The Tortoise and the Hare is a classic story with the main goal being “slow and steady wins the race.” While I can agree with this statement at times, realistically it is not always the case. In the story, a hare makes fun of a tortoise for being so slow, and they eventually decide on having a race to prove who the fastest really is. Obviously, the hare outruns the tortoise and is so far ahead decides to take a nap as it is that confident it will still win. Eventually however, the tortoise catches up while the hare is sleeping and wins the race. However, say that later on the animals of this made up world needed to spread word fast, so would by default choose the fastest animal to spread the important word. They would choose the tortoise, as everyone saw it beat the hare in the race, but this would clearly be a grave mistake. My version of this story is more realistic. In any race no one is going to just fall asleep before they finish, especially if they have their whole ego on the line. In my more realistic version of the story the hare never falls asleep and wins the race easily, showing that “slow and steady” does not always win.
