![]() Reading Comprehension Questions from A Hare and a Tortoiseġ A hare can run much faster than a tortoise. Then said the Tortoise: “Plodding wins the race.” The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. “Shall we race?” So a course was fixed and a start was made. I challenge anyone here to race with me.” The Tortoise said quietly, “I accept your challenge.” “That is a good joke,” said the Hare, “I could dance round you all the way.” “Silence your boasting till you’ve beaten me,” answered the Tortoise. “I have never yet been beaten,” said he, “when I put forth my full speed. The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. Unfortunately, it does not have images and text is abbreviated from the original version, I’ve included a link to Gutenberg html version with all the original texts and images below.Įxtract from Aesop’s Fables – The Tortoise and the Hare The awesome thing about this version of Aesop’s Fables is that it has comprehension questions for every fable at the end, and the index is hyperlinked thanks to awesome tools available in Adobe software. This is a version of most Aesop’s fables for children available with questions.
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