TheTortoiseandtheHare

　　Theharewasonceboastingofhisspeedbeforetheotheranimals."Ihaveneveryetbeenbeaten,"saidhe,"whenIputforthmyfullspeed.Ichallengeanyoneheretoracewithme."

　　Thetortoisesaidquietly,"Iacceptyourchallenge."

　　"Thatisagoodjoke,"saidthehare."Icoulddancearoundyoualltheway."

　　"Keepyourboastinguntilyou'vebeaten,"answeredthetortoise."Shallwerace?"

　　Soacoursewasfixedandastartwasmade.Theharedartedalmostoutofsightatonce,butsoonstoppedand,toshowhiscontemptforthetortoise,laydowntohaveanap.Thetortoiseploddedonandploddedon,andwhenthehareawokefromhisnap,hesawthetortoisenearingthefinishline,andhecouldnotcatchupintimetosavetherace.