"The Snail and the Cheetah"
Fable
"The Snail and the Cheetah"
One sunny day, a cheetah challenged a snail to have a race with him. The cheetah knew he would beat the snail easily! The snail, then agreed to the race. The cheetah laughingly told the snail, "Ready to lose." The snail then confidently stood up and told the cheetah, "Bring it on!" As the race began the cheetah sprinted so fast that the snail was 1 mile behind him. The cheetah laughed, and took a break thinking he would still beat him easily if he took an hour nap. The cheetah then fell asleep, and as time went by the snail was ahead of the cheetah . When the Cheetah woke up , he still thought the snail has behind him. As the cheetah got closer to the finish line he saw the snail winning the race! The cheetah was so jealous, that he ran home sobbing, and wished he never did this.