The Tortoise and The Hare

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hello boys and girls

so this is the first story of Swavesey Storytime and

this story you may have heard her before

and is called The Tortoise And The Hare

I'm going to be telling it today

so once there was a tortoise he was slow but he

always got where he wanted to be soon enough

there was also a rabbit

or much rather a hare, he was particularly proud

and he thought he was the most handsome hare in the entire world

also he had been blessed with a very strong back legs

which meant he could run like the wind

Shh, one day the rabbit was running with

his friends Plains hug ??? when he saw the

tortoise walk by now

his hair was also very elegant

he liked to boast about his speed

so he shouted over to the tortoise

hey tortoise, if you wouldn't run any faster

the grass would grow over you

and his friends laugh

the tortoise said, although I may be slow

I get to where I would like soon enough

thank you

then he looked at the hare and smiled

then he said in fact I think I could beat you to where I'm going

and the hare said are you challenging me to race

and the tortoise said, well, maybe

so the race was on.

the tortoise and the hare then lined up

at the start of the race track,

Ready, Steady,Go! when now ??? and off they sped down the road

the hare was very fast and he was in a hurry

but he always found time to wave to his supporters

But the tortoise plotted on not waving to supporters

just keeping his eye on the finish line

althoug it was eight miles behind

when the hare got half way he decided to have a rest

he said to himself, you know I could just

sleep here by this halfway point for a bit

and then when I wake up I can still

run to the finish line and beat that tortoise Hollow

so that's exactly what he did

he slept and he slept, days did pass by

hours and hours did pass by

until eventually the tortoise came plodding ??? up the hill

when he saw the hare asleep ???

he raised his eyebrows

but did not make a sound

a few hours later the hare woke up

the Sun was starting to set

this hare thought to himself

because the hare looked round

and the tortoise was nowhere to be seen

the hare thought himself

yes! the tortoise is nowhere to be seen

I still have loads of time to win the race

so up the hill he sped

and down the hill he sped again

but as he whizzed over the last Hill

and came in sight of the finish line

he was astonished to find that

the tortoise was taking his last few steps

towards the finish line.

the crowd cheered as as the tortoise cut the rope with his shiny shell

the tortoise also said

slowly maybe but keep my eyes on the gold

and do not let anything distract me

and the moral of this story is

Slow and steady wins the race

PS, I'm doing stories on Mondays and Wednesday

well, thank you for listening

boys and girls and good night