The Hare and the Tortoise

The Hare and the Tortoise

The Hare was once 

boasting of his speed

before the other

animals.  

"I have never yet 

been beaten,"said he,

"when I put forth 

my full speed.  

I challenge any one 

here to race with me."

 The Tortoise said 

quietly, "I accept 

your challenge."

 "That is a good joke," said the Hare; 

"I could dance round you all the way."

"Keep your boasting till you've beaten," 

answered the Tortoise.  "Shall we race?"

So a course was 

fixed and a start 

was made. 

The Hare darted 

almost out of sight 

at once, but soon 

stopped and, 

to show his 

contempt for the 

Tortoise, lay down

 to have a nap.

The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, 

and when the Hare awoke from his nap, 

he saw the Tortoise just near the 

winning-post and could not run up 

in time to save the race. 

Then said the Tortoise: "Plodding wins the race."