The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare

Hare is always bragging to his friends that he’s the fastest one of them all. One day, Turtle got tired of listening to Hare brag, so when Hare started at it again, Tortoise said, “I can beat you in a race.” Hare laughed, “You? You could never beat me.”

That afternoon the two raced. Hare thought the idea of racing Tortoise was silly, but Tortoise was

determined to win. Hare started off quickly, and in no time he was far ahead of Tortoise. Then Hare came to a huge tree and laid down in its shade. “Tortoise is nowhere

in sight,” he thought. “He’ll never catch

up to me. I can take a nap and still win this race.” Hare yawned fell fast asleep.

As Hare napped, Tortoise continued to focus on the race. Tortoise passed by Hare and the large

tree, and soon could see the

finish line up ahead. He steadily made his way to the end, never stopping, or quitting. Suddenly, Hare woke up from his nap and saw Tortoise approaching the finish line. He jumped up and sprinted towards Tortoise, but he was too late. Tortoise had

won the race! All of the forest animals cheered for Tortoise, and Hare went home, embarrassed.

Retell the story-Who are the main characters?

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The Tortoise and the Hare

Hare is always bragging to his friends that he’s the fastest one of them all. One day, Turtle got tired of listening to Hare brag, so when Hare started at it again, Tortoise said, “I can beat you in a race.” Hare laughed, “You? You could never beat me.”

That afternoon the two raced. Hare thought the idea of racing Tortoise was silly, but Tortoise was

determined to win. Hare started off quickly, and in no time he was far ahead of Tortoise. Then Hare came to a huge tree and laid down in its shade. “Tortoise is nowhere

in sight,” he thought. “He’ll never catch

up to me. I can take a nap and still win this race.” Hare yawned fell fast asleep.

As Hare napped, Tortoise continued to focus on the race. Tortoise passed by Hare and the large

tree, and soon could see the

finish line up ahead. He steadily made his way to the end, never stopping, or quitting. Suddenly, Hare woke up from his nap and saw Tortoise approaching the finish line. He jumped up and sprinted towards Tortoise, but he was too late. Tortoise had

won the race! All of the forest animals cheered for Tortoise, and Hare went home, embarrassed.

Retell the story - What did the main characters want ?

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The Tortoise and the Hare

Hare is always bragging to his friends that he’s the fastest one of them all. One day, Turtle got tired of listening to Hare brag, so when Hare started at it again, Tortoise said, “I can beat you in a race.” Hare laughed, “You? You could never beat me.”

That afternoon the two raced. Hare thought the idea of racing Tortoise was silly, but Tortoise was

determined to win. Hare started off quickly, and in no time he was far ahead of Tortoise. Then Hare came to a huge tree and laid down in its shade. “Tortoise is nowhere

in sight,” he thought. “He’ll never catch

up to me. I can take a nap and still win this race.” Hare yawned fell fast asleep.

As Hare napped, Tortoise continued to focus on the race. Tortoise passed by Hare and the large

tree, and soon could see the

finish line up ahead. He steadily made his way to the end, never stopping, or quitting. Suddenly, Hare woke up from his nap and saw Tortoise approaching the finish line. He jumped up and sprinted towards Tortoise, but he was too late. Tortoise had

won the race! All of the forest animals cheered for Tortoise, and Hare went home, embarrassed.

Retell the story-(But) what was the conflict the characters face in the story?

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The Tortoise and the Hare

Hare is always bragging to his friends that he’s the fastest one of them all. One day, Turtle got tired of listening to Hare brag, so when Hare started at it again, Tortoise said, “I can beat you in a race.” Hare laughed, “You? You could never beat me.”

That afternoon the two raced. Hare thought the idea of racing Tortoise was silly, but Tortoise was

determined to win. Hare started off quickly, and in no time he was far ahead of Tortoise. Then Hare came to a huge tree and laid down in its shade. “Tortoise is nowhere

in sight,” he thought. “He’ll never catch

up to me. I can take a nap and still win this race.” Hare yawned fell fast asleep.

As Hare napped, Tortoise continued to focus on the race. Tortoise passed by Hare and the large

tree, and soon could see the

finish line up ahead. He steadily made his way to the end, never stopping, or quitting. Suddenly, Hare woke up from his nap and saw Tortoise approaching the finish line. He jumped up and sprinted towards Tortoise, but he was too late. Tortoise had

won the race! All of the forest animals cheered for Tortoise, and Hare went home, embarrassed.

Retell the story- How did the character solve the conflict in the story?

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The Tortoise and the Hare

Hare is always bragging to his friends that he’s the fastest one of them all. One day, Turtle got tired of listening to Hare brag, so when Hare started at it again, Tortoise said, “I can beat you in a race.” Hare laughed, “You? You could never beat me.”

That afternoon the two raced. Hare thought the idea of racing Tortoise was silly, but Tortoise was

determined to win. Hare started off quickly, and in no time he was far ahead of Tortoise. Then Hare came to a huge tree and laid down in its shade. “Tortoise is nowhere

in sight,” he thought. “He’ll never catch

up to me. I can take a nap and still win this race.” Hare yawned fell fast asleep.

As Hare napped, Tortoise continued to focus on the race. Tortoise passed by Hare and the large

tree, and soon could see the

finish line up ahead. He steadily made his way to the end, never stopping, or quitting. Suddenly, Hare woke up from his nap and saw Tortoise approaching the finish line. He jumped up and sprinted towards Tortoise, but he was too late. Tortoise had

won the race! All of the forest animals cheered for Tortoise, and Hare went home, embarrassed.

What point of view is this story written in ? First or third person

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What is a synonyms ?

• A synonym is a word that means the opposite of another word

• A synonym is the definition of a word.

• A synonym is a word that means the same of another word

• A synonym is a word that sounds the same as other words.

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The Tortoise and the Hare

Hare is always bragging to his friends that he’s the fastest one of them all. One day, Turtle got tired of listening to Hare brag, so when Hare started at it again, Tortoise said, “I can beat you in a race.” Hare laughed, “You? You could never beat me.”

That afternoon the two raced. Hare thought the idea of racing Tortoise was silly, but Tortoise was

determined to win. Hare started off quickly, and in no time he was far ahead of Tortoise. Then Hare came to a huge tree and laid down in its shade. “Tortoise is nowhere

in sight,” he thought. “He’ll never catch

up to me. I can take a nap and still win this race.” Hare yawned fell fast asleep.

As Hare napped, Tortoise continued to focus on the race. Tortoise passed by Hare and the large

tree, and soon could see the

finish line up ahead. He steadily made his way to the end, never stopping, or quitting. Suddenly, Hare woke up from his nap and saw Tortoise approaching the finish line. He jumped up and sprinted towards Tortoise, but he was too late. Tortoise had

won the race! All of the forest animals cheered for Tortoise, and Hare went home, embarrassed.

What is the Theme of the story? ( lesson)

• Its ok to be diffrent

• Be kind

• Never give up

• The fastest will always win

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