The famous race of the Rabbit and the Tortoise - II
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The famous race of the Rabbit and the Tortoise - II
The Story Doesn't End Here
Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was
faster.
They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route
and started off the race.
The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time.
Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he'd sit under
a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. He sat under
the tree and soon fell asleep.
The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ.
The hare woke up
and realized that he'd lost the race.
The moral- "Slow and steady wins the race. This is the version of the
story that we've all grown up with."
THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE
there are few more interesting
things.....it continues as follows......
The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some
soul-searching.
He realized that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident,
careless and lax.
If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the tortoise could have beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race.
The tortoise agreed. This time, the hare went all out and ran without
stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.
The moral - " Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady.
It's good to be slow and steady; but it's better to be fast and reliable."
THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE
The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realized that there's no
way it can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted.
It thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but
on a slightly different route. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping
with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and
ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. The finishing line was a
couple of kilometres on the other side of the river.
The hare sat there
wondering what to do.
In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.
The moral - "First identify your core competency and then change the
playing field to suit your core competency."
THE STORY STILL HASN'T END HERE
The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends
and they did some thinking together.
Both realized that the last race could
have been run much better. So they decided to do the last race again, but to
run as a team this time.
They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam
across with the hare on his back. On the opposite bank, the hare again carried
the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a
greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier.
The moral - "It's good to be individually brilliant and to have strong
core competencies; but unless you're able to work in a team and harness each
other's core competencies, you'll always perform below par because
there will always be situations at which you'll do poorly and someone else
does well.
Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person
with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.
Note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failures. The
hare decided to work harder and put in more effort after his failure. The
tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as
he could."
In life, when faced with failure,
sometimes it is appropriate to work
harder and put in more effort.
Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different.
And sometimes it is appropriate to do both.
The hare and the tortoise also learnt another vital lesson. When we stop competing against a rival and instead start competing against the
situation, we perform far better.
To sum up- the story of the hare and tortoise has much to say:
Chief among them are that fast and consistent will always beat slow and
steady;work to your competencies; pooling resources and working as a team will always beat individual performers; never give up when faced with
failure; & finally, compete against the situation - not against a rival. -
Very meaningful.
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I still have the powerpoint.
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So what happened to croco...dile?
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tsk, now almost 2am, I cannot read so long leh. Can show me any pic to illustrate?
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Nice
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i thot is joke chey
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what rubbish, this kind is mother tell to baby one
the story still doesnt end.
The rabbit thought the tortoise is his friend. so the next time when he was crossing the river on the tortoise back the tortoise suddenly submerged and drowned the rabbit, then the tortoise laughed and said, "LOL, what a noob you actually thought I would become your friend?!?!!?"
moral of the story: dont be too naive and trust everybody. -
tell this story to microsoft and apple ceo.
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THE STORY STILL HASN'T END HERE
The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends
and they did some thinking together.
Both realized that the last race could
have been run much better. So they decided to do the last race again, but to
run as a "team" this time.
They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam
across with the hare on his back. On the opposite bank, the hare took off without the tortoise and he reached the finishing line first. The rabbit won and the tortoise felt a sense of betrayal to be left behind.
The moral - "There are time whereby promises are made by are blind by gain, honour and fame. So let us be aware and not fall into the pit" -
their meat make great dishes
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the story doesn't end here, the hare asked for a rematch on the same route, and guess who won?
the hare
reason being, he stood on the shell of the tortise, and when he reached dry land, he dashed towards the finishing line -
the story doesn't end here, the hare asked for a rematch on the same route, and guess who finally won?
the tortise
reason being, he stood on the shell of the tortise, and then the tortise dive into the river and drown the hare, the tortoise took his own time and cross the finishing line -
the story doesnt end here either.
both of them raced once again, although tortoise knew that his ability aint good, he believed in himself and was very determined. hare was then touched by his determination and perseverance thus letting him win the race. Moral of the story: believe in wadever u do and be determined. -
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Originally posted by the.owl:what rubbish, this kind is mother tell to baby one
the story still doesnt end.
The rabbit thought the tortoise is his friend. so the next time when he was crossing the river on the tortoise back the tortoise suddenly submerged and drowned the rabbit, then the tortoise laughed and said, "LOL, what a noob you actually thought I would become your friend?!?!!?"
moral of the story: dont be too naive and trust everybody. -
the story got so much
good man
keep it up
thumps up for you -
So true. High time that the old fashioned rabbit and tortoise story gets updated in our age. And the.owl's ending is also very true. At the end of the day, pple team up only to take advantage of the other person in order to gain his/her own benefits.
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the story doesn;t end
both were caught by a poacher while talking away , rabbit ended up as stew while the turtle ended up as soup..
morale of the story -
whatever you do.. you will somehow end up getting pawned by someone!!
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Sound very familiar.
Is this your presentation script?
Originally posted by Phoebie:The famous race of the Rabbit and the Tortoise - II
The Story Doesn't End Here
Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was
faster.
They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route
and started off the race.
The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time.
Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he'd sit under
a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. He sat under
the tree and soon fell asleep.
The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ.
The hare woke up
and realized that he'd lost the race.
The moral- "Slow and steady wins the race. This is the version of the
story that we've all grown up with."
THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE
there are few more interesting
things.....it continues as follows......
The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some
soul-searching.
He realized that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident,
careless and lax.
If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the tortoise could have beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race.
The tortoise agreed. This time, the hare went all out and ran without
stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.
The moral - " Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady.
It's good to be slow and steady; but it's better to be fast and reliable."
THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE
The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realized that there's no
way it can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted.
It thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but
on a slightly different route. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping
with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and
ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. The finishing line was a
couple of kilometres on the other side of the river.
The hare sat there
wondering what to do.
In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.
The moral - "First identify your core competency and then change the
playing field to suit your core competency."
THE STORY STILL HASN'T END HERE
The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends
and they did some thinking together.
Both realized that the last race could
have been run much better. So they decided to do the last race again, but to
run as a team this time.
They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam
across with the hare on his back. On the opposite bank, the hare again carried
the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a
greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier.
The moral - "It's good to be individually brilliant and to have strong
core competencies; but unless you're able to work in a team and harness each
other's core competencies, you'll always perform below par because
there will always be situations at which you'll do poorly and someone else
does well.
Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person
with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.
Note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failures. The
hare decided to work harder and put in more effort after his failure. The
tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as
he could."
In life, when faced with failure,
sometimes it is appropriate to work
harder and put in more effort.
Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different.
And sometimes it is appropriate to do both.
The hare and the tortoise also learnt another vital lesson. When we stop competing against a rival and instead start competing against the
situation, we perform far better.
To sum up- the story of the hare and tortoise has much to say:
Chief among them are that fast and consistent will always beat slow and
steady;work to your competencies; pooling resources and working as a team will always beat individual performers; never give up when faced with
failure; & finally, compete against the situation - not against a rival. -
THE STORY STILL DOESN'T ENDOriginally posted by 4getmenot:the story doesn;t end
both were caught by a poacher while talking away , rabbit ended up as stew while the turtle ended up as soup..
morale of the story -
whatever you do.. you will somehow end up getting pawned by someone!!
after the poacher ate the rabbit and turtle, he got infected with a hybrid turtle-rabbit virus and died a horrible death.
morale of the story -
don't anyhow eat wild animals, might carry diseases. -
The story doesnt end here..
