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THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE. 



A Hare vainly boasting" of her great speed in 

 running, and casting a look of disdain upon a Tor- 

 toise, that was slowly moving along, What a poor 

 crawling thing are you! said she: I can go over a 

 territory of country with the velocity of the wind, 

 while you are an hour in accomplishing a journey 

 of half a furlong. In a race I could leave you 

 twenty miles behind me, in the time you were 

 about reaching the end of one. I don't know that, 

 said the Tortoise, and will give you a trial. Upon 

 this, a match was made to run a certain distance, 

 and the Eox, who had heard the dispute, was 

 chosen umpire of the race. They then started 

 together, and away went the Hare with great swift- 

 ness, and soon left the Tortoise out of sight, and 

 thinking herself certain of winning the race, she 

 made a jest of the matter, squatted down in a tuft 



