The Hare and the Hound 
An Aesop's Fable

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A Hound having started a Hare from his form, after a long run, gave up the chase. A Goat-herd, seeing him stop, mocked him, saying: "The little one is the best runner of the two." The hound replied; "You do not see the difference between us; I was only running for a dinner, but he for his life."
 

Moral of Aesops Fable: Incentive spurs effort.


 

The Hare and the Hound Fable 
An Aesop's Fable
With the Moral: Incentive spurs effort.
 
Aesop Author of the Fable: The Hare and the Hound

Nationality of Aesop - Ethiopian or Greek or Greek 
Lifespan of Aesop - He lived approximately 620 - 560 BC
Life of Aesop - Slave - Author of the book of fables 
Famous Works - Aesop's Fable book featuring:
 "The Goose With the Golden Eggs",  "The Fisher", 
"The Hare and the Hound" and "The Sick Lion"
The Hare and the Hound Fable
A Free Aesop's Fable with a moral for kids & children
Moral: Incentive spurs effort.
 

 

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