Identify the reason that the hare said, "Beaten in a race?  By whom?  Not you, surely!  I bet there's nobody in the world that can win against me, I'm so speedy.  Now, why don't you try?"

Which of the following is the best definition of bragging?

Which of the following is the best definition of persistence?

Choose the best statement below that demonstrates the theme of The Tortoise and the Hare.

Choose the best statement below that demonstrates the moral of The Tortoise and the Hare.

Which event from the story demonstrates persistence?

Read each detail from the story and decide how the underlined character must feel at this point.

"I can run faster than anyone else," boasted the hare.

Read each detail from the story and decide how the underlined character must feel at this point.

Tortoise answered, "Who do you think you are?  There's no denying you're swift, but even you can be beaten!"

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Annoyed by such bragging, the tortoise accepted the challenge.

Read each detail from the story and decide how the underlined character must feel at this point.

The hare woke with a jolt.  He could see the tortoise a speck in the distance and away he dashed!

Read each detail from the story and decide how the underlined character must feel at this point.

Hare leaped at a great rate, his tongue sagging, and gasping for breath.

Read each detail from the story and decide how the underlined character must feel at this point.

But the hare's last leap was just too late, for the tortoise had beaten him to the winning post.

Read each detail from the story and decide how the underlined character must feel at this point.

Tortoise smiled at hare and said, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for slow and steady won the race!"

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The ______________ is the central idea or message the author is trying to convey to the reader.

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Aesop's well known stories with morals are called ______________.

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The _______________ is the main idea of the story, or what the story is mostly about.

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A ______________ is a message or lesson to be learned from a story.

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The sequence of events or actions that make up a story is called the ____________.