Desert Wind's Fables and other Short Stories

by Phoenix Heart 27


The Tortoise and the Bunny (read by Desert Wind)

"Okay, my turn again." Desert Wind said as she flipped the page. "Yay! My favorite one!" she exclaimed.

A white bunny was one day making fun of a tortoise for being so slow moving. The tortoise, getting annoyed said "Wait a minute long ears, How about we settle this with a race. I bet I'd win" he finished. The bunny clearly amused by this challenge good-humorously agreed. They decided that their Collie friend would set the course and judge. The day came for the race and they started off together, but the bunny was soon was rather far ahead. He was so sure that he was going to win that he decided to take a nap to rest up. So he found a nice spot on a hill and fell asleep. The tortoise slowly kept plodding along, passed up the bunny and soon reached the finish line where his friends were waiting. The bunny finally woke up from his nap startled and rushed off to the finish line. Only to find the tortoise had already crossed and won the race.

The moral of the story: Slow and steady wins the race.