The Hare and Tortoise - Revisited

Hare and Tortoise were   amongst the best friends in the jungle. They both   served as a true example that clearly exhibited friendship. They were like made for each other. Hare  was timid, but very fast .On the other hand tortoise was   tentative. He was obsessed with  the thoughts  of doing good works to fellow jungle mates. Dozy, the donkey always used to be jealous of these  good friends.Simha, the Lion who was the king of the jungle also appreciated them. He even arranged a seminar for the jungle members   and asked hare and the tortoise to give speech on friendship. Sassy, the fox was known for its cunningness. He along with Tony, the hyena were s the villains in the  jungle. They could not bear others happiness and would always tend to subvert the relationship amongst peers.They could not sustain  others happiness.

 One day Dozy, Sassy and Tony made a plan. They decided to separate Harry, the hare and Torti, the tortoise. Their main intention was to hurt them and create a drift  between  them.They decided that Dozy would provoke   Harry and Tony would provoke Torti for a fight. But, nothing seemed to work.

At one point of time, it seemed that   not even a single earthly power would destroy their friendship. Hati,the  elephant was  the  jungle minister of  the entire jungle  and  Sherry, the tiger was  the  sports minister  of  the jungle. They both had planned  for  a sports  event. They both demanded active participation from all side.Dozy,Sassy  and  Tony  were very much  aware of this. They    were sure that this time their plan  won’t   fail. Tony   gave a wicked smile just like  other Hyena’s. The entire  jungle knew  the  history of  the running race that  took  place  few decades ago where Harry’s and Torti’s  grandfathers’  participated .To  summarize  in short, the race was won by Torti’s grandfather as Harry’s  granna  slept  on the way  due to  fatigue factor and laziness. This  event  shooked the entire  jungle as it was the first time that a tortoise  had  won a  running race. This event made way to  various school textbooks  and  lectures. People   all over the world  used a  phrase “Slow and steady wins the race” ,just to  motivate people that  even a slow start can lead people to victory.Dozy,Sassy  and Tony  were very much  aware of this past facts. That  event  lead to  woes and  friends became enemies.Harry’s father  and Torti’s dad never spoke to each other, but  their kids were  best friends. Even Harry and Torti knew  about this fact. Initially ,Harry didn’t agree to the concord. But  later on  Tony’s insistence both  Harry and Torti agreed to take part in the  race. It was the sports day in the jungle .Harry and  Torti lined up for the running race. It was a long race, so  just  two of them participated .Simha,the king,Hati,Sherry ,Bageera,the  panther were present  .Bandy, the  monkey was the race  instructor   .He guided and  instructed both  of them  and finally the whistle  blew ,the race started.

Harry ran fast and Torti was slow just like  his grandfather  who won the  race few decades   ago. The whole  jungle  was keenly waiting  for the result. Two hours later ,Harry   started feeling tired and fatigue factor once again    came into picture.He sat down   near a bush and  he slept. The tortoise was merely walking on the   path. As soon as he reached Harry, he could hear snoring of  Harry.Torti could well  make use of this  situation.Torti  believed that  Harry was his best friend and Harry believed the same. He soon woke up Harry and they  make a plan. As per the plan  Torti, walked  fast  and Harry followed him  from behind. The jungle folk were much tensed and some of them betted that Harry will win.

They both reached the finishing end .Simha,Hati,Sherry,Bandy and Bageera were  waiting  at the other end. At  the end ,they both place their foot  on the line. The astonishing fact was that  they place it at the same  time. The judges were  in a fix. They  were clueless on what to decide. Dozy, Sassy and d Tony  were anxious to know the result. Finally ,the judges  declared both of them as the winner. Finally, everyone was happy as no one incurred loss,but Dozy,Sassy and  Tony were vexed. At last  it was true friendship which  won.

Moral of the story:True Friendship and Love alone can lead one to victory.