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Aesop’s Fables - Naxos, The Mountains in Labour

The Mountains in Labour

One day the Countrymen noticed that the Mountains were in labour; smoke came out of their summits, the earth was quaking at their feet, trees were crashing, and huge rocks were tumbling. They felt sure that something horrible was going to happen. They all gathered together in one place to see what terrible thing this could be. They waited and they waited, but nothing came. At last there was a still more violent earthquake, and a huge gap appeared in the side of the Mountains. They all fell down upon their knees and waited. At last, and at last, a teeny, tiny mouse poked its little head and bristles out of the gap and came running down towards them, and ever after they used to say:

‘Much outcry, little outcome.'

The Mountains in Labour Die Berge in Arbeit Las montañas en el trabajo 労働の山 As montanhas do trabalho Emek Dağları 劳动中的山脉 勞動中的山脈

One day the Countrymen noticed that the Mountains were in labour; smoke came out of their summits, the earth was quaking at their feet, trees were crashing, and huge rocks were tumbling. ذات يوم، لاحظ المواطنون أن الجبال كانت في حالة مخاض؛ تصاعد الدخان من قممهم، وكانت الأرض تهتز عند أقدامهم، وتحطمت الأشجار، وتداعت الصخور الضخمة. Eines Tages bemerkten die Landleute, dass die Berge in Arbeit waren; Rauch stieg aus ihren Gipfeln auf, die Erde bebte zu ihren Füßen, Bäume krachten und riesige Felsen stürzten. Un día, los campesinos se dieron cuenta de que las montañas estaban de parto; salía humo de sus cumbres, la tierra temblaba a sus pies, los árboles se estrellaban y enormes rocas se desplomaban. Um dia, os camponeses notaram que as montanhas estavam em trabalho de parto; saía fumo dos seus cumes, a terra tremia aos seus pés, as árvores batiam e enormes rochas caíam. They felt sure that something horrible was going to happen. لقد شعروا على يقين من أن شيئًا فظيعًا سيحدث. Estaban seguros de que algo horrible iba a ocurrir. Tinham a certeza de que algo de horrível iria acontecer. They all gathered together in one place to see what terrible thing this could be. اجتمعوا جميعًا في مكان واحد ليروا ما هو الشيء الفظيع الذي يمكن أن يكون عليه هذا الأمر. Sie alle versammelten sich an einem Ort, um zu sehen, was für eine schreckliche Sache das sein könnte. Todos se reunieron en un mismo lugar para ver qué terrible podía ser esto. Reuniram-se todos num só lugar para ver que coisa terrível poderia ser esta. They waited and they waited, but nothing came. انتظروا وانتظروا، ولكن لم يحدث شيء. Esperaron y esperaron, pero no llegó nada. Esperaram e esperaram, mas nada aconteceu. At last there was a still more violent earthquake, and a huge gap appeared in the side of the Mountains. وأخيرًا وقع زلزال أكثر عنفًا، وظهرت فجوة ضخمة في جانب الجبال. Schließlich kam es zu einem noch heftigeren Erdbeben, und ein riesiger Riss klaffte an der Seite des Gebirges. Por fin se produjo un terremoto aún más violento y apareció una enorme brecha en la ladera de las montañas. Por fim, houve um terramoto ainda mais violento e apareceu uma enorme fenda na encosta da montanha. They all fell down upon their knees and waited. سقطوا جميعا على ركبهم وانتظروا. Todos cayeron de rodillas y esperaron. Todos se ajoelharam e esperaram. At last, and at last, a teeny, tiny mouse poked its little head and bristles out of the gap and came running down towards them, and ever after they used to say: وأخيرًا، أخيرًا، أخرج فأر صغير جدًا رأسه الصغير وشعيراته من الفجوة ونزل مسرعًا نحوهم، وكانوا دائمًا يقولون: Endlich, endlich steckte eine klitzekleine Maus ihr Köpfchen und ihre Borsten aus dem Spalt und kam auf sie zugerannt, und danach sagten sie immer: Por fin, por fin, un ratoncito asomó su cabecita y sus cerdas por el hueco y bajó corriendo hacia ellos, y desde entonces solían decir: Por fim, e por fim, um ratinho minúsculo meteu a cabeça e as cerdas para fora da abertura e veio a correr na direção deles, e depois disso costumavam dizer:

‘Much outcry, little outcome.' "كثير من الاحتجاج، والنتيجة قليلا." Viel Aufschrei, wenig Ergebnis. 'Mucho clamor, poco resultado'. Muito clamor, pouco resultado".