Page:Fables for the Frivolous.djvu/31

This page has been validated.

FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS

Now this sporting proposition Was, upon its face, absurd;Yet the hare, with expedition, Took the tortoise at his word,Ran until the final lap, Then, supposing he'd outclassed him,Laid him down and took a nap And the patient turtle passed him!
Plodding on, he shortly made the Line that marked the victor's goal;Paused, and found he'd won, and laid the Flattering unction to his soul.Then in fashion grandiose, Like an after-dinner speaker,Touched his flipper to his nose, And remarked, "Ahem! Eureka!"
And the moral (lest you miss one) Is: There's often time to spare,And that races are (like this one) Won not always by a hair.

11

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.