The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise
There once was a rabbit who always bragged about how fast he was.
“Get out of the way. I’m the best!” he would say. He always teased the tortoise
for being slow. “ I’m the fastest runner in the woods. Why are you so slow ?”
One day, the tortoise challenge the rabbit to a race. “ let’s see who
reaches the tree on the hill first,” he said. The hare and the tortoise stood at
the finish line for the race. “ Ready, set, go!” said the hare, and they started
running.
The hare was much faster than the tortoise. At one point, when the hare
looked back he couldn’t even see the tortoise. The hare thought to himself. “
I’m sure I’ll win this race. Why should I hurry? I would rather take a nap here
for a while.” While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise kept on going.
After a while, when the hare woke up, he saw the tortoise reaching the
finish line. The hare rushed towards the finish line as fast as he could, but it
was too late. The tortoise had already crossed the line. The tortoise was the
winner!.
“ Being slow but steady wins the race. It’s not over until it’s over,” the
tortoise told the hare. The hare sobbed in shame.