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Once upon a time there was a hare who, boasting how he could run faster than anyone else, was forever teasing tortoise for its slowness. Then one day, the irate tortoise answered back: "Who do you think you are? There's no denying you're swift, but even you can be beaten!" The hare squealed with laughter.
"Beaten in a race? By whom? Not you, surely! I bet there's nobody in the world that can win against me, I'm so speedy. Now, why don't you try?"
Annoyed by such bragging, the tortoise accepted the challenge. A course was planned, and the next day at dawn they stood at the starting line. The hare yawned sleepily as the meek tortoise trudged slowly off. When the hare saw how painfully slow his rival was, he decided, half asleep on his feet, to have a quick nap. "Take your time!" he said. "I'll have forty winks and catch up with you in a minute."
The hare woke with a start from a fitful sleep and gazed round, looking for the tortoise. But the creature was only a short distance away, having barely covered a third of the course. Breathing a sigh of relief, the hare decided he might as well have breakfast too, and off he went to munch some cabbages he had noticed in a nearby field. But the heavy meal and the hot sun made his eyelids droop. With a careless glance at the tortoise, now halfway along the course, he decided to have another snooze before flashing past the winning post. And smiling at the thought of the look on the tortoise's face when it saw the hare speed by, he fell fast asleep and was soon snoring happily. The sun started to sink, below the horizon, and the tortoise, who had been plodding towards the winning post since morning, was scarcely a yard from the finish. At that very point, the hare woke with a jolt. He could see the tortoise a speck in the distance and away he dashed. He leapt and bounded at a great rate, his tongue lolling, and gasping for breath. Just a little more and he'd be first at the finish. But the hare's last leap was just too late, for the tortoise had beaten him to the winning post. Poor hare! Tired and in disgrace, he slumped down beside the tortoise who was silently smiling at him.
"Slowly does it every time!" he said.
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When was the story The Tortoise and the Hare told?
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Was the story the hare and the tortoise first told 2000 years ago?
yes it was first told 2000 years ago
What is the rising action of the story of the tortoise and the hare?
In the story of the tortoise and the hare, the rising action is when the hare challenges the tortoise to a race and confidently takes the lead, underestimating the tortoise. The tortoise remains steady and determined, not giving up despite the hare's speed and taunts.
Where did the story The Tortoise and the Hare take place?
"The Tortoise and the Hare" is a fable believed to have originated in ancient Greece. The story is set in a racecourse where the slow but steady tortoise challenges the swift hare to a race.
What type of story is The Hare and the Tortoise?
The Hare and the Tortoise is a fable, which is a short story that uses animals to teach a moral lesson.
What is the Exposition in the tortoise and hare?
The Climax of the story is the highest point of the story. So, the climax of the Totoise and the Hare is during the race. The Hare falls asleep, and the tortoise finishes first. The Hare thinks she is better than the Tortoise, so she is schocked when she wins.
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The Story of 'The Tortoise and the Hare' - 2002 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-G (TV rating)
Where does the story the tortoise and the hare originate from?
that story originates from ancient greece over 100 years ago narrated and written by Aesop.
What is the conflict of the story The tortoise and the hare?
The conflict of that story is that the hare believes that he will beat the tortoise in a race so he takes a nap
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The hare at the pet shop has red hair! I would like to remind you of the story of the tortoise and the hare.
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