The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop Fable

Tortoise is constantly teasing Hare. One day, tortoise challenges hare to a race. Tortoise is so sure he will win that he doesn't practice or even try during the race. Of course, he pays the cost for his laziness in the end.

Tortoise and the Hare is a age old tail. I think it is a great way to show

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children that hard work and determination pays off, no matter who or what you're up against.

I think it may be okay to get some stretching time. I would divide the kids up into 2 teams, the Hares and the Tortoises and we would do small races.

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Hare and tortoise are going to have a race, but Hare is always making fun of tortoise about how slow he is. So they decide to have a race. At first Tortoise is really far behind, but then the Hare decides to take a nap since he is so far ahead. Hare sleeps for along time and while he is sleeping

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Tortoise passes Hare. Tortoise ends up winning.

I can see how some children relate to this story because some kids can not run very fast. Also, I can relate to this because as a kid i was not a very fast runner and i did not like to race other kids.

In the classroom we could go outside to the playground and comstruct our own race. Also, could teach them to not underestimate theirseleves, to just keep on going never stop or giveup.

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This is a good book to teach manners and good sportsmanship to children. I would recommend this book to every teacher, and i myself will use this book to teach my students.

Tortoise and the Hare is a age old tail. I think it is a great way to show children that hard work and determination pays off, no matter who or what you're up against. Great illustrations and moral to the book.

Summary:
Hare makes fun of Tortoise because Tortoise is so slow. They decide to race against each other. At the beginning of the race, Hare zooms off, leaving Tortoise way behind. Hare decides to take a nap because he is so far ahead. Hare does not wake up for a long time, and when he finally does,

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Tortoise is too close to the finish line for him to catch up.

Personal Experience:
I loved this book. The pictures were cute, and the story is a classic.

Classroom Extension:
This story could be read to teach children to take your time. If you get ahead of yourself, you're likely to fail. For example, if you were teaching math and some of the children worked ahead and got their problems done faster than the rest of the children, the ones that spent more time working the problem will more likely get the answer correct. It could also be used as a lesson to say "don't count your chickens before they hatch". Hare thought he had the race in the bag, but he decided to take a nap because he was so confident that he was going to win. This resulted in his loss of the race.

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Characters: Hare and the Tortoise

Setting: It takes place in the forest or race track

Theme: Sometimes taking time in what you do will work out best.

Genre: fable

Summary: This book tells the classic story of the hare and the tortoise. It starts off with the hare telling the tortoise that everything

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that he does it takes too long. In the story, it takes the different situations of what the tortoise is doing. They then challenge each other in a race. The hare surpasses the tortoise by a mile but the tortoise takes his time but still races hard. In the end, the hare loses the race because it takes things at a rush and ends up taking a nap.

Audience: Children who learn about how important it is to get things done properly instead of rushing through things.

Curriculum ties: Ties to early development, learning about time management.

Personal response: I remember my teachers always telling me this story because I always rush through the work that I work on . Reading this story makes me think about how I should rethink about the way I complete things. In addition, I tend to complete things quickly and end up doing things again because I do it too quickly. Sometimes it takes a little reminder to set you back on track. This story does a great job at it. It gives different situations where the tortoise takes his time and the hare would harass him. In the end, it does help to complete things more thoroughly. That way, you make sure that you do it right instead of doing it again. That is where the extra work lies.

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The main idea of this fable is hard work and perseverance bring reward. Although the tortoise did not originally believe in himself, through the help of his friends he was able to work hard over the short two week period he had to train for his race against the hare. This book will be an excellent

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book to read to all ages because it is a timeless classic tale with a main idea that still rings true today. Children of all ages can learn from the story not to be like the hare, "flashy and rude", but to be like the tortoise who is "friendly and quiet".

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The third retelling of the classic fable of The Tortoise and the Hare that I have read for my Aesop project, Janet Stevens' picture book ranks somewhere below Caroline Castle's The Hare and the Tortoise, and above Caroline Repchuk's The Race in my esteem, making it a solid two and a half-star

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book.

