Once a rabbit was roaming near a lake in a forrest. sunddenly he Saw a turtle and mocked him saying – “Hurry up, you slow poke! Don’t you find life very dull taking so long to cover a few yards?!

The Rabbit and the Turtle
Once a rabbit was roaming near a lake in a forest. Suddenly he saw a turtle and mocked him
could have run to the other side of the lake by now."
The turtle felt angry and so he dared the rabbit to a race. The race course was through the
woods to a goal on the other side.
The rabbit agreed laughingly. In a few minutes he was away and out of sight.
“What a funny race it is!” he said to himself, “I am already half-way through. But it is so very cold;
why shouldn't I have a nap in the warm sunshine?"
The turtle walked steadily on and on. In a
short time, he passed by the sleeping rabbit.
The rabbit slept far longer than he had
intended. When he woke up at last, he looked
around in surprise and said to himself, “ Not
even a sign of the poor turtle anywhere I had
better trot along and finish the race."
The rabbit ran to the goal. He was amazed
to see all the animals cheering the turtle who
had arrived just a minute earlier. How ashamed
he felt indeed!
ney.

1. What animals are in the story?
2. What were they doing?
3. who was the winner of the race?
4. How did he win the race?
5. Which animal had the better character? Why?
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Once a rabbit was roaming near a lake in a forrest. sunddenly he Saw a turtle and mocked him saying – “Hurry up, you slow poke! Don’t you find life very dull taking so long to cover a few yards?!