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Raintree 1 The Tortoise and the Hare

 Summary: The Tortoise and the Hare

The tale of the race between the Tortoise and the Hare is a classic story. Here, it is placed in a childfriendly way using a comic book layout and vibrant illustrations that make the story come to life.

The story begins with Hare and Tortoise meeting some distance away from a corn-field. Tortoise

mentions how hungry he is and tells Hare that he has decided to eat the corn from the field. Hare also

decides to go to the corn-field. The proud Hare says that he would reach the field of corn first because

he was fast. Tortoise tells Hare that they should have a race to see who can get to the cornfield first.

When they begin the race, Hare runs away very quickly, leaving Tortoise far behind. However, the day is

hot and soon, Hare becomes very tired. He decides to rest under a tree, knowing that Tortoise was far

behind him. Soon, he falls asleep. Meanwhile, Tortoise walks down the road, slow and steady, and

eventually walks past Hare who is still fast asleep. When Hare wakes up, he sees Tortoise eating the

sweet corn in the field. He is very angry because he has lost the race.

The moral of the story is that if we are determined to achieve something, we should pursue it slowly and steadily and not want to reach it quickly as we might become tired like the Hare and lose the race.

UNIT 7 THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE

Embedded Questions 1

True Not True True True

Embedded Questions 2

Tortoise is behind Hare when Hare goes to sleep. But Tortoise walks slowly and catches up. He walks past

sleeping Hare and reaches the field of corn.

Embedded Questions 3

tired sweet

Warm Up

Comprehension

A. 1. hungry 2. race 3. hot, tired 4. won

B. 1. Tortoise is going to the corn field.

2. Tortoise is going there because he is feeling very hungry.

3. Hare is tired because he was running very fast in the hot sun.

4. Hare sits down under a tree to rest and falls asleep.

5. Tortoise reaches the corn field before Hare because he was slow and steady and did not stop.

C. Hare is angry in the end because he lost the race.

D. Suggested answer (accept any logical answer): We can work hard and not give up.

Grammar

A. drink, roar, cut, skip, talk, swim, build

B. 2. eats 3. feeds 4. sits 5. swims

Vocabulary

A. 2. blue 3. pink 4. yellow 5. red 6. brown

B. Free response

Speaking

Answers vary. Sample answer:

I am Usha. It is raining. I have an umbrella. It is yellow, blue, red and purple in colour. I am not wet.


Listening

rabbit

Spelling

1. CAR, EAR 2. POST, TOP, POT

Writing

2. Kunal eats breakfast. 3. He goes to school by bus. 4. Kunal reads books in school.

5. Kunal goes home after school. 6. He goes to bed at night.

THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE

A. Answer in brief.

1. Where do the hare and the tortoise want to go and what do they want to eat?

 Ans: The hare and the tortoise want to go to the field and they both want to eat the yellow corn

since they are hungry.

2. What does the tortoise reply when the hare says that he is faster than him? What do they decide

to do?

 Ans: The tortoise replies that he is slow and steady and so he will reach the field first. They decide

to have a race.

3. What have we learnt from the story, The Tortoise and the Hare?

 Ans: We learn that we must always work hard. We must not stop doing our work till we have

completed it. After that, we can rest happily.

B. Answer in detail.

Describe the race between the hare and the tortoise.

 Ans: They both start running and Tortoise is far behind. Soon, Hare feels tired and falls asleep under a

tree. Tortoise does not stop and walks past Hare. After some time Hare wakes up and runs to the field.

Tortoise is already eating corn and has won the race.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. You are very slow. I can run fast.

 a. Who can run very fast?

 b. Who is very slow?

 c. Who wins the race?

 Ans: a. Hare runs very fast.

 b. Tortoise is very slow.

 c. Tortoise wins the race.

2. Tortoise walks down the road. He is slow but he does not stop. He walks past Hare.

 a. What is Hare doing under the tree?

 b. What does Tortoise do?

 c. Who reaches the corn field first?

 Ans: a. Hare is sleeping under the tree.

 b. Tortoise walks past Hare.

 c. Tortoise reaches the corn field first.



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