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The story of the rabbit that got away
A dog chases a rabbit for fun. The rabbit runs for its life. A fable from Aesop on why your performance depends on your motivation.
A dog spotted a rabbit and started chasing him, but the rabbit got away.
Seeing this, a goat stopped to gloat at the dog.
“Too fast for you, wasn’t he?” he sneered.
“Why are you surprised?” said the dog. “I was chasing him for fun; he was running for his life.”
Moral of the story = Your performance depends on your motivation.

A tale by Aesop