The tortoise and the hare

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The tortoise and

THE H A R E

A long time ago there was a
hare who wouldn’t stop
teasing a tortoise for his

slowness. “I’m the fastest
runner in the woods and you

are the slowest one! We

should compete!” he jeered.

One day the tortoise, tired
of the hare showing off,
agreed to have a running
competition. “You may be
fast, but I am persistent”,
he said.

The next day the tortoise and
the hare stood at the start,
ready for the race. “One, two,
three, go”, said the hare and
they started running.

The hare was a long way in

front of the tortoise when he

saw a field of cabbages. He

looked back and almost
couldn’t see the tortoise. “Take

your time!” he shouted to the
tortoise, “I’ll have a snack here

and still I’ll win the race!”

The hare looked around to see
how far the tortoise had got when
he had finished his breakfast. He

still hadn’t passed halfway!
Feeling sleepy after his snack,
The hare thought to himself that
he will have a quick snooze and
run quickly to the finish line when

he wake up.

He dreamed of winning the
competition after fell into a deep
sleep. The hare then woke up when
the sun was already set and
shocked when he saw the tortoise
just a few steps from the finish line.

The tortoise was already cross the
line and win the competition when the
hare rushed towards the finish line
as fast as he could. The tortoise told

the hare who was sobbing in
disgrace “You don’t always have to

be the fastest to win”.

MOR AL VALUE S :

1. We must work hard to achieve
success in everything we do.

2. We should not look down on others.