![]() In Classical times it was not the Tortoise's plucky conduct in taking on a bully that was emphasised but the Hare's foolish over-confidence. Īs in several other fables by Aesop, the lesson it is teaching appears ambiguous. The later version of the story in La Fontaine's Fables (VI.10), while more long-winded, differs hardly at all from Aesop's. When the Hare awakes, however, he finds that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, has arrived before him. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, takes a nap midway through the race. Tired of the Hare's arrogant behaviour, the Tortoise challenges him to a race. ![]() ![]() The story concerns a Hare who ridicules a slow-moving Tortoise.
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