The Tortoise and the Hare (also known as The Hare and the Tortoise) is one of the most famous of [[Aesop's Fables]].

The story concerns a [[rabbit|hare]] who ridicules a slow-moving [[tortoise]] and is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, decides to take a nap midway through the course. When he awakes, however, he finds that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, has arrived before him.
the tortoise and the hare