Once, a tortoise met a hare who scornfully remarked, “How slowly you move!” This remark seemed to agitate him to take an audacious decision.The tortoise said, “Let’s have a race and see who is the faster.” The hare contemptuously laughed and said he would reach the other side of the hill first. Off he ran, leaving the tortoise far behind. After a while, the hare stopped to wait for the tortoise to come long. He waited and waited till he felt sleepy and decided to take a nap. He dozed under a shady tree and closed his eyes envisaging, ‘Even if he would catch me, I can easily win the race.’ The tortoise continued the race slowly but steadily and passed the sleeping hare. By the time the hare woke up and ran as fast as he could, the tortoise had become the winner.
Moral : Confidence is good but over-confidence may defeat you.
