The Fable of the Sperm and the Egg

The Fable of The Tortise and the Hare can be compared to the reproductie proccess. The speedy, yet overactive Hare challenges the slow, steady Tortise to a race. In the end, the hastiness of the Hare causes him to fail. The Tortise is illustrated as patient and reliable, which are traits it shares with the egg. The sperm, however, is impatient and overly confindent, much like the Hare.