This listening activity takes us through a classic tale titled ”The Hare and The Tortoise.” In this timeless story, witness the friendly rivalry between a swift hare and a slow-moving tortoise. As you follow them on their journey and the unexpected turn of events in their race, pay close attention to the valuable lesson hidden within. After your adventure, test your understanding with a short quiz. Happy listening!
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The Hatr and The Tortoise
Transcript:
(00:00) The hare and the tortoise. Once upon a time a tortoise was walking on the road a hare saw him and started laughing loudly Look at you, you are so slow the tortoise got angry and challenged the hare to erase the hare immediately agreed saying I’m faster than you I can beat you any time on the day of the race the hare and the
(00:39) tortoise have arrived the tiger waved the flag to signal the beginning of the race and very fast while the tortoise slowly followed behind the hare was quite ahead of the tortoise in no time at all he saw that the tortoise was walking slowly far behind him the hare was so sure about winning the race that
(01:09) he decided to take a little nap under the tree while the hare was dreaming the tortoise continued walking slowly and went ahead of the hare the hare woke up from his nap and saw the tortoise reaching the finish line he started running but it was too late he couldn’t reach there before the tortoise The Tortoise won the race the hare
(01:43) started crying because he had lost the race to the slow tortoise moral of the story slow and steady wins the race [Music]
Uncover your listening skills with this quiz
Well done, little racers! We’ve reached the finish line of ‘The Hare and The Tortoise.’ Wasn’t that a surprising and insightful tale? The moral, ‘Slow and steady wins the race,’ is a lesson in perseverance and determination. We hope you enjoyed this fable adventure.
