
The Hare and the Tortoise.A Hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise.The latter, laughing, said: "Though you be swift as the wind, I willbeat you in a race." The Hare, deeming her assertion to be simplyimpossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Foxshould choose the course, and fix the goal. On the day appointed for therace they started together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, butwent on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.The Hare, trusting to his native swiftness, cared little about the race,and lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, andmoving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Perseverance is surer than swiftness. From Aesop's Fables |