Tortoise and the hare short story

Once upon a time there lived a hare in a dense forest. There was a small pond near by the forest. A tortoise was lived in that pond. Once the hare met the tortoise while walking near by the pond. The hare was very proud of his speed. The proud hare made fun of the slow tortoise. The tortoise challenged the hare to have a race with him. The hare accepted the challenge.

They decided a place to reach.There was a crow sitting on a branch of a Neem tree. So they asked the crow and made him there referee for this. The race started. The hare ran very fast. The tortoise was left much behind. Let me take a break, I can run fast and easily win this race. The hare stopped to take rest under a tree. He fell asleep. The tortoise passed him and reached the winning post. The hare woke up and ran as fast as he could. He saw that the tortoise was already there at the winning post. He had won the race. The hare was defeated by determination and hard work