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In the mean time, Hare had woken up feeling rested. When she looked back and couldn’t
see Tortoise, she said to herself. “I’m sure Tortoise will take a long, long time to reach

here. I might as well take my own time and complete the race.” So, Hare began to move

in a leisurely pace and after a while reached the finishing line.

Imagine what a shock she got when she
saw that Tortoise had already reached the

finishing line before her!

Tortoise was waving to the crowd and all
the animals were cheering the winner.

Hare felt ashamed. Hare never again made

fun of Tortoise. The story teaches us that

slow and steady wins the race.

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