Summary
Tex Benton, a free-spirited cowboy, traverses the American landscape, encountering a turtle and a jack rabbit, which inspires him to test the ancient fable of the tortoise and the hare. As the rabbit emerges victorious, Tex becomes enamored with the idea of embracing a more expedient approach to life. His journey leads him to a border town, where he befriends an Indian named Bat, and subsequently, to Wolfville, where he participates in a rodeo. Tex's life becomes further complicated when he meets Alice Marcum, a woman from the East, and finds himself competing with an Easterner for her affections. Despite his initial confidence, Tex, embodying the characteristics of the hare, ultimately loses Alice's heart to the more patient and persevering Easterner, prompting him to reevaluate his stance on marriage and relationships.
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Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern tenderfoot, the "tortoise." Tex then concludes that he is not the marrying kind.
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