Story: Hare And Tortoise
The Hare was once boasting of his speed before all the other animals.
“I have never yet been beaten,“
said he,
“when I pull forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me.“
The Tortoise said quietly,
“I accept your challenge.“
“That is a good joke,“
said the Hare;
“I could dance around you all the way.“
“Keep your boasting till you've
beaten,“ answered the Tortoise. “Shall we race?“ So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race. Then said the Tortoise: “Plodding, slowly but surely, wins the race. Link to read: For More Stories Download our app from Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=onanmobilesoftware.storiesenglish
beaten,“ answered the Tortoise. “Shall we race?“ So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race. Then said the Tortoise: “Plodding, slowly but surely, wins the race. Link to read: For More Stories Download our app from Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=onanmobilesoftware.storiesenglish
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