Themes Behind the Muffet

I think that the underlying message of Little Miss Muffet - and the message that I would like to convey - has to do with fear. Miss Muffet is so afraid of something that it forces her to flee/ stop going about her daily routine. The fact that it was a "spider" means that it was probably something she didn't have to be afraid of - she overreacted. Essentially it was the fear that drove her away, not the thing itself.