In last week’s journal question post (you can check it out here) blog read Liz A. commented on how slow and steady does get you there. I followed her advice and googled to see how true Aesop’s fable really is.
Of course the country famous for wacky game shows has a hare and tortoise race. Check out the result for yourself…
So next time you feel you aren’t getting anywhere, just remember that slow and steady will get you there in the end.
In those first few seconds of the race, did you think the hare was going to win?
August 10, 2020 at 8:58 pm
To be honest, I feel sorry for the hare. It must have been frightened in that big, noisy place and not knowing what was happening to it. That was the impression I got.
But I can’t help thinking of that scene in Terry Pratchett’s novel Pyramids in which a bunch of philosophers are trying to prove that thing about how it was impossible to beat a tortoise because when you get here the tortoise is already there…
August 12, 2020 at 5:50 pm
Yeah, I think the hare would have been much more aware of surroundings than the tortoise.
Hah, I hadn’t thought of Pyramid, but now you’ve put it in my head 🙂
August 10, 2020 at 9:41 pm
Haha sooo cute! The poor bunny probably got scared/distracted half way down from all the noise!
August 12, 2020 at 5:51 pm
Not a scientific approach, that’s for sure.
August 11, 2020 at 8:19 am
Yup, that’s the video. I have shown this to various classes when the topic came up. It’s amazing that someone actually got that on video, and it still blows me away.
August 12, 2020 at 5:51 pm
I showed the Barbarians. As Heckle said, it’s exactly like the fable.
August 11, 2020 at 8:42 am
This is the first actual hare/tortoise race I’ve ever seen! And I agree that the rabbit looked a bit…what was the word from Watership Down…tharn? I am slow like a tortoise but anxious like a rabbit, so it’s a wonder I ever get anywhere 🙂
August 12, 2020 at 5:53 pm
Tharn… that describes it exactly!