The king of the jungle where the hare and the tortoise lived had some important matters to discuss with the king of the neighboring jungle. But the first king could not leave his jungle just then. He decided, instead, to send the hare and tortoise to the neighboring king, as his representatives.
"At least one of you must go to the neighboring kingdom," ordered the king, when the hare and the tortoise had presented themselves. "I want you to discuss certain important matters with the king there, and come back to me with his thoughts on those matters." "Now go!" he said, as he dismissed them. "And mind, you only have a day to complete the task."
The road to the neighboring kingdom was not smooth or easy. It was rocky and full of thorns. There were also two rivers to cross on the way.
After some thought, both the hare and the tortoise realized that neither of them could complete the task alone. They had to travel together. The plan was for the hare to carry the tortoise over the thorny parts of the route, and for the tortoise to carry the hare across the two rivers.

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