Story on The Proud Hare and the Tortoise

The Proud Hare and the Tortoise

Short Story on "The Proud Hare and the Tortoise"

Once there lived a hare in a jungle. He was very proud of his speed. He always laughed at a tortoise who lived in a nearby pool of water. The hare laughed at the tortoise because it moved very slowly. One day, the hare was teasing the tortoise, as usual. He gave challenge of race to the tortoise. The challenge was accepted and the race started. In a few moments the hare got out of sight. The tortoise started moving slowly but steadily. After having covered a long distance, the hare decided to take rest. He lay down under a tree and went to sleep. He was so much proud of his speed that he thought a little rest would make no difference.educationsight.blogspot.com The hare kept sleeping for a long time and the tortoise succeeded in overtaking him. He went on slowly and steadily and reached the winning point. When the hare got up, he raced towards the winning point, He was sure to win the race. As he reached the spot, he was surprised to see that the tortoise had already reached there.
Moral.: “Pride hath a fall.”

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