The Hare and the Tortoise

The Hare and the Tortoise.Long ago and far away, where animals could talk and trees could sing, there lived a hare and a tortoise.
Hare was young and handsome and loved to race about the countryside. He had many admirers and would love showing off and poking fun at Tortoise.
Tortoise was always too busy to notice, napping in the sunshine or reading a book.
One day, as Tortoise munched on his favourite flowers, Hare jumped out and surprised him.
"Tortoise, look at you!  You are old and slow and all you do is eat and sleep. Look at me,  Iam fast and handsome and I can be anywhere I want in almost no time at all! "
Tortoise slowly looked up. He gave Hare the biggest smile he had and said, "Let's have a race, then! All around the village and back here, by this patch of buttercups. "
Hare almost fell over, he was laughing so hard, but when he looked at Tortoise, Tortoise looked very serious. This was no joke!
"Let's do it! " exclaimed Hare.
The next day, a huge crowd gathered to watch.
Hare sped off, into the distance whilst Tortoise plodded along at his usual pace.
Then, just before the finish line, under a shady oak tree, Hare decided to take a nap. He closed his eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep. He dreamed of winning medals and eating carrot cake.
The sun began to set and Hare was still asleep, Tortoise silently walked past and made it to the finish line.
Before he knew what was happening, a gigantic cheer could be heard, waking Hare up. He raced to finish, where he was just in time to see Tortoise receive his winning medal.
From that day on, Hare never showed off, again.

Moral:Slow and steady wins the race. 

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