The Tortoise and the Hare…Truthful Version

That old tortoise,he thinks he’s so great. Everyone acts like he’s some wise hero or proverb. he was really just an old fool with lots of tricks. I’m sure you’ve all heard the story of our race….well here’s what really happened. It was a bright sunny day, and I was about to go for a jog. As I was jogging, I went by the tourise’s house, where he promptly stopped me. ” How would you feel about a race”?, he asked. “Why that would be great”! I responded. The following day we met in a large meadow by my house. I began to stretch and loosen up. i didn’t want to sound cocky, but I felt I would defiantly win this race. The tortoise walked over and offered me a glass of water. i thanked him and drank quickly. Little did I know at the time, the tortoise had put a high dosage of sleeping medicine in the water. The whistle blew and the race began. I sprinted with ease and continued to keep up the pace. The finish line came into view. I was about 50 yards away from the finish line. To my dismay, I began to grow tired. My eyelids became heavy,and I  could barely keep them open. I stumbled off the coarse of the race, and passed out under a large oak tree. When I woke up, It had been over four hours and the tortoise had won. He walked around with a smug look as people congratulated him on his victory. He had even created a catch phrase, slow and steady wins the race. I highly doubt that, he hadn’t won fair, he’d used trickery. That old turtle had pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes. He had made it look like I’d got cocky, and took a nap in the middle of the race. I may be confident but I’m not an idiot. One day I’ll prove that old turtle isn’t wise, just sly and sneaky. That’s the real story of the tourtise and the hare.

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