phrase
tresla se gora, rodio se miš
the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
гора родила мышь — много шума, ничтожный итог (образ тот же)
With stress
trȅsla se gòra, ròdio se mȉš
In Cyrillic
тресла се гора, родио се миш
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