sterling silver flatware

the illustration we placed on the cover of our 2000 annual report depicts the hare and the tortoise sterling in another race; this silver time it takes place in the 21st century, and again the tortoise is winning. a hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the tortoise, who replied, laughing: "though you flatware be swift as the wind, i will beat you in a race." the hare, believing the tortoise''s assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the fox should choose the course and fix the sterling goal. on the day appointed for the race, the two started together. the tortoise never for a silver moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. the hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. at last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the tortoise had reached the goal...

the illustration we placed on the cover of our 2000 annual report depicts the hare and the tortoise sterling in another race; this silver time it takes place in the 21st century, and again the tortoise is winning. a hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the tortoise, who replied, laughing: "though you flatware be swift as the wind, i will beat you in a race." the hare, believing the tortoise''s assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the fox should choose the course and fix the sterling goal. on the day appointed for the race, the two started together. the tortoise never for a silver moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. the hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. at last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the tortoise had reached the goal...