At this moment, the hare saw a big tree on onte side of the road. She thought,"The tortoise is so far away behind me. Why not take a rest? I will let him go ahead. Then I can catch up with him in one Jump. Everybody will konw that I am really fast."
So the hare stopped running and jumped toward the big tree. She sat down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
The tortoise was still crawling forward very slowly. The animals yelled at him,"The hare may have reached the finishing line by now. You can't win."
"No matter what, I will keep crawling and get to the finishing line." the tortoise answered.
It was very hot at noon. The tortoise was tired and thirsty. Suddenly, he saw the hare sleeping under the tree. The tortoise also wanted to take a rest, but he said to himself,"The hare is much faster. If I want to win, I can't stop."
So the tortoise crawled past the rabbit. He was very tired, but he was getting closer and closer to the finishing line.
The hare was having a dream. In her dream, she won the race. Everybody was happy for her, and they all laughed at the tortoise.
Elder brother squirrel was waiting at the finishing line. He thought, "The rabbit should have arrived long before, but where is she?"
At this moment, he saw the tortoise coming! Elder brother squirrel couldn't believe his eyes, "Was the hare hurt? Or did she withdraw from the race?"
Finally, the tortoise reached the tree. Elder brother squirrel jumped off the tree and said, "Tortoise! You have won the race!"
"I just tried my best and kept crawling," the tortoise said. The hare finally woke up . She looked back and didn't see the tortoise. When she looked ahead, she saw the tortoise under the big tree! Oops! The hare jumped up and rushed toward the tree. But it was too late.
"The tortoise won! The tortoise won the race!” The magpie was calling out. When the animals got the news, they all hurried to the tree. They said to the tortoise, "Tortoise, you are a hero!" we should all learn from you!"
The hare's face turned red. From then on , she was not proud anymore and she’s learned a lesson from tortoise.
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