The hare and the tortoise sent

One day the hare and the tortoise ____________________ a competition .
At first the hare ____________________ fast and the tortoise ____________________ very slowly .
Later , the hare ____________________ ____________________ under a huge tree .
The tortoise ____________________ past the hare .
When the hare ____________________ ____________________ , the tortoise was at the finishing line and ____________________ the race .
Moral : slow but steady ____________________ the race .