Minggu, 30 Oktober 2011

Rabbit and Turtle

The day was sunny, but the animals in the forest did not notice the beautiful weather. They were disputing who can run the fastest. As always, the Rabbit and then brag.
"Until now, I'm the fastest runner! I'll race with you guys. This prize is gold buttons." Squirrels, will you compete with me? "
"Absolutely not, Rabbit," said Squirrel with amusement. "The foot-feet too long for me!"
"Wolf, do you want to race with me?" The wolf shook his head.
"So no one dared to compete with me? Stoat? Hedgehogs? ........ No one is going?"
For a moment everything is silent, then a soft voice said, "If you want, I'll try it!"


Rabbit looked around, searching for the origin of that voice and then he saw the turtle crawled slowly across the field at the edge of the forest. Rabbit was amused but he tried to remain serious when answering the Tortoise.
"Ah, my friend Turtles are good! Finally you also join with us!"
"I have no reason to hurry," answered the Tortoise. "After all, today was wonderful."
Rabbits showed him the glittering studs sun's overwritten.
"Apparently, you're the only penantangku, Tortoise. Do you want to race with me to the woods across the stone bridge there? You have to admit that the prize is great!" 
"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'll race with you," answered the Tortoise slowly and carefully.
Rabbit laughed uproariously. "The Slow, you are not serious is not it! You can not win if the race with me! You must be joking!"
Other animals laughed.
Turtle shook his head slowly. "I'm not joking, really!" Tortoise convince them all. "Now, who will give the cue to leave?"
Rabbit was still laughing when they both lined up and waiting for the cue from an Owl.
"Tu-whit tu-whoo!"


"Just vote" tu-whoo "out of the half when a rabbit darted Burang Ghosts like the wind through the trees. The tortoise is still creeping to the edge of the forest, but the rabbit was not seen again.
"Come on, Turtle!" other animals cheered encouragingly with a laugh. "Can you run faster?"
"I wonder why you'd want to race, Tortoise!" Stoat said. "All animals know that Kelincilah who will win!"
Turtles are not happy to hear that mockery, but he did not want to show that his feelings hurt. In fact, he continued to crawl, he kept saying to himself:
"Slow but steady wins the race, a 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 was no sound of any that follow it. He looked around.
There was no sign of the Kura-kura. Rabbit laughed to himself. He has raced far beyond the Tortoise. With lazy he walked a few steps away and then stopped. 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 beast of a rabbit watching won his victory. Rabbit, who likes to pretend, is not satisfied if no one was cheering his victory. So he decided to wait a while until there are other animals who were there. While waiting she began to lie down under a tree. He thought, if later on some of the animals had gathered he will continue to run into it and grab victory jembatana.
But the day was very hot, Rabbit must shut his eyes to avoid the blinding sunlight. And it's very comfortable place to rest .................
Rabbit fell asleep.

Rabbit 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 woke, he heard the sound of other animals, grunt and squeak with delight. "Gosh! They have been here to witness my victory!" he thought.
"Turtles are poor. He must still lags far behind!"
Rabbit stretched out, then be ready to run again.
Rabbits do not know, that as long as he slept soundly, with difficulty but steady. The tortoise kept walking across the forest.
And rabbits have been asleep for a long time, long enough, so the turtles can slowly but surely go beyond it.
-Rabbits do not realize that other animals were cheering the 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 the Tortoise. With shock he realized what had happened.
He did not believe was being stupid. But it is reality. Now, although he ran at full speed, no longer possible for him beyond the Tortoise! All animals were present to witness the tortoise wins the race!


With some difficulty, Tortoise gentle smile walked the last two steps to the stone bridge. He had won. He was very, very tired and hot, but not the slightest concern. He had conquered the bunny who likes to brag 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 the weariness, the 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.


Rabbits poor and stupid! What a shame he had to remember that every animal is asleep when watching through the Tortoise!
What a shame because he had been defeated by the Turtles! How sorry he was bragging and big head!
"This is where you, the Tortoise. This is the gift of gold buttons," he said quietly with floppy ears. "San congratulations!"
Other animals laugh.
"It's okay, Rabbit," said the Tortoise with a friendly, "Keep the button again. I'm so happy today. But always remember: slow and steady will win the race, a slow but steady ........ ......" 

SUMBER : http://ceritaanak.ebloog.com

Tidak ada komentar:

Posting Komentar