The Hare and The Tortoise - By Emmy

Hi my name is Jack and I'm a tortoise, but people call me “Jack the Slow Poke or big garbage head”. As I was minding my own business one day a stupid hare that calls himself speedy bounced right into my garden of grass and garbage that I was eating and called me a “big Garbage head”, I was really really cross. He's always like this ever since I won the race. He lives in the next field across from me.

It all started when he called me a “Slow Poke”. Fox got cross and jumped right out of the bush, and saccades that me and speedy should have a race. I said to myself why do I join races when I always come last, do I do it for fun or do I for something else. Speedy said, a race with Jack the slow Poke, I can beat him he's nothing but a green rock. Just you wait speedy, I can show you that I am faster than you.

It starts tomorrow to the top of the hill and back fox said. Than speedy dashed all the way home. Fox said to me that I should get some sleep for tomorrow.

Cock-a-doodle-do the Hen woke everyone up and got ready for the big race. As the cow’s were swinging their tails, they lined up along the fence because they knew that something amazing was going to happen. Me and Speedy Lined up in front of the starting line. Ready - Steady - GO! and off speedy went into the field, Fox was the only one who supported me. Speedy looked over his shoulder and saw that I was only half way through the field so he stopped to have a little nap.

As Speedy was taking his little nap I quickly went past him and went toward the hill. When I got there I turned around and headed back to the finish line. Then suddenly speedy woke up and dash all the way to the hill and was right behind me. I was nearly there but I thought that speedy was going to beat me, then his legs got tired and he started to slowed down, then I won and people were cheering for me. And that’s my story about how I bate Speedy in the race. Hope you enjoy!!!!!

The Hare and the Tortoise - By Ana

One day, a fast hare challenged somebody, anybody for a race. Nobody wanted to race him, because he was the fasted out of the whole farm. In the end, a old, wise tortoise challenged the hare. The hare laughed and said, “You will never be able to beat me!”

Even though everyone thought that the hare was going to win, they started the race. The Hare was off and the tortoise started slowly. When the hare had got to a hill around the corner from the finish line, he decided to have a small sleep. After he had sleep for some time, he woke and saw the tortoise still only past the first corner so he sleep for longer.

After a long time, the tortoise got to the hare but he was still fast asleep. The tortoise keep going of course very slowly. When the tortoise was in sight of the finish line, the hare woke up and looked back to see the tortoise, he was nowhere to be seen.

He then looked forward and saw the tortoise nearly over the finish line with everyone cheering. The hare jumped up and started to run. He ran as fast as he could but it was too late. The tortoise crossed the finish line just as he was coming up to it. The tortoise had won!

I like this story because it proves that you can do anything even if you are the youngest, or the oldest, or the slowest.

The Hare and the Tortise - By Ariana

Hello I am Slow Joe I have a shell on my back, four short legs, my head looks like Brussels sprouts, and people say I look like a rock. I’m actually a tortoise we tortoise love! to hibernate and love! to chew on grass. Races are the worst thing that I’m good at because I’m really really slow that's why they call me slow Joe.

Do you know the Hare in next door he says I’m the slowest thing on earth. He calls himself Speedy Bob he has long long legs and he can really go. Everybody thinks that every race he enters he comes in first place and gets gold well that's what he says. What they don’t know is on the 11th of April 2004 he only won a silver and do you know who came first? Well, it was me Slow Joe.

One day I was just nodding my cabbage like head watching that hare jumping around.When the Speedy Bob bounced up to me and said come on you lazy old thing is that all the exercise you take. Just nodding on all day? I’m surprised you don’t nod off to sleep said the hare surprisingly.Slow Joe didn’t answer he was too busy munching away very very slowly.

Out of the blues jumped out a big bear named Grizzly stuffing his face with fish his favourite he said don’t you know tortoises hibernates.Hiber what said Speedy Bob Hibernates repeated the bear when they sleep for the whole winter.Sleeps for the whole winter! You can barely tell he's alive said Speedy Bob.But Grizzly a big know it all said Joe can live over 100 years.

100 years but I've got to run jump and win races.If you've got speed then you really know your alive said Speedy Bob.Grizzly said fine that's that a race not a quick dash of cores he’s hardly a sprinter to the top of the mountain and back.So they got ready there friends lined up and started to cheer.On your make get set and go shouted Grizzly every one shouted go Speedy go.

Speedy was half way through the race he saw Joe was still at the start line so he lied under a tree and took a nap.1.00 later the tortoise was already near the finish line so Speedy got up ran as fast as he could.It all ended too soon Slow Joe had already past the finish line. Everybody froze with shock Speedy was so disappointed he never ran since.

The Hare and the Tortoise - By Mary

Hello my name is Slow Tortoise. I am named slow Tortoise because I am slow and I am a Tortoise. I have a neighbour named “ Too fast for you.” Too fast for you is a rabbit. He’s always talking about how fast he is. And how he keeps winning races. I don’t listen to Too fast for you because I am too busy chewing my grass.

Too fast for you is such a bully. He makes up names like, Cabbage head, and he calls me ridiculous. “ Why are you like this?” I ask Too fast for you. “ It’s because I am fast and you are a slow Tortoise who likes to sit around all day and do nothing.”

