The Hare was forever laughing at the Tortoise for being so slow. One day, tired of it, the Tortoise said, "Race me and see." The Hare thought this the funniest thing he had ever heard — but he agreed, and the Fox marked out the course.
Off went the Hare in a streak of dust, so far ahead so quickly that he decided there was time for a nap in the shade. Meanwhile the Tortoise walked. He did not stop, he did not boast, he only put one foot in front of the other, all through the warm afternoon.
And the Hare slept on, dreaming of a victory already won.
When at last he woke and bolted for the line, he found the Tortoise already there — quietly, and first.
Tortoise · never stoppedHare · stopped to nap
The moral
Slow and steady wins the race.