The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," Said he, "When I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me."The tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge.""That is a good joke," Said the hare; "I could dance round you all the way.""Keep your boasting till you've beaten," Answered the tortoise. "Shall we race?"So a course was fixed and a start was made. The hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race.  
Plodding wins the race. 