The Rabbit and the Turtle

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The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.Show questions one by one

Who was boasting? ? the rabbit ? the turtle ? the fox

Who could run fast? ? the fox ? the rabbit ? the turtle

Who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race? ? the rabbit ? the turtle ? the fox

What happened at the start of the race? ? The rabbit took a nap. ? The turtle ran ahead. ? The rabbit ran ahead.

What happened at the half-way point? ? The rabbit stopped to take a nap. ? The turtle went past the rabbit. ? The turtle took a nap.

What did the turtle do? ? He stopped for a rest. ? He stopped for a drink of water. ? He kept walking, step by step.

Who won the race? ? the turtle ? the fox ? the rabbit

What lesson do we learn from this story? ? Turtles go faster than rabbits. ? To succeed, we must keep going and not quit. ? A turtle should not challenge a rabbit to a race.

The Wind and the Sun

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One day there was an argument between the wind and the sun. Both said they were stronger than the other. They saw a man traveling on the road and decided to make a test to see which was stronger and able to get the man’s coat off.The wind began to blow and blow very hard. He nearly ripped the coat from the man’s back but the man grabbed the coat and wrapped it even more tightly around himself and kept going. The wind got tired because the man just kept his coat on. Then the sun tried. He shone brightly and the clouds disappeared. Soon the air was warm and dry and the sun kept on shining. Soon the man had sweat running down his face. He was so hot that he finally took off his coat and carried it, looking for a shady spot to rest.

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The wind and sun were having a ? song time. ? fight. ? argument.

The sun and wind each said they were ? smart. ? stronger than the other. ? nicer than the other.

The wind and sun decided to make a man ? take off his coat. ? whistle a tune. ? get mad.

The wind tried but the man ? put his coat over his head. ? threw his coat on the ground. ? wrapped his coat around him tighter.

The sun shone brightly and ? the rain fell. ? the clouds disappeared. ? the wind blew harder.

The sun made the man ? sweat and get hot so he took off the coat. ? smile and sing. ? wrap his coat around him tight.

The winner of this test was the ? wind. ? man. ? sun.

It is more powerful to ? give in to people all the time. ? force people to do as you like. ? try to persuade them to understand you.

The Lion and the Mouse

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A lion, tired from chasing his prey lay sleeping under a nice, shady tree. Some mice, scrambling over him while he slept, awoke him. The lion was upset and lay his paw on one of the mice. The mouse begged for mercy so sadly that the lion let him go. A few days later, the same lion found himself caught in a hunter’s net. He could not get loose. He roared in anger. The mouse whose life he had saved heard this and came. How could a little mouse help a big, strong lion? His sharp little teeth chewed through the ropes and soon the lion was free.

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The lion was tired from chasing his prey. What does prey mean? ? saying a prayer ? the animals he tries to catch and eat ? the ones chasing him

The mice went to sleep under a ? rock. ? waterfall. ? tree.

While he slept, what animals scrambled over him? ? mice ? cockroaches ? spiders

The lion laid his paw on a poor mouse. What is a paw? A. lion’s foot b. tail c. rock.

? a lion's foot ? tail ? rock

The mouse begged ? to eat some more corn. ? for mercy. ? for him to eat a different mouse.

A few days later the lion was ? sleeping and the mouse scrambled over him again. ? catching mice for his supper. ? caught in a hunter’s trap and unable to get out.

When he heard the lion roar, the mouse that the lion had let go came to help. How could a mouse help? ? He could let the lion eat him. ? He could give the lion some advice. ? He could chew the ropes and let the lion go free.

The lesson is that we should not look down on ? mice. ? lions. ? friends who do not seem to be important or strong.