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Harvey the hare thinks he’s the fastest and the best at everything! But sometimes it’s a good idea to do things slowly. One day Tilly the tortoise and Harvey the hare have a race. Who do you think wins? Read the story and see!
Aesop The Hare and the Tortoise
Aesop The Hare and the Tortoise
Fairy Tales
Adventure | Sport | Animals
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It’s better to be careful and do things slowly.
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The Hare and the Tortoise Retold and activities by Lisa Suett Illustrated by Andrea Rivola
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Before you read 1 Harvey the hare loves sport. Look at the pictures and write the words in the correct place. swimming • tennis • football • basketball running • cycling • skateboarding • judo 2
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cycling __________ 5
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2 What does Harvey do every day? Look and write the day of the week.
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
Saturday
Wednesday
Sunday
Thursday On On On On On On On
Thursday ________________ he ________________ he ________________ he ________________ he ________________ he ________________ he ________________ he
does judo. goes running. goes swimming. goes cycling. goes skateboarding. plays football. plays tennis.
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his is a story about a very fast hare and a very slow tortoise.
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Harvey the hare loves sport. His favourite sport is running. Tilly the tortoise loves listening to music. She doesn’t like sport.
Look and count the snails. Write the number in the shell.
What do you do in your free time? Tick (3). read play the piano
play with friends ______________
watch TV
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In the morning, Harvey wakes up early.
First, he has a good breakfast. He eats cereal and fruit.
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Then, he runs to work. Harvey is a postman. He’s very fast!
Thanks Harvey!
What do you have for breakfast? Tick (3). cereal fruit
tea cake
juice __________
milk biscuits
toast eggs
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Everyone in the village is at work. Tilly the tortoise is an artist. She loves painting. 1 _________________
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Look and write the names of the jobs. teacher • doctor • farmer • vet • artist • postman • chef 8
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Colour Tilly’s picture. 9
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Everyone says that Harvey is the fastest hare in the village.
Harvey, you’re fantastic!
Yes, I run every day. I’m great! I’m the best!
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