Compléter The Tortoise And The HareVersion en ligne Fill in the blanks par Pa idea 1 A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so . " Do you ever get anywhere ? " he asked with a mocking laugh . " Yes , " replied the Tortoise , " and I get there sooner than you think . I'll run you a and prove it . " The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise , but for the fun of the thing he agreed . So the Fox , who had consented to act as , marked the distance and started the runners off . The Hare was soon far out of sight , and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare , he lay down beside the course to take a until the Tortoise should catch up . The Tortoise meanwhile kept going 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 . The Hare now ran his swiftest , but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time . Slow and steady wins the race .