China Traditional Story English

The traditional story of China is as follows:

Tortoise and rabbit race.

The rabbit boasted about its running speed to the animals. Some animals cheered for it, while others were very bored. At this time, the tortoise said that he could beat the rabbit in running and invited the rabbit to play together. The race has started, and the rabbit runs very fast. After a while, the tortoise fell behind and the rabbit dozed off under a tree. The tortoise crawled and crawled. Can it beat rabbits?

Welcome to ALO7 The Power of Learning. Today's story is The Race between the Tortoise and the Rabbit, retelled by Jenny Lam and Sheila Higginson and told by Judy Luxton.

Jump! Jump! Jump! The rabbit jumps very fast.

Hippies HOPPITY！ Jump! Jump! The rabbit jumps faster.

"Look at me," boasted the rabbit. "I am the fastest!"

His animal friends watched. Someone cheered. Some people are bored. They have seen rabbits run many times before.

"There he is again," said the cat. "The rabbit is always running."

"He always boasts that he runs fastest," said the owl.

Monkey said, "He runs really fast." .

The tortoise walked slowly to other animals.

The tortoise said slowly. "Is the rabbit boasting that he is the fastest runner again?" He asked.

The animals nodded yes.

"I want to race with the rabbit. I can beat him, "said the tortoise quietly.

All the animals are very excited. "A game!" They cried.

The rabbit smiled. "All right. Let's race. I will win anyway. "

The tortoise and the rabbit ran to the starting line.

"On your marks. Get ready. Go! " Cried the owl. He flapped his wings! The rabbit and the tortoise crossed the starting line. The game has started!

Rabbits run very fast. He jumped and ran. He jumped up again. He runs faster.

Rabbits are far ahead of turtles. He has been running. He kept jumping.

He stopped by a tree. He looked behind him. Where is the tortoise?

The tortoise walked slowly. He lags far behind.

The rabbit shouted, "hey, how can you beat me?" You walk too slowly! You will never beat me. You will never win! "

The rabbit sat down under the tree.

"I want to have a rest," said the rabbit. "The tortoise is slow. He'll never catch up. I have plenty of time to relax. "

The rabbit is resting under the tree. He became comfortable. Then he stretched himself.

Soon he was lying flat on the ground. He fell asleep. He snored loudly.

The tortoise walked slowly. He kept walking. And walking. And walking.

He walked to the tree where the rabbit slept. He didn't stop. He kept walking and walking and walking.

The tortoise never stops. He didn't rest. He just left.

He walked all the way to the end.

All the animals cheered. They were surprised that the tortoise won. He never gave up. He kept walking and walking and walking.

The cheers were very loud. It woke the rabbit. He jumped out of his sleep!

"What happened? What's that noise? " Asked the rabbit. He started running.

He runs faster and faster. But he was too late. The tortoise has crossed the finish line. The tortoise won the game.