TheRabbitAndTheTurtle
Oneday,aturtleisclimbing.Arabbitseestheturtle.Itaskstheturtle:“Hi,turtle.Whatareyoudoing?”“I’mrunning.”Theturtlesays.“Haha,youarerunning?Howslowly!Let’shavearace.Let’sseewhorunsfast.”Therabbitlaughsattheturtle.“OK.ibelieveiwillbeatyou”Theturtlesays.
Thenextdayisasunnyday.Theturtleandtherabbitarereadyforagame.Manyanimalsarewatching.“Three!Two!One!Start!”monkeysays.Therabbitandtheturtlerunstotheend.Therabbitrunsveryfast.Theturtleisclimbingwithaslowbutsteadypacetothegoal.It’sbehindtherabbit.Therabbitrunstoatree.Itseestheturtleisbehind.Itthinks:“Theturtleisveryslow.Icansleepunderthetree.”Sotherabbitwasfoundacomfortableplace,liedownandfellfastalseep.
Theturtleclimbstothetree.Itseestherabbitisdleepinganddoesn’tstop.Intheenditgetstotheendandisveryhappy!Nowtherabbitwakesup.Itthinkstheturtleisstillbehind.Therabbitrunstotheend.wheniherabbitreachedtheend.Itseestheturtlethere.“Haha,Iwin!”theturtlesays.Therabbitisverysad.Itiscrying.
Thisstorytellsus:wecan’tbepride.