The Tortoise and The Impaired Hare

Once upon a time, there lived a seventeen-year-old tortoise that respected and abided by the law. The tortoise had an acquaintance with the hare and they happened to be the same age.
The hare bragged and boasted about how fast he could run and how cool he was because he drinks alcohol underage. So, the tortoise became aggravated because of course tortoises are not known to be the fastest creatures to roam the Earth. The hare challenged the tortoise to a race to prove that hares will always outrun tortoises.
On race day all of the animals in the forest gathered to watch what they believed to be a terrible loss of the tortoise to the hare. The hare thought that he would relax a bit, so he had a few too many alcoholic beverages. The race began and the hare took off as if he were running from someone or something (perhaps the law).
Three quarters into the race, the hare became exhausted and fatigued as if he could not stand up straight for any longer. He began stumbling and mumbled under his breath "I think I drank too much!" He passed out in the middle of the racecourse and no one was around to see it.
The tortoise, although moving slowly, discovered that the hare was fast asleep with a greenish tint in his cheeks. The spectators were cheering for the tortoise and yelling for the hare to wake. He did not move whatsoever.
The tortoise continued on with the race and proceeded to the finish line where he received cheers and congratulations from the forest animals. He was happy and excited about the incredible win, but something was bothering him. He went back to the leg of the race where the hare had fallen asleep. Afraid that the hare was in serious trouble, he shook him as hard as he could to wake him up.
The hare finally came to and became confused as to where he was and what had happened. The tortoise could smell the alcohol on the hare's breath and confronted him about it. The tortoise said "Why would you mess with alcohol if you are still underage? And why did you attempt to run a race while impaired or drunk?" The hare did not have a logical explanation and could not even form a complete sentence. He was embarrassed that he did not win the race due to alcohol. The tortoise told the hare that he should wait until he was at least twenty-one to experience with alcohol and then said to him, " I'm going to wait until I'm ready. Slow and Steady won the race! No pun intended."


The moral of the story is that drinking underage led to failure for the hare. Wait until you are at least twenty one to experience with alcohol and decide for yourself if is worth it or not.