The Tortoise And The Hare: A New Moral For An Old Fable

Authors

Jaret Kanarek, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Aesop's The Tortoise and the Hare is a prominent moral fable in American cultural discourse. Having originated in ancient Greece, the fa­ble has varied over the years, but the basic elements remain the same. The story, as it is generally told, involves a tortoise and a hare as its two main protagonists. The hare is arrogant; he continually boasts about his speed and picks on the tortoise for being slow. The tortoise grows tired of the hare's boasting and questions the hare's claim of being the fastest creature. In retort, the hare decides to challenge the tortoise to a race in which he feels sure that he will be victorious.

Recommended Citation

Kanarek, Jaret (2012) "The Tortoise And The Hare: A New Moral For An Old Fable," The Intellectual Standard: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/tis/vol2/iss1/1