We know much of a fairytale
Of Tortoise and the Hare,
But I can tell you details that
Got lost somewhere out there.
See, Aesop had a barbershop
Where he would share folklore
While snippets of each patron’s hair
Would float from head to floor.
While gleaning nest material
From under Aesop’s chair,
A little bird learned more about
the Tortoise and the Hare.
Not only did Hare take a nap
While racing such a slowpoke,
He also caught a matinee,
And shot the breeze with townsfolk.
He stopped in to the barbershop
To get the latest chinwag.
He wrote it all into his pad,
And stuck it in his bookbag.
That steadfast Tortoise won the race,
Which Hare did not foresee.
How do I know these new-found facts?
A little bird told me.
© Marie Elena Good, 2021
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