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πŸ“ The Tortoise 🐒 and the Hare 🦊

Once upon a time, in a sunny meadow 🌞, there lived a speedy πŸ‡ hare who loved to boast 😎 about how fast he could run. One day, he saw a slow 🐒 tortoise plodding along 🚢 and laughed πŸ˜†. 'You'll never beat me 🏁 in a race!' said the hare. The tortoise, who was patient ⏳ and determined πŸ’ͺ, challenged the hare to a race. All the animals in the forest 🐿️🐦 came to watch. The race began 🏁. The hare sprinted ahead πŸƒπŸ’¨ so quickly that he decided to take a nap 😴 under a shady tree 🌳. Meanwhile, the tortoise kept moving steadily 🚢, one step at a time. Slowly, slowly, he passed the sleeping hare. When the hare woke up 😳, he ran as fast as he could, but it was too late. The tortoise crossed the finish line πŸ† first! All the animals cheered πŸŽ‰, and the hare learned an important lesson: being overconfident can make you lose, and patience ⏳ and perseverance 🐒πŸ’ͺ are very important.



Questions:



Q1: Why did the hare decide to take a nap during the race? 😴

Q2: What do the words 'plodding along' suggest about the tortoise’s movement? 🐒

Q3: Which of the following best explains the hare’s main mistake? πŸ’­

Q4: What lesson does this fable teach about success? 🌟

Q5: What emotion did the hare most likely feel when he woke up and saw the tortoise ahead? 😳

Q6: Which phrase shows the tortoise’s determination the best? πŸ’ͺ

Q7: How does the author use the animals’ reaction at the end to reinforce the moral? 🐿️🐦

Q8: The word 'boast' means to... 😎

Q9: Which sentence from the story best supports the idea that confidence must be balanced with effort? βš–οΈ

Q10: If this story were written without animals but with people, what message would still stay the same? πŸ§