Tortoise and the Hare adaptation

Once upon a time, there were two gymnasts. One of the gymnasts, Briana, always did things very fast. She was new to the gymnastics world, and had learned all of her skills very quickly. She was extremely talented, so she never really had to work hard or put much effort in to what she was doing. This would be her first year competing in the World Championships. She was confident she could win and was arrogant about her abilities. 

There was another gymnast named Marina. Marina had been competing for many years now, but she had just started to perfect her skills. She had slowly been rising through the ranks and thought that this year would be her time to shine. Marina worked very hard and had put countless hours in to learning and perfecting her skills. Although she was confident she was never arrogant and always supported fellow gymnasts.

At the World Championships, Marina and Briana finally met. Briana was still confident she would win over Marina, and Marina could sense the arrogance in the young gymnast. Near the end of the competition the girls were tied for first place. They both only had one more event left, and that was Balance Beam. Marina was very sure of herself on beam, because she had practiced many hours to make sure she would be able to stay on. Briana was not as sure of herself anymore, because although she was able to complete the skills, she hadn’t practiced them enough and fell nearly every time she competed on beam. 

Marina competed first and had a flawless routine. She never even so much as wobbled from the middle. Briana was up next. She started with her mount and was now preparing to do her first skill. Briana started flipping and her foot slipped off of the side of the beam. She fell to the mat like a rock, and landed directly on her ankle. Briana was unable to compete the rest of her routine which meant that Marina would be the  winner of the competition. Although it took Marina many more years to reach the level of intensity they were at, she was much safer than Briana and was able to compete with a much more level head.