Police 'Cold Case' Squad to Investigate Aesop

Follow the story in Tuesday's Blog ('Cardiff gardens declared smallest in the world'), the police have today announced that they are currently investigating Aesop (of the Fable fame!) in relation to potential charges of fraud and deception.

Police say that evidence "...recently uncovered" has raised doubts about the 'Hare and the tortoise' fable, sufficient to seriously question whether the Tortoise could ever beat the Hare, in any circumstances.

Given that the moral of the 'fable in question' was "...slow and steady wins the race", and that it dates back to 650 BC, it would be the ultimate 'oxymoron' if the police do actually disprove it.

If they conclude that a hare would always beat a tortoise in a race, and therefore that actually 'slow and steady' doesn't win the race, doesn't this contradict with the fact that it has taken them nearly 2,700 years to successfully reach this conclusion?