Fables Revisited: The Turtle & The Hare…
Once upon a time, there was a slow, slow turtle, and a dashing, speedy hare.
The slow, slow turtle would amble sluggishly along, all the doo-dah day. The hare would rocket about like a pinball…thingy – pinging hither and thither.
Often, their paths would cross, as the turtle would be heading (ever so slowly) to the supermarket to do his grocery shopping, and like a comet in the night – the hare would rocket by.
One day, a bookie decided it might be fun to try running some numbers, pitting the turtle and the hare against each other, in a foot race. Or paw race, I suppose…
Odds were laid, and both the turtle and the hare were convinced to participate. Hey, getting part of the gate money adds up…
The hare, feeling perhaps somewhat over-confident in his obvious speed advantage, decided to pack a cooler of carrots, and run barefoot. The turtle, slow and steady, wore sneakers, and a Nike baseball cap (details were unavailable at press time confirming sponsorship).
The starting gun was fired, killing just a single pigeon who happened to be hovering too close to the starting line. The racers were off!
The hare bounded down the road, until he disappeared off into the distant horizon. The turtle moved almost two and a half feet in the same time.
After some passage of time, the turtle passed the hare, napping by a tree, on the side of the road. His confidence was further crushed by this brazen display of arrogance by the rabbit.
The hare opened one eye, and sneered at the turtle – laughing at the painfully slow progress of the shelly dude.
Just as the turtle was about to burst into tears, a coyote popped his head out from behind the tree the hare was resting against, and gobbled up the hare in two quick snaps of his raggedy jaws.
The turtle continued along the road, until he crossed the finish line, becoming an instant celebrity in the process. Currently, he has been seen keeping close company with Paris Hilton, and plans to release a fitness video.
The moral of the story – Nature is a cruel mistress….
Chow for now!!
Once upon a time, there was a slow, slow turtle, and a dashing, speedy hare.
The slow, slow turtle would amble sluggishly along, all the doo-dah day. The hare would rocket about like a pinball…thingy – pinging hither and thither.
Often, their paths would cross, as the turtle would be heading (ever so slowly) to the supermarket to do his grocery shopping, and like a comet in the night – the hare would rocket by.
One day, a bookie decided it might be fun to try running some numbers, pitting the turtle and the hare against each other, in a foot race. Or paw race, I suppose…
Odds were laid, and both the turtle and the hare were convinced to participate. Hey, getting part of the gate money adds up…
The hare, feeling perhaps somewhat over-confident in his obvious speed advantage, decided to pack a cooler of carrots, and run barefoot. The turtle, slow and steady, wore sneakers, and a Nike baseball cap (details were unavailable at press time confirming sponsorship).
The starting gun was fired, killing just a single pigeon who happened to be hovering too close to the starting line. The racers were off!
The hare bounded down the road, until he disappeared off into the distant horizon. The turtle moved almost two and a half feet in the same time.
After some passage of time, the turtle passed the hare, napping by a tree, on the side of the road. His confidence was further crushed by this brazen display of arrogance by the rabbit.
The hare opened one eye, and sneered at the turtle – laughing at the painfully slow progress of the shelly dude.
Just as the turtle was about to burst into tears, a coyote popped his head out from behind the tree the hare was resting against, and gobbled up the hare in two quick snaps of his raggedy jaws.
The turtle continued along the road, until he crossed the finish line, becoming an instant celebrity in the process. Currently, he has been seen keeping close company with Paris Hilton, and plans to release a fitness video.
The moral of the story – Nature is a cruel mistress….
Chow for now!!
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