Ancient Mayan Legend
Deer Fur
The legend explains how deer happen to have that discreetly camouflaged golden colour in their fur. Before, it was beautifully radiant and they were easy prey. But a chance encounter helped them lead much calmer lives.
A tortoise and a hare were neighbours, but there was some tension between them. Not a day would pass without the hare bragging about how fast he could run. To make matters worse, he would always mock the tortoise for being so
“You must be the slowest animal in the world!” he would say to her. “Didn’t anyone ever teach you how to run or to move at speed?”
But the tortoise didn’t care. She was happy walking at her own pace.
One day, when the two of them bumped into one another again, the hare immediately started poking fun at the tortoise, as usual. She finally ran out of
The hare was so amused by this proposal that he fell down
Rumours about the race quickly spread throughout the
The racetrack was set up, complete with a start and finish line. A referee was also assigned. Once everything was in place, the referee fired the starting
The hare dashed off at lightning