Stevens gives her adaptation a distinctly contemporary feel, with the "friendly and quiet" Tortoise and the "flashy and rude" Hare. But her narrative never really engaged my interest, and her illustrations, while colorful and very cute, simply didn't compensate. It's not that there is anything wrong with this book, it just left me feeling indifferent.

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The main idea of this book is to show that hard work and perseverance are rewarded, while arrogance and pride can be our downfall.
I liked this adaptation of the Tortoise and the Hare for a few reasons. I enjoyed the additions to the plot that this author chose to make. She opened the book with

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Hare taunting Tortoise about how slow he is during various times of the day, which is an element I do not recollect . This gives the readers an immediate sense of the nastiness and bullying nature of the Hare. She also gave the Tortoise a bit more background and preparation before the day of the big race. For example, Tortoise trains to run the race. He jogs with his friend Frog, his friend Raccoon cooks him meals, etc. I never remembered these details being incorporated into the fable when I heard it as a child. I appreciated these additions because it reinforces the idea that Tortoise was very hard working as he trained. It also reinforces the idea that friends can help us through challenging times. Each of our friends, like Frog and Raccoon, have different talents that can help us.
I also liked this book because of the contrasting characters. Tortoise is a very friendly, humble, hard working animal who always tries his best. Hare is a bit arrogant; he knows his strengths and is not afraid to show them off. For example, Hare boasts, "You're so slow, I could beat you at a race, hopping backwards on one paw." I think that these contrasting traits are helpful for young readers. While there isn't too much complexity to these characters, and they do not appear to develop throughout the book, I believe young readers will be able to latch onto the very stark character traits. It makes the moral of the fable (perseverance vs. laziness/arrogance) much more comprehensible for young readers as well. They do not have to sift through complex character development, but will be able to clearly see the different outcomes for each of the very different characters (Tortoise and Hare).

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This is a fun story for children with a good lesson, Hard work and perseverance bring reward. The illustrations are cheerful and fun. Young children and adults will enjoy.

Summary:
The Tortoise and the Hare features a turtle and a rabbit who told the turtle you're so slow, I could beat you in a race. The turtle had several weeks to train before the big race. All the animals over the country side came to watch. Once, the bell rang hare took off running really fast, to

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several rest with neighbors and final fell asleep under a big oak tree. The turtle slow and steady and continued the race once the turtle passed the hare who was asleep won the race.

Personal Reaction:
I learned slow and steady will always win the race than a hurried and rushed person for you will always make mistakes or will not finish the race. It was a humorous experience and I am in awe of young children who take their time to do it right.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. In the classroom, I would share this book with anyone who wants to win a race by taking their time than running fast through everything.
2. In addition, I would teach the children about every day situations that would help to be slow and steady like on a test, reading a book, or solving a problem.

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This is one of my favorite children's book because it has such a great message “ He learned an important lesson: HARD WORK AND PERSEVERENCE BRING REWARD." I love that the story concluded with the lesson in all caps at the end; it drives the message home to the reader. This book is such a classic

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and I have seen it used in the classroom numerous times. The story has the reader guessing who will win the race. Children would love to read this story and make predictions along the way.
I found the characters in the story to be relatable. Growing up with an older brother who always doubted my abilities makes me the Tortoise of the story. It reminds me of all the times when I was able to beat my cocky brother and how I felt at that moment.

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Summary:
This story is about a rude Hare who teases Tortoise for being so slow. After Tortoise's friends encourage him to race Hare, they begin to train and prepare him. Tortoise's hard work and perseverance help win him the race.

Personal Reaction:
I love this story because it teaches young children

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that hard work and perseverance can pay off in the long run. Even when a situation seems impossible, there is always a way to overcome it.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. In the classroom, we could take ribbon spools and paste a colored picture of a tortoise and a hare on them. The children could use them to have their own tortoise and hare race.
2. We could also use paper plates and various colors of construction paper to make a tortoise and a hare.

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I really enjoy this story! It teachers young readers to never give up. Many times when people get frustrated, they give up. However, this book encourages readers that hard work will pay off. The author portrayed this message by showing that a tortoise never gave up on winning the race even when the

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Hare would speed past him. In the end, the Tortoise’s hard work paid off because he won the race while the Hare was distracted! The central message is that hard work and perseverance pays off.

