Fables and idioms
A fable is a story with talking animals. It is usually a short story with a moral. A moral is advice for living. Here is a fable about a rabbit and a turtle.
Once upon a time, there was a rabbit and a turtle. The rabbit was a very fast runner and the turtle was very slow. The rabbit always said, "I am the fastest animal in the forest." The other animals were tired of listening to the rabbit. One day, a smart fox said to the rabbit, "You are not the fastest animal in the forest. The turtle is faster." The rabbit was very angry. He wanted to race the turtle.
The race began very slowly for the turtle. Soon, the rabbit was very far ahead. He thought, "The turtle is so slow! He will never win the race." He decided to stop. He fell asleep. The turtle kept racing. The rabbit woke up and the turtle had won the race! The rabbit could never again say, "I am the fastest."
What is the "moral" (advice) of the story?
You should not sleep in a race
You should never race a tortoise
Never listen to a fox
Go slowly and don't stop and you will win the race.
The answer is 4. The hare was foolish to stop in a race. The tortoise kept going. He was slow, but he never stopped and he won the race!
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