The Hare and the Tortoise

Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise. Who do think will win the race? Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs.
One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race. The hare (1) intelligent than the hare.
'Ves, l'II race you: (3) The tortoise (4) sisters and he (6) ail (7) The race (8) the hare (10) 'This will be a very easy race: (11) he quickly (12) 5uddenly, the hare (13) (say) the clever tortoise. (have) a clever plan. He (5)E (find) his brothers and that he (be) more

knew

(can) run faster than the tortoise. But the tortoise (2)

(tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. 50 they (hide) behind the trees along the path. (begin)! The tortoise (9) (be) faster, of course. (think) the hare. 50 the hare decided to have a rest, and (fall) asleep at the side of the road. (wake up) and he (14) (see) a tortoise (not (run) as fast as possible. But

ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the hare asked himself. ln fact, it (15) be) his friend the tortoise: it (16) look the same. The hare (17) see the tortoise, so he (19) Then the hare (21) (run) past the tortoise easily. 500n, he (18) (sit) down and (20) (be) the tortoise's sister. But to a hare, ail tortoises

(can't) (have) another rest.

(get up) and continued the race. But - as the hare happily (22) (come) around the last corner before the finish line - his friend the tortoise crossed the line

and (23)

(win) the race!

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