Intelligence Over Speed

Stories tagged Intelligence Over Speed:

• The Clever Tortoise Aug 14, 2025

  

  In the time when animals governed themselves and made decisions through a great council, there came a year when the rains failed completely. Month after month passed with clear skies and burning sun, until the rivers ran low, the watering holes turned to cracked mud, and even the deepest wells began to fail.

  The animals of the forest were in despair. The swift antelope had run to every corner of the territory searching for new water sources but found none. The strong elephant had used his trunk to dig deeper into the dried riverbeds, but struck only stone. The keen-eyed eagle had soared to great heights, scanning the horizon for any sign of distant rain clouds, but saw only endless blue sky.