Slow and steady wins the race
Slow and steady
wins the race
Ans. A hare is
a very speedy animal. It can run very fast. But a tortoise moves very slowly.
It has a heavy shell on its back. Its legs are short. So, it can't move as
first as other animals. Once upon a time, a hare was very proud of his speed
and cut a joke at a tortoise. One day she said to a tortoise, "I pity you
for your speed." "How can you walk with such a heavy shell on your
back?" "You need not worry friend, hare," said the tortoise.
"If you like, I can run a race with you." The hare sneered,
"What do you want to run a race! Very well, I am ready. I accept your
challenge." At one, both of them started. In a moment the hare got ahead
of the tortoise. The tortoise was moving very slowly with his heavy shell on
his back. The hare stopped half way and looked back. "Ha! Ha!" laughed
the hare, "You are creeping on far behind. Speed up, lest I will be half
over the country before you reach the end of the battle." The tortoise
said nothing. He toiled and toiled. "I may easily take a short nap and
then overtake him," the hare said to herself. The tortoise was moving slowly
with his little feet. He came creeping up the place, never stopping to look
behind. The hare awoke and looked forward to see the tortoise. She sprang up
and attempted to start on like the wind. She said, "Where is the
tortoise?" From the end of the field the tortoise replied, "Hare,
Hare, I have won the race."
