By Geraldine Rauscher
Little Turtle was a little turtle.
Big Turtle was a big turtle.
For every step Big Turtle took, Little Turtle took ten.
One day Little Turtle challenged Big Turtle to a race. Confident he would win, Big Turtle agreed.
At the end of the race, as expected, Big Turtle won first place.
“Why did you challenge me to a race you couldn’t win?” asked Big Turtle.
Little Turtle replied, “Experience. You ran a race of 100 steps, I ran a race of a 1000 steps. You may have the greater title, but I have the greater experience. My losses lead me to greater understandings. Sometimes winning is winning, but sometimes losing is winning.”
The Bird With No Wings 