ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Hare and a Tortoise decided one day to compete with each other in a race. That was because the Hare dared to laugh at the Tortoise for being so slow and heavy and he just couldn’t stand this painful offence. So the Tortoise suggested the race and the Hare agreed, very confident in himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fable tells of a race between a speedy hare and a slow tortoise. The overconfident hare takes a nap during the race, while the tortoise slowly but steadily advances to victory. The moral of the fable is “Plodding wins the race.”

Detailed explanation-4: -The tortoise continues to move very slowly but without stopping and finally it wins the race. The moral lesson of the story is that you can be more successful by doing things slowly and steadily than by acting quickly and carelessly.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ant and the Grasshopper In this fable, sometimes titled The Grasshopper and the Ant(s), the ant saves food for the winter and the grasshopper does not. When winter comes, the hungry grasshopper begs for food, but the ant refuses to share. The moral is, “Prepare for the days of necessity."