mr tumbles tumble tales the tortoise and the hare once upon a time there lived a hare he loved to run and
run he would zip around the woods boasting to all the other animals just how fast he was
zip over here woohoo look at me zip over there see how fast i am zip whiz whee no one is as fast as me haha
oh hare such a show off but there was one animal who was the complete opposite of hare and that
was tortoise whilst hare ran here there and everywhere tortoise would spend her days happily
nestled asleep under a pile of leaves tortoise was never bothered by hare's boasting and one
warm summer's morning she slowly stuck her long neck out from inside her shell and she said calmly
you may be fast but you know i think i could beat you in a race
well this stopped hare right in his tracks he fell over on his back and laughed loudly
you beat me in a race i've never heard anything so funny
all right then said tortoise let's race across buttercup meadow round the big
oak tree and back again hare was hopping with excitement race race i love to race you're on
all the animals gathered eager to watch the amazing race hare's bound to win oh yes
uh tortoise is so slow well she doesn't stand a chance oh no no and when the race started
it looked like the animals were right as soon as the whistle blew oh that's my job
hare zipped off as fast as he could leaving tortoise blinking and coughing in a cloud of dust
oh my but then she gradually started plodding forward
slowly and steadily across buttercup meadow dumdy dumdy dum dee dum she hummed meanwhile hare
was racing ahead other animals had to leap out of the way as he whizzed pass look out coming through
and it didn't take long before hare had already raced across buttercup meadow and reach the big
oak tree which was the halfway point of the race hare screeched to a halt and looked back excitedly
oh tortoise is still way back on the other side of buttercup meadow this race is easy
and sure enough tortoise was moving slowly but steadily through the grass
happily humming to herself humdy dumdy dumdy dum
hare chuckled to himself stretched his legs happily and looked around what a fine day it is
the bees buzzed in the flowers birds twittered in the big oak tree and the bright sun warmed hare's fur
perhaps i'll just have a little nap he thought after all tortoise is so far behind i've got
plenty of time he nestled down against the trunk of the big oak tree yawned
and fell fast asleep
it was a long time before tortoise finally reached the big oak tree too
but hare was still fast asleep
oh hare
tortoise chuckled quietly to herself and made her way around the big oak tree and started
heading back slowly and steadily across buttercup meadow towards the finish line
humdy dumdy dumdy dum she hummed as the afternoon wore on and the hot sun drifted
across the blue sky tortoise plodded slowly and steadily while hare snored deeply and loudly
but just then the sound of a huge cheer startled hare awake
what was that noise oh and guess what he saw all the way on the other side of buttercup meadow
was tortoise she was nearly at the finish line where all the animals were cheering
her on you can do it tortoise oh yes you're nearly there well i knew she would win oh yes
hare couldn't believe it he leapt to his feet and raced off as fast as his legs could carry him
trying desperately to catch up but it was too little too late hare raced tortoise plodded
hare zipped tortoise clomped hare whizzed and tortoise lumbered until finally just as hare
was about to catch up tortoise stretched out her long neck right across the finish line the winner
yay
but how did you beat me panted hare well it's like i always say
said tortoise dum dee dum dee dum dee dum slow and steady wins the race
and with that she nestled down to sleep under some cozy leaves
oh tortoise the winner
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