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A retelling in rhyme of a famous story.

The Hare and the Tortoise - A story in Rhyme

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

The tortoise wasn't very fast;
Of all the animals he'd come last.
But being such was a patient sort,
All their teasing came to naught

Until one day, he met a hare,
Who liked to tease and taunt and jeer.
Then the tortoise lost his cool
At being made to look a fool.

"Come hare, let us run a race,
To loose to you is no disgrace:
But I will show that speed's not all
And pride doth come before a fall."

The hare, he laughed, but said he'd run,
To beat the tortoise would be fun.
The fox, he barked and they were off
Tortoise plodded, hare did scoff.

The hare grew weary of the jest
And thought he'd have a little rest.
Down he lay and soon he slept.
Ever onwards tortoise crept.

The others waited, Oh,so long;
Wondering what had gone wrong
The tortoise plodded into sight:
The animals cheered in great delight.

The noise woke hare up with a jolt;
For the line he made to bolt.
But far too late, the race was over.
The sheepish hare crept under cover.

The tortoise, winner of the race,
Stood proudly in the winner's place.
The moral of this tale, I'll say,
Is "Slow and steady wins the day".