nce upon a time there lived two best friends, the hare and the tortoise. They liked to race against each other, but the hare always won. One day, the hare asked

nce upon a time there lived two best friends, the hare and the tortoise. They liked to race against each
other, but the hare always won.
One day, the hare asked the tortoise to race down to the beach. The tortoise refused, he said that he will loose anyway. The hare replied in a kind voice that he felt sorry about it.
But the next day, the hare found a way to race the tortoise that would be fair and lots of fun too. He asked the tortoise to come with him. The tortoise was slowly plodding over the sandhill towards the beach. Now the two friends can race against each other all day and something tells me that the tortoise might win this time.

Adapted from 50 Bedtime Stories, 2002



Retell the story about the hare and the tortoise in your own words. Some questions below will help you.

1. Who were the two friends?
2. What did the hare ask the tortoise?
3. What happened next?
4. How did the hare find a way to race?
5. How was the end of the story?