"The Rabbit and the Turtle"

"The Rabbit and the Turtle" narrations 10/8/07

First (long & detailed) draft:

The rabbit thought the turtle couldn't beat him in a race. So then they had a race to see who would win but they had no coach so they asked the fox to coach and he said, "Yes." Then the fox said, "On your marks; get set; go!" and the rabbit went speeding ahead like a galloping horse. The turtle was walking slow behind. The rabbit got tired of hopping so he took a nap beside the road. And when the rabbit was still sleeping, the turtle walked right past him. When the rabbit woke up the turtle was way far ahead so the rabbit hopped just as fast as he could but the turtle was so far ahead that by the time the rabbit caught up he was already past the finish line. The rabbit said "Wait, wait, I'm faster!" but the fox said, "But the turtle already won. You may be fast but being fast and lazy is no good. Being slow and paying attention is better." The End.

Final (summarized) draft:

Once upon a time there was a rabbit and a turtle who were going to run a race. The rabbit thought he would win because he was so fast. But he got tired and took a nap beside the road. While he was sleeping the turtle passed by him. The turtle won the race."