Summary: Tortoise and Hare are quite different. Tortoise was friendly, quiet, and did everything slowly. Hare was flashy, rude, and did everything quickly. Hare would always tease Tortoise about being so slow. Tortoise’s friends encouraged him to race Hare because they were convinced that Tortoise could win if he really tried. Tortoise agreed to race Hare. However, there was only two weeks to prepare for the race. Tortoise did everything he could to prepare, including going to the gym and eating healthy! Race day was finally here. Right as the race started, Hare sprinted past Tortoise. Since he was in the lead, he decided to stop at Bear’s house for a drink. When Tortoise finally caught up to Hare, Hare raced past him once again and then stopped at Mouse’s house for a snack. As the same event happened again, Hare never lost confidence that he would beat Tortoise. As Hare fell asleep waiting for Hare to catch up, he awoke to people cheering. Tortoise had won the race while Hare was asleep!

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Review: This story is a classic tale that is very inspirational. There is a great moral that is taught in this well known story. The moral is slow and steady wins the race.

Summary: This story is about a tortoise and a hare that race each other. The hair is really cocky and brags about how he is

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going to win the race with out a doubt. The race starts and the tortoise slowly makes his way through the course. The hare is rushing through and knows that he is far ahead of the tortoise so he decides to take a quick nap. In the end the tortoise wins although he was slower than the hare.

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Summary:
This children's book “The Tortoise and the Hare” is a wonderful classic written by Janet Stevens. The story is about how a Tortoise tries to work out everyday in order to beat Hare in a big race. The hare goes full speed the whole race and ends up getting cocky and takes a rest, while

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the tortoise's way of thinking is slow and steady wins the race. Who will win the race?

Review:
Such a classic story with a great meaning behind it. “The Tortoise and the Hare” is the perfect book to show children the importance of hard work and perseverance that they can take with them for many years. You do not always have to be the first or the best, its about the work and time you put into something. I also enjoyed the illustrations in the book that Janet Stevens also did.

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The Tortoise and the Hare
adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens

Summary:
Janet took the traditional version of this story and twisted it to where other animals talked the tortoise into racing against the hare, and also helped the tortoise prepare for the big day. She kept to the traditional

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part where the hare stopped several times along the path and the tortoise kept catching up. The tortoise beat the hare and all the other animals celebrated with the tortoise.

Personal reaction:
My little girl wants to give up when she thinks someone can do something better than her. This would be a great book for me to read to her so she can learn and understand perseverance. It is a great story and draws attention for using personification and using animals instead of people.

Classroom extension ideas:
1. I could have the students collaborate and create their own version of this story.
2. They could each play a part in that skit.
3. We could talk about feelings and this would be a great book to read when discussing bullying and peer pressure.

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I really enjoyed this book because it is a classic and I am pretty sure it is a story that many people have heard at some point in their lives. I really like the fact that the Tortoise is the "under-dog" in this story and pulls through at the end to beat the Hare. The Hare basically bullies the

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Tortoise and says things like, "by the time you get there, the store will be closed." and, "You're so slow, I could beat you at a race, hopping backwards on one paw." I also like the fact that the story shows the hard work that the Tortoise went through to run in the race. For example, all of his friends helped him do something. The Rooster helped him when he was at the gym, the Raccoon helped him eat healthier and cooked his meals, and the Frog jogged with him every morning until the day of the race. All of this showed how determined the Tortoise was, and I really liked that.

The big message can be worded in many ways. In the story it is in all capital letters on the very last page -- HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE BRING REWARD. There's also, slow and steady wins the race, which is something that I think many people have heard. Both mean the same thing and you can see it in the story. You can see the Tortoise putting in the hard work and really taking his time with the race. On the other hand, you have the Hare, who has a huge ego, and passes the Tortoise three times and stops for drinks (from Bear), snacks (from Mouse), and a nap (near the finish line) because he thinks he has the race in the bag. This also shows that you can't be lazy and make assumptions. The Hare just "knew" he would win because he was faster and that is what hurt him and made him lose the race. If the Hare wouldn't have made all of those stops, he definitely would have won the race. However, because of his ego getting in the way, he lost the race for himself.

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