an old story tells about a tortoise and a hare
the hare bragged about how fast he could run
he tried to get the other animals to race against him
none of them would do it
at last the tortoise agreed to a race
the hare laughed the tortoise was the slowest animal in the forest
he has short legs and was covered by a shell
the tortoise started off slowly
soon the hare was miles ahead
he though the race was as good as won
he lay down to take a nap
while he was sleeping
the tortoise plodded by
after awhile
the hare woke up
he started running again
but by then it was too late