Journal #2

This story is a spin off the tortoise and the hare.  The original story was that the tortoise was challenged a to race by the hare and everyone knew that the hare would win because tortoises are like the slowest animals on the planet.  Once the race began, the hare darted in front of the tortoise and had a great lead.  The tortoise did not think he even had a chance to win but he did not give up and kept going.  The end of the race was finished when the tortoise crossed the finish line.  The hare had decided to take a nap because he had too much confidence in himself and he thought he had all the time in the world before the tortoise finished.  The reason of this fable being written was to show that you should always try when taking part in anything.  Never be too confident in yourself.

In my version of the story, the tortoise and the hare were great friends and decided to have a playful race.  Instead of the hare bolting forward in front of the tortoise, the hare stayed right along side of him and cheered him on.  The hare would say to the tortoise, "Come on buddy. You can do this.  I have faith in you." The hare stayed right next to the tortoise for the remainder of the race.  He even let the tortoise win.  Letting him win showed that he cared about the tortoise but also wanted to boost his confidence.  The tortoise went into the race knowing that he would not win because the hare was built to go much faster.  This right here is an example of showing hospitality and also respect.  Showing these two things will change how people view you.  If you are over confident like the hare, people will want to avoid you.  Having people avoid you is never something you want.  Showing hospitality will aid you in making life long friends.