange
2464:Alexander Neckam
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