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At sunrise, a boastful hare named Bram stretched beside the meadow path. “No one can run faster than me,” he said.
The Hare Who Napped With the Finish Line in SightA boastful hare loses a race because the steady tortoise keeps moving while the hare trusts speed more than effort.
1. At sunrise, a boastful hare named Bram stretched beside the meadow path. “No one can run faster than me,” he said.
2. A steady tortoise named Tully heard him. “I may not be fast,” said Tully, “but I can keep going.”
3. Bram laughed. “Then race me to the hilltop!” Tully nodded. The animals chose a finish line beside the old oak.
4. At the starting call, Bram sprang ahead. Tully placed one foot in front of the other.
5. Bram raced past the flowers, the brook, and the blackberry bush. Tully kept going, one careful step at a time.
6. Soon Bram could see the finish line. He flopped beneath a shady tree. “I have time for a tiny nap,” he said.
7. The tiny nap grew long. While Bram slept, Tully passed the tree without making a sound.
8. Bram woke with a start. The path was empty, and Tully was nowhere behind him.
9. Bram dashed up the hill. He saw Tully near the old oak, still moving.
10. Bram ran faster than ever, but Tully reached the finish first. The cheering animals filled the hilltop.
11. Bram lowered his ears and offered Tully his paw. “You kept moving,” he said. “I trusted speed more than effort.”
12. Tully smiled. Together they walked home, one quick step and one steady step at a time.
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