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The Hare and the Tortoise

The Hare was onceboasting 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 withme.”

The Tortoise saidquietly, “I accept your challenge.”

“That is a goodjoke,” said the Hare; “I could dance around you all the way.”

“Keep yourboasting till you’ve beaten,” answered the Tortoise. “Shall we race?”

So a course wasfixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, butsoon stopped and, believing that the Tortoise could never catch him, lay downby the wayside to have a nap. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but wenton with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.

When the Hareawoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post. The Hareran as fast as he could, but it was too late. He saw the Tortoise had reachedthe goal. Then said the Tortoise:

“Slow and steadywins the race.”