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The Tortoise and the Hare

Aesop • Short stories • ★ 4.7 (843 ratings)
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The hare loved to boast about speed. "I am the fastest!" he bragged, laughing at the tortoise.

"Let us race," said the tortoise

calmly. Animals gathered as the start whistle blew.

Hare sprinted — whoosh! — then decided to nap under a tree, snoring loudly.

Tortoise kept plodding — plod, plod, plod — and passed the sleeping hare to win.

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