There once was a speedy hare who
bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and
Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest
gathered to watch.
Hare ran down the road for a while
and then and paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and Steady and cried out,
"How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your
slow, slow pace?"
Hare stretched himself out alongside
the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to
relax."
Slow and Steady walked and walked.
He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line.
The animals who were watching
cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare.
Hare stretched and yawned and began
to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line.
After that, Hare always reminded
himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won
the race!
