Hare & Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise
(Part 1)
A hare and a tortoise
once lived together in the same wood. The hare was
very fast. He liked to race other animals.
'I am the fastest animal in this wood,' he often said.
'I can beat any of you in any race. Who wants to race
me?'
The fox raced the hare every day. The hare always won.
The squirrel raced the hare for a prize of fifty nuts.
The hare won easily.
Fastest
‘I’m the fastest animal in the world,' said
the hare.
'No, you're not,' said the old tortoise.
The hare laughed loudly.
'What do you know? You’re the slowest animal in
the wood. It takes you a week to walk fifty metres.'
Silly
tortoise?
'You’re quite fast,'
said the tortoise. 'But I think I can beat you.'
The hare laughed until tears ran down his white cheeks.
'Oh, that's very funny!' he said. 'You silly old
tortoise! You could never beat me!'