Hare and Tortoise

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

Once there lived a tortoise and a haughty hare in the forest. Everyday it used to tease the tortoise for its slowness and the tortoise was offended by his words. The hare repeatedly pointed out his slow nature and compared that with his swiftness.

One day, he had crossed his limits and added,"Shall we have a running race??? Can you compete with me???". The frustrated tortoise replied,"Ok. I will". The hare was surprised.

The day has come and the race started. The hare ran as fast as he can. He has covers almost half the distance.  The high handed hare felt over confident about his winning the race. So he thought of taking rest until the tortoise crosses his place.

But the fate did not favor the imperious hare. He slept. Though he was slow, the tortoise reached the place where the hare was sleeping. He saw the hare sleeping and increase his pace to reach the destination faster.

The hare woke up after a long time and was suddenly shocked when he realized that he had slept. He started running extremely fast towards the destination but to his disappointment, the tortoise had already reached the destination.

Moral of the Story : Slow and Steady Wins the Race.
                                  Its not a matter how slow you go until you stop.
                                  Don't underestimate others.
                                  Don't be overconfident.