The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow.
Much to the rabbits surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good Joke and
accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way
ahead of the turtle, Just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle
anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he
would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him.

All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He Just
kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle
anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

1. What kind of the text above?

2. What is the purpose of the text above?
3. Who was boasting?
4. Who could run fast?
5. Who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race?
6. What happened at the start of the race?
7. What happened at the half-way point?
8. What did the turtle do?
9. Who won the race?
10. What lesson do we learn from this story?
Answer:

1. The type of text above is a fabel.

2. The purpose of the text is to convey a story or fable that contains a moral lesson.
3. The one boasting is the rabbit.
4. The one who could run fast is the rabbit.
5. The one who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race is the turtle.
6. At the start of the race, the rabbit ran far ahead of the turtle.
7. At the halfway point of the race, the rabbit stopped and slept, feeling confident of winning.
8. The turtle kept walking step by step.
9. The turtle won the race.
10. The lesson learned from this story is that patience and perseverance can overcome arrogance and
overconfidence.