This classic fable tells the story of a race between a slow-moving tortoise and a speedy hare. The hare is confident of his victory and takes a nap during the race, only to be surprised when the tortoise passes him and wins. The moral
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Tortoises are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines. Like other testudines, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them.