The Mountain in Labour

One day the Mountain was in labour
With smoke arising from its summit
The earth was quaking at its feet
And huge rocks were tumbling all around it

The people gathered in one place
To see what terrible thing would take
They waited and waited, but nothing came
Until at last came one big quake

On the side a huge gap formed
They got in close and looked about
They saw a teeny, tiny head
As a little mouse came running out

'Don't make much ado about nothing'

Shakespeare would probably like this one. People are always making big deals over nothing. Some thing might be a big deal to me but not to you. However some people do need to be brought back to Earth. The world doesn't revolve around them. If it was a big deal, no one would say anything except take your side.

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