The Hare and the Tortoise


By DanielZhuang

This story happened after the hare and the tortoise had their first running competition.

The hare believed that he was better than the tortoise and last time he had been defeated because he had been unfocused. Therefore, he decided to challenge the tortoise again in order to prove how fast he was. The tortoise agreed and came to the competition.

However, he could not overtake the rabbit like last time because of the huge and heavy shell on his back. While everybody concentrated on the competition, no one knew there was a horrible wolf in the forest. He was waiting for any prey to make a decent meal while the competition was occurring.

When the hare had almost won, the wolf suddenly appeared in front of him. The hare stopped running, stayed still, and trembled with fear when he saw the wolf with sharp teeth. Eventually, he was caught.

However, at this time, the tortoise arrived and tried to rescue the hare. The wolf immediately jumped and bit the tortoise angrily. As quickly as the tortoise could, he pulled his head and all four legs into his shell in order to avoid the sharp eye-teeth of the wolf. The wolf bit the shell, so the wolf broke all his teeth. After that, he ran away and disappeared into the forest. Thus, the hare was rescued and they forgot about the running competition.

In the end, the hare and the tortoise recognized that teamwork is very important and necessary to defeat the enemy. They lived happily forever and no one heard about any running competition between hare and tortoise any more.