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A hare was making fun of
a tortoise one day for being so slow.
"Do you
ever get anywhere?" the
hare asked with a mocking laugh.
"Yes," replied the tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. Run a race against me and I'll prove it.“
The hare was very amused
at the thought of running a race with the tortoise, and just for fun he
decided to do it. So the fox, who agreed to act as judge marked the distance
for the race on a path through the woods, and started the runners off.
The hare was soon far out of sight. To let the tortoise know how
silly it was for him to challenge a speedy hare, the hare decided to lie
down beside the road to take a nap until the tortoise could catch up.
The tortoise meanwhile
kept going slowly but steadily. After a time, the tortoise passed the place
where the hare was sleeping. The hare slept on very peacefully.
When at last he did wake up, the tortoise was already very near the
finish line. The hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the
tortoise in time.
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