The Hare and the Tortoise

A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: ``Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal On the day appointed for the race the two started together.

The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue

Slow but steady wins the race.

Vocabulary Help

hare: lebre
slow pace: passo lento
tortoise: tartaruga
reply: resposta
swift: ágil, veloz
wind: vento
beat (beat, beat, beaten): vencer
race: corrida
assertion: afirmação
assent: concordar
proposal: proposta
fox: raposa
choose (choose, chose, chosen): escolher
course: curso, trajeto
fix the goal: definir o objetivo, chegada
together: juntos
steady: firme, seguro
straight: direto
lie down: deitar
wayside: beira da estrada
asleep: adormecido
wake up: acordar
doze: cochilar

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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