It’s a slow and steady lie.
Aesop, you are a straight-up liar.
And I'm not referring to your stories' numerous talking animals, disturbing as they may be.
I'm saying that the moral of The Tortoise and the Hare is a lie. Maybe the worst lie that has ever been told in the entire history of humanity. Actually, that's probably not true. It's DEFINITELY the worst lie in the history of humanity.
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Here’s a quick refresher on the story:
A mean-spirited rabbit makes fun of a turtle for being slow. The turtle gets sick of the rabbit's constant bragging, so he challenges the rabbit to a race. Naturally, the rabbit starts kicking the turtle's ass, because it's a race and rabbits are very fast, especially compared to turtles, who are very slow.
BUT, during the race the rabbit becomes so overconfident that he takes a nap. When he wakes up, he sees that his archenemy, the turtle, having slowly but steadily inched towards the finish line, is about to win.
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The animals in The Tortoise and the Hare can speak human language and that's not even the least-true part of the story.
