The Tortoise and the Hare


A tortoise and a hare once got into an argument about who could run faster.
They decided that the best way to settle the matter was to have a race,
so they agreed on a time and a place to meet
and then went their separate ways.
The hare was so confident that he was going to win
that he didn't bother to start at the agreed time.
Instead he decided to take a nap.
He told himself that when he woke,
he could easily overtake the toroise and win the race.

The tortoise, however, started on time.

He plodded along, going slowly, but not stopping even once to rest.
On and on he went.
Eventually, just as the hare was waking up,
the tortoise crossed the finish line.
The tortoise was slow but he had won the race.

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