One day, the spring sun shone brightly in a beautiful forest, filling the air with the sweet fragrance of flowers. Bees flew about, carrying nectar and pollen to nourish the fruit and make delicious honey. In this beautiful setting, a tortoise lived peacefully, while a mischievous and vain rabbit also lived. aesop hare and tortoise.
The rabbit challenges the tortoise
One quiet morning, the tortoise went for a walk near the lake, and the rabbit saw her there and said to her: "What brought you here?" This place is not suitable for slow animals.
The tortoise felt a little sad, but she gathered her strength and said to him, "Rabbit, enough of your arrogance. You must be polite to others."
Setting the race date
But the rabbit paid no attention to the tortoise's words and continued to provoke her, until she said to him: "I am faster than you."
The rabbit laughed loudly, which all the animals of the forest could hear, and said to them: "Animals, this tortoise claims that she is faster than me." What do you think about setting up a race to determine the winner?"
Some animals tried to persuade the tortoise to give up, but she refused and insisted on her stance, confident that she could defeat the rabbit.
With only one option, the animals scheduled the race for three days from now.
While the tortoise was training for the race, the lazy rabbit simply eating and sleeping, telling himself that he would be the undisputed winner.
It's race time!
On the third day, the rabbit and the tortoise came to the starting line, and all the animals bet on the tortoise's defeat.
The race began. The rabbit set off very fast, while the tortoise walked slowly but persistently.
On the way, the rabbit spotted some ripe carrots, looked around, saw the tortoise very far away, and he decided to eat some carrots.
The race ends, the arrogant rabbit loses
After the rabbit finished eating the carrots, his stomach became very large; therefore, he decided to take a short nap.
The rabbit fell asleep, and the tortoise passed by; however, the lazy rabbit did not notice.
The turtle began to run at a slow pace, and in her eyes there was a look of true perseverance.
The rabbit woke up from his sleep and saw the tortoise approaching the finish line. He started running with a full belly, but it was to no avail. The tortoise won, and the rabbit was defeated.
The moral of "The Tortoise and the Hare" is:
Arrogance and laziness are two bad qualities that lead to the loss of loss, while determination and perseverance lead to success.
Remember, that success is achieved through hard work and patience, not through speed or excessive self-confidence.