="The Tortoise and the Hare"=
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.
=The Morale=
After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"
2007-04-19 16:16:23
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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The turtle and the hare (rabbit) were racing. The rabbit was obviously faster and was far ahead of the turtle. So, he decided to take a break. The hare fell asleep and when he woke up he realized that he slept for too long and the turtl won the race.
2007-04-19 16:20:50
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answer #2
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answered by zoee927 3
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This is but one of Aesops Fabels Aesop fables and Grimms Fairy Tales were the best.
.............Aesop's Fables
Translated by George Fyler Townsend
.........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.
........Below is the moral of the story..
.......Slow but steady wins the race.
.......... Aesops Fable Index ..........
http://www.mcwdn.org/fables/fabindex.html
2007-04-19 16:32:15
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answer #3
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answered by LucySD 7
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