Tortoises and Hares, Part 1

The hamlet of Terrapin Trace
Is the one and only place,
Where land turtles can be
Completely carefree
And savor the leisurely pace.

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Wikipedia says this fable is an old one, predating its earliest recorded form by Aesop, the storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. See also festina lente, Latin for “make haste slowly” or “more haste, less speed.”