Rabu, 28 Desember 2011

Rabbit and Tortoise




The day was sunny, but the animals in the woods did not notice the beautiful weather. They're contest of who can run the fastest. As always, the Rabbit and then brag.
    "Until now, I'm the fastest runner! I will race with you guys. The prize is a gold buttons." Squirrel, would you compete with me? " 
     "Certainly not, Rabbit," said Squirrel with amusement. "The foot-feet too long for me!"
     "Wolf, do you want to compete with me?" The wolf shook his head.
     "So no one dared to compete with me? Mink? Hedgehogs? ........ No one is going?" 
     For a moment silence, then a soft voice said, "If you want I'll try it!" Rabbit looked around, searching for the origin of the sound and he saw Turtle slowly crept across the field at the edge of the forest. Rabbit was amused but he tried to remain serious when answering the Turtles. 
     "Ah, my turtles are good! Finally you also join with us!"
     "I have no reason to hurry," answered the Tortoise. "Moreover, today's beautiful."
     Rabbit showed him the glittering buttons that sunlight overwritten. 
     "Apparently, you're the only 
my challenger Tortoise. Do you want to race with me into the woods across the stone bridge there? You have to admit that his present splendid!" "The prize is very good, Rabbit; is really very good. And for me racing to the bridge across the forest was pretty decent. Yes, Rabbit, I will race with you," The tortoise answered slowly and carefully.
     Rabbit laughed out loud. "The slow, you're not serious is not it! You can not win if the race with me! You must be joking!" 
     Other animals laugh.
     Tortoise shook her head slowly. "I'm not joking, really!" Turtles convince them all. "Now, who will give the cue to leave?"
     Rabbit was still laughing when they were both standing parallel and wait for the cue from the Owl. 
     "Tu-tu-Whit Whoo!" "Just the sound of" tu- Whoo "out of the beak birds Ghost when Rabbits darted like the wind through the trees. The tortoise was crawling to the edge of the forest, but the rabbit is no longer visible. 
     "Come on, Turtle!" other animals shouted encouraging
with a laugh. "Can you run faster again?" 
     "I wonder why you want to race, Tortoise!" weasel words. "All animals know that Kelincilah who will win!" 
     Turtles are not happy to hear derision, but he did not want to show that his feelings hurt. In fact, he continued to crawl, as he kept saying to himself:
     "Slow but steady wins the race, slow but steady ...." With the nimble rabbit ran through the trees, leaping over wooden stumps, slipped in between the plants shrubs. After a moment he paused and listened. There is no any sound that followed. He looked around. 
     There was no sign of the tortoise. Rabbit laughed to himself. He has raced far beyond Turtles. With lazy he walked a few steps away and then stop. Now he was deep in the forest edge, and an old stone bridge that became the target race was in sight, not far from there. But unfortunately, there was no one who witnessed the beast Rabbit achieve victory. Rabbit, who likes to pretend, is not satisfied if none have hailed his victory. So decided to wait a while until there are other animals that were there. While waiting he himself lying under a tree. He thought, if later some animals were gathered together he will continue to run into it and achieve victory 
bridge 
     But very hot day, Rabbit must close his eyes to avoid the blinding sunlight. And the place was very comfortable to rest .................
     Rabbit fell asleep. Rabbit In the afternoon, then woke up. The sun was not too hot anymore. The light began to fade behind the trees. Rabbits can feel the cool evening breeze started blowing. When he awoke, he heard the sound of other animals, grunt and squeak with joy. "Gosh! They have been here to witness my victory!" he thought.
     "Turtles are poor. He'd still be left far behind!"
     Rabbit stretched, then be ready to run again. Rabbits do not know, that as long as he slept soundly, with difficulty but steady. Tortoise kept walking across the forest.
     And rabbits have been asleep for a long time, long enough, so that turtles can slowly but surely go beyond it. 
     -Rabbits do not realize that other animals being hailed tortoise and not him. Rabbits do not know that turtles are now living just a few steps away from the old stone bridge ..... Suddenly, Rabbit saw turtles. With shock he realized what had happened.
     He does not believe has done stupid. But it is reality. Now, although he ran top of my voice, it's no longer possible for him beyond the Turtles! All animals were present to witness the tortoise won the race! With some difficulty, a softly Tortoise with a smile walking two last steps to the stone bridge. He had won. He was very, very tired and hot, but not in the least cared about. He had conquered the bunny who likes to boast that! Other animals rejoice. 
    "Living Turtles! Good! Ye are the winner!" 
     The voices sounded like music in the ears of tortoise who was panting exhaustion. By ignoring fatigue, Tortoise stepped back onto the bridge and stood there, beaming and proud and shyly waved to the crowd the animals. This is one of the happiest in his life. Poor and dumb bunny! What a shame he was given notice that each animal was sleeping when passed Turtles! 
     What a shame because he had been defeated by the Turtles! What a sorry she had been bragging and big head!

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