“ Okay then you asked for it. Me and you we will have a race up to that hill over there and back. Tomorrow at noon.” I said to Too Fast for you. “ You and me. Please you have got to be kidding me. You can’t even make it to the gate.” Exclaimed Too fast for you. “ Oh yeah watch me.” I replied back to Too fast for you.

The day had come and the sun was shining. All the animals from the forest had come to watch the race. “ Are you ready, TOO FAST FOR YOU!!!” I said to Too fast for you trying to distract him.

“ On your marks, Get set...... GO!!!”. Yelled the fox. “ See ya... Slowpoke.” Yelled Too fast for you while running. “ Come on you can do it, Don’t give up. You can do it.” I keep saying to myself. I kept encouraging myself, so I wouldn’t stop.

I saw the Harestop. I said to myself “ Phhh.”

As I was getting closer to the Hare I saw him shutting his eyes. I couldn’t believe it. “ I thought he was speedy. I thought he would be running back down towards the finish line by now. But guess I was wrong.”

While walking past the Hare, I was having a little laugh. “ Ha ha ha.” I giggled quietly. I had finally got to the top of the hill. “ Must be Slow Tortoise, must beat Slow Tortoise.” He said in his sleep.
I was half way towards the finish line. By then the Hare had woken up.

He looked down. “ NO.” Yelled the Hare. “ Must beat the Tortoise.” The hare kept saying to himself. I was 5 steps away from the finish line. By then Too fast for you had just got to the top of the hill.

3 steps away from the finish line. By then the Hare was half down the hill. 1 step away. Then I took another step and I had cross the finish line.

“ NOOOOO.” Yelled the Hare. He was angry. “ You were saying.” I said to the Hare while I was having a little giggle.
From that day on, the Hare had never bothered me again. “ Shame on you Too fast for you that a Tortoise beat you. HAHAHA.”

The Hare and the Tortoise - By Ava

Hi my name is larry the tortoise, and for a good reason. I am really slow and have a head like cabbage, and feet like Brussels sprouts.

As I was winning, it was getting dark. I got to the finish line and won.were waiting for speedy but he was still a sleep.So i went home and went to sleep too.

While I was eating grass, Speedy, the hare, came. Then the fox pop up, and said “ I’ll lay a bet that the tortoise can beat you in a race.”and Speedy said “Pah! “I’ll beat that old tortoise over any distance, any day, any time.”

We were going on a race, up the hill and back again. At last the fox called out: “Ready, Steady Go !” Speedy hung around for a moment to see me lumber off the starting line, but I was taking so long about it that he got bored and shot off towards the hill.

How did the fox ever think that I could win? When I got around the corner I saw Speedy sitting near a tree and having a nap.

The moral of the story was slow and steady wins the race.

Tortoise vs Easter Bunny: From the Tortoise's View - By Iisa

My name is Gerald the Grass eater. I’m a tortoise, but i’m considered the fastest. Here’s how it happened.

There was this bunny rabbit named the ‘Easter Bunny’. He always delivers eggs in one night, so he claims that he’s the fastest. One day he was teasing me, when my friend Mr Troxy Foxy came, and slapped some sense into that bunny.

So the Easter Bunny challenged me to a race. We had to go on the mountain track. When Mr Troxy Foxy yelled “GO!”, the Easter Bunny was off. So was I, but not as fast.

2 hours later, the Easter Bunny took a rest. I saw him, and decided to take the opportunity. So when I past him, I made sure to be quiet. When I got very close to the finish line, I yelled. “WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW EASTER KANGAROO!?” The Bunny heard my insult, and ran to the line.

But by the time he came, I was munching on his chocolate egg. And that’s my story of how I became the fastest animal.

The Hare And The Tortoise - By Vaifoa

Hi my name is Lazy Brain Tortoise and I am the slowest living creature in the world.

My friend over there, well he isn’t really my friend he teases me and laughs at me thinks that i’m a rock a green rock he couldn’t tell. His name is Speedy Hare. Speedy Hare thinks that he is all that . He is the fastest and he won all his races but one he took 2nd place which is silver and guess who got first? Me! I won against him on April the 2th.

He was the fastest but I won gold and nobody knows about it. Just then a fox came out of the bushes right in the corner and said- “Do know he Hibernates”, Hiber-Wha” asked the Hare. The foxes name was Foxxy The Boxer, then he replied back “ that means he sleeps through the whole winter.

“The whole winter”, asked Hare. That’s impossible, he must be the laziest creature. The tortoise kept on munching really SLOWLY. His mouth was full of grass. “I will ask him to race with me” said the Hare. “Hey, Lazy Head” yelled Speedy Hare. The tortoise just stayed there just then Tortoise nodded up and down, “I think he’s saying Yes” said the speedy hare. “Then lets smash it” said Speedy hare, I will beat you”.

Up in the top hill, the biggest hill ever the starting line was lined up for the race. Tortoise was still munching grass, as then the wooden race starter blasted off then the Hare went off springing away then out of nowhere the tortoise ran up to the Hare and beating him off the end. Suddenly the tortoise bumped the Hare off with his shell and saw the finish line and bit it off and bate Hare.

It was a surprise as the tortoise won the race. The tortoise was still munching grass as then the fox jumped out of another bush and pet the tortoise on the shell and then celebrated that he won. The Tortoise took first place 2 times but then he gave one to hare. Hare was excited just then they were all friends until the end. They were excited and they LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.