Tortoise and The Hare

There once was a speedy hare.

who bragged about how fast he could run

One day, Tired of hearing him boast,

the Slow and Steady tortoise,

challenged him to a race.

The date for the race was fixed

and all the animals in the forest

gathered to watch.

Hare ran down the road swiftly 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."

The hare shortly fell into a deep sleep.

Slow and Steady tortoise 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.

After that, Hare always reminded himself,

"Don't brag about your lightning pace,

"for Slow and Steady won the raceS"