The Tortoise and the Hare by Janet Stevens

The Tortoise and the Hare by Janet Stevens

Stevens, J. (1984). The Tortoise and the Hare. New York, NY: Holiday House

Folk Literature

The Tortoise and the Hare is a fable about a slow tortoise winning a race against a fast hare. The hare always teased the tortoise about being so slow at things, being rude and cruel. The tortoise was afraid to accept the hare’s challenge to race against him, but he did and he trained for the event. During the race the hare just knew he would win, so he stopped several times to drink, eat and sleep, allow the tortoise to catch up and ultimately win the race. The moral of the story is that “hard work and perseverance bring reward”. The tortoise never gave up, he worked hard to win the race, and his reward was the great win. This book teaches children that no matter how hard something may seem, if they work hard and persevere, they can succeed. The success is the reward in the end. This story would be great to read to the class during a time when students are facing a hard time in school. When the class feels defeated by grades, or when the EOG’s are coming up. Telling them to work hard at passing those EOG’s, with the help of this book, they will see the reward of their score in the end. 

 

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