a painting of a rabbit and a tortoise

Once, there lived a hare in a forest. He was always proud of his speed. A tortoise also lived there. The hare always teased the tortoise for its slow speed. One day, the hare was walking. Suddenly, he saw the tortoise. It was moving very slowly. He laughed at it saying, "Hurry up, you are too slow ! Can't you move a little faster?" The tortoise felt angry and said, "Why don't we run a race and see who wins?" The hare laughed even more and said, "Why not, let's do that. The next morning, they started their race. The hare ran so fast that the tortoise remained far behind. He looked back, but there was no trace of the tortoise. The hare was sure of his victory, and hence, he sat under a tree to take rest. But unfortunately, he fell asleep. On the other hand, the tortoise ran slowly but steadily. Within a short time, it passed by the sleeping hare. When the hare woke up, he looked around and noticed in surprise that the tortoise was near the finishing line. He ran as fast as he could, but it was too Inte. The tor