Twistales

One summer’s day a stag came to a pool to quench his thirst, and as he stood drinking, he saw his form reflected in the mirror. “How beautiful and strong my horns are!” he remarked. “But how weak and unseemly these feet of mine are!” While he was examining and criticizing the features that nature…

A hare once made fun of the short legs and slow movement of the tortoise. But the tortoise responded with a laugh, “Though you can accelerate like the wind, I’ll beat you in a race.” “All right,” Hare said, “you will soon regret those words.” So, they agreed that the fox would choose the course…