The hare and the tortoise

The hare and the tortoise

The hare and the tortoiseThehareandthetortoise Onemorning,ahareandatortoismeetinaforest,sotheybegintotalk. H:Goodmorning.MrTortoise. T:Oh,it'syou.MrHare.Goodmorning! H:Whatareyoudoing? T:I'mrunning. H:Running?Hahaha!Canyourun?Yourlegsaretooshort! T:OfcourseIcan. H:Mylegsarelong.Icanrunfasterthanyou. T:Don'tbesosure. H:Wellthen.Let'sruntothetalltreeoverthere.Let'sseewhocangettherefirst. T:Allright.Ready?Go! A.MrTortoisegoesveryslowly.ButMrHarerunsveryfast.Soonhecomestoasmalltree. H:WhereisMrTortoise?Aha!Thereheis!Heisfarbehindme.Howslowheis!Mmm.it'ssohot!Hereisatree.I'llhaveashortsleepfirst. T:Oh,heissleepingunderthetreethere.ButIcan'tstop.Imustgoon. H:Ah!Whatanicesleep!Letmegoon.Oh,where'sMrTortoise?Whereishenow?Imusthurry. A:Soonherunstothetalltree.MrTortoiseissittingunderthetreeandwaitingforhim. T:Hi,MrHare!Howareyou?I'mherefirst.Whoisfaster,MrHare,youorme? H:Oh!..... A:Afteralongtime.MrHareandMrTortoisemeetagain.Whatwilltheydo?Pleaselookcarefully. H:Hello!MrTortoise.Let'shaveamatchagain,OK? T:Oh.allright. H:Let'sseewhoisfasterthistime. T:OK!One,two.Go! H:ThistimeIcan'tsleep,Imustbethefirst. T:ThistimeImustbethewinner.MrHareisn'tfasterthanme.Nomatter! A:ThistimeMrHarerunsveryfast.ButMrTortoiseisveryslow. H:Hooray!Iamthewinner! T:Ican'tbelievethat!(crying) Afewmonthslater.Intheforestanimalsarealltogether. TheyaretalkingaboutthematchofMrHareandMrTortoise.  M:Thefirsttime,MrTortoiseisthewinner. D:Thesecondtime,MrHareisthewinner. M:ButWedon'tknowwhoisreallythewinner.Sotheymusthaveanothermatch. P:Iagreewithyou. A:Alltheanimalswantthemtohaveanothermatch.Soanewmatchbeginsbetweenthem. H:Itrymybesttobethewinner. T:Imustbecareful.Ican'tbefarbehindhim. M:Ready?Go!!! H:Iamfasterthanhim.(worried)HowcanIcrosstheriver? MrTortoiseisnearme.HowcanIdo?HowcanIdo? T:What'sthematter?MrHare?Oh!Youcan'tcrosstheriver.Nomatter,youcancrosstheriveronmyback.Comehere! Let'sgoacrosstherivertogether. H:(exciting)Thankyouverymuch!Thankyou!!! T:(smiling)Notatall!Wemusthelpeachother. A:Theygoacrosstheriversafely. Theygoonrunning. T:Oh!myleg.Somethingiswrongwithmyleg.WhatcanIdo? H:WhereisMrTortoise?Theremustbesomethingwrongwithhim.Letmehavealook.What'swrongwithyou? T:Somethingiswrongwithmyleg.Ican'trunanylonger. H:Don'tworry.Youcangettheforestonmyback. T:No.Youjustgoonrunning.Don'tworryaboutme. H:Let'shelpeachother. (Theygoonrunningtogetherslowly) M:Look!everyone!Howstrangetheyare! A:Whentheyknowthematter.theyallsay: ThewinnersareMrTortoiseandMrHare!! Theysingahappysong!