The Rabbit and the Turtle

The Rabbit

and the Turtle

Lesson presented by

Simply English​

​One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere.

​He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

Multiple Choice

Who was boasting?

• the rabbit

• the turtle

• the fox

Multiple Choice

Who could run fast?

• the turtle

• the fox

• the rabbit

Multiple Choice

Who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race?

• the turtle

• the rabbit

• the fox

Multiple Choice

What happened at the start of the race?

• The rabbit took a nap.

• The rabbit ran ahead.

• The turtle ran ahead.

Multiple Choice

What happened at the half-way point?

• The turtle took a nap.

•  The rabbit stopped to take a nap.

• The turtle went past the rabbit.

Multiple Choice

What did the turtle do?

• He stopped for a rest.

•   He stopped for a drink of water.

• He kept walking, step by step.

Multiple Choice

Who won the race?

• the fox

• the turtle

• the rabbit

Multiple Choice

What lesson do we learn from this story?

• A turtle should not challenge a rabbit to a race.

• Turtles go faster than rabbits.

• To succeed, we must keep going and not quit.