Once a hare was roaming near a lake in a forest. Suddenly he saw a tortoise and mocked at him saying - ‘‘Hurry up, you slow coach! Don’t you find life very dull taking so long to cover a few yards? I could have run to the other side of the lake by now.’’ starting of the raceThe tortoise felt teased and dared the hare to a race. The race was to be through the wood to a fixed goal.The hare agreed laughingly. In a few minutes he was away and out of sight.‘‘What a funny race it is!’’ he said to himself , ‘‘I am already half -way through. tortoise passing by the sleeping hareBut it is too-too cold; why not have a nap in the warm sunshine?’’The tortoise walked steadily on and on. In a short time, he passed by the sleeping hare.The hare slept far longer then he had intended. tortoise finishing the race before the rabbitWhen he woke up at last, he looked around in surprise and said to himself,’’ Not even a sigh of the poor tortoise anywhere so far; I had better trot along and finish the race.’’The hare ran to the goal. He was amazed to see all the animals cheering the tortoise who had arrived just a minute earlier. how ashamed he felt indeed!MORAL: Slow and steady wins the race.
