The Hare and the Tortoise
A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace
of the
Tortoise, who replied, laughing: “Though
you be swift as the
wind, I will beat you in a race.” The
Hare, believing her
assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the
proposal; and
they agreed that the Fox should choose the course
and fix the
goal. On the day appointed for the race the
two started
together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
but went on
with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of
the course.
The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep.
At last
waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw
the Tortoise
had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after
her
fatigue.
Slow but steady wins the race.
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