Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a biking race to decide who was better.. He looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How do
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The story of the race between the tortoise and the hare was retold by
a very old storyteller who didn’t quite remember every detail of the fable
You should read it and find where something has accidentally been
changed
There once was a speedy hare who bragged
about how many carrots he could eat Tired of
hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the
tortoise, challenged him to a biking race to
decide who was better All the animals in the
forest came together to cheer for Hare
Hare was warming up for a while and then paused to rest He looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to become an astronaut when you are walking along soo slowly?"
Hare laid down by the road, thinking, "There is plenty of time to do my
homework for tomorrow." A moment later he
was busy solving algebra problems.
Slow and Steady just walked and walked He
stopped just once before he came to the finish
line, to chat with a former sweetheart who was
cheering for him
The animals who were watching cheered so
loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare
Hare stretched and yawned
and tried to get a taxi, but it
was too late Tortoise was
over the finish line
After that, Hare always
reminded himself, "Don't
WORDS
speedy: fast steady: sy who does not stop fighting race: competition
brag=boast: be too proud of your
talents
challenge sy to a race: ask sy to race
against you
pause: stop rest: relax cry out: shout plenty of time: a lot of time solve algebra problems: do math former: from the past
sweetheart: lover cheer for sy: shout and whistle to help
sy
yawn: open your mouth wide when
you’re tired
pace: speed
PREPOSITIONS
Circle the correct preposition.
brag about/from
tired from/of
challenge sy for/to a race
come together/up
look back at/on sy
cry in/out
lie down/off
do the homework to/for tomorrow
cheer to/for Tortoise
chat with/at sy
plenty from/of time
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(ALTERATIONS IN BOLD)
The Tortoise and The Hare
There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how many
carrots he could eat Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and
Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a biking race to
decide who was better All the animals in the forest came
together to cheer for Hare
Hare was warming up for a while and then paused to rest He
looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How
do you expect to become an astronaut when you are
walking along soo slowly?"
Hare laid down by the road, thinking, "There is plenty of time
to do my homework for tomorrow." A moment later he
was busy solving algebra tasks.
Slow and Steady just walked and walked He stopped just
once before he came to the finish line, to chat with a
former sweetheart who was cheering for him
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare
Hare stretched and yawned and tried to get a taxi, but it was
too late Tortoise was over the finish line
After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your fast pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"
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The Tortoise and The Hare
There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a running race to decide who was better All the animals in the forest came together to watch
Hare ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest He looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How
do you expect to win this race when you are walking along soo slowly?"
Hare laid down by the road, thinking, "There is plenty of time
to relax." A moment later he fell asleep
Slow and Steady just walked and walked He never, ever
stopped until he came to the finish line
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare
Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late Tortoise was over the finish line
After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your fast pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"