The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare Gerald Rose

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The tortoise says to the hare, “Hello.

Can I eat some of your carrot?�

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The hare says, “Let’s have a race.

The winner can eat the carrot.”

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“Let’s run to that tree, and then run back here,” he says.

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“I can win the race,” says the tortoise.

“No, you can’t,” says the hare.

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The hare runs very fast.

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The tortoise is very slow.

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The hare stops. He eats the grass, 8

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and he plays.

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Then he waits for the tortoise.

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The tortoise comes, and the hare jumps up and runs away.

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The hare sits down under the tree.

He sleeps.

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The tortoise walks round the tree.

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The hare wakes up.

He can’t see the tortoise.

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He runs, and runs, and runs.

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But it’s too late.

The tortoise wins the race and he eats the carrot.

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