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Texas Reading Club Manual 249
NARRATOR: The Hare got off to a very quick start. The crowd was cheering as he kicked up
the dust and was quickly out of sight. But tortoise had a fan watching the race.
SPECTATOR: Go, Tortoise, go!
TORTOISE: Oh, my. The Hare is really fast. Maybe I shouldn’t have been so quick to race.
Now I’m in it and there’s no going back. So, I’ll keep moving ahead.
NARRATOR: The tortoise plodded on. He didn’t lift his head or look around but kept putting
one foot in front of the other. Meanwhile, hare was up ahead.
HARE: I’m so far ahead of that tortoise. I think I’ll stop and wait for him to catch up.
NARRATOR: Hare stopped and sat by a tree.
HARE: This is boring. How long do I have to wait for that slowpoke to get a little closer? It will
be hours until he catches up so I think I’ll catch a few winks of sleep.
NARRATOR: Tortoise kept going. His animal friends began to cheer.
SPECTATOR: Go, tortoise, go! You can do it! We’re with you all the way!
NARRATOR: The hare kept sleeping. He was snoring and all the while the tortoise was running
as quickly as he could.
HARE: (Makes snoring sounds.)
SPECTATOR: Come on tortoise. The finish line is in sight.
NARRATOR: The tortoise passed the hare and was coming up on the finish line when suddenly
the hare woke up.
HARE: What’s that noise?
SPECTATOR: Yea, tortoise! Come on buddy, you can do it! You’re almost there!
HARE: Huh? What’s going on? It must be time for me to finish the race.
NARRATOR: But it was too late for the hare. Just as he came around the last turn, the tortoise
was crossing the finishing line! All the animals were cheering. And they all turned to the hare
and said:
TORTOISE, SPECTATOR, RACE OFFICIAL, AND NARRATOR: (speaking together) Slow
and steady wins the race!