The Tortoise and Hare
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09/01/2021
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By Mwewa Mulonga, Zambia. Once upon a time, the Tortoise and the Hare did a race to see who the fastest in the animal kingdom was.
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- [00:00:07.820]Hello children!
- [00:00:10.550]It's Auntie Mwewa here with a bedtime story,
- [00:00:14.960]but before we can go into our story,
- [00:00:17.120]we are going to do a short lesson on color. What
- [00:00:21.530]Color is my headband? Green, say it with me.
- [00:00:26.480]Green. What color are my long
- [00:00:31.010]Ears?
- [00:00:32.690]Red. Say it with me, red
- [00:00:37.010]what kind of is this? Blue.
- [00:00:41.120]Say it with me, blue.
- [00:00:43.880]What color are the little dots on my dress. White.
- [00:00:48.320]Say it with me. White. What color is this?
- [00:00:55.430]Pink. Say it with me.
- [00:00:58.220]Pink. What color are the dog's
- [00:01:02.610]Goggles? Green. Say it with me.
- [00:01:07.700]Green. What color is this ribbon?
- [00:01:12.350]Pink it with me. Pink. What
- [00:01:16.970]Color are the dog's ears? Black.
- [00:01:21.380]Say it with me black. Yay!
- [00:01:25.790]You got it. Now we can go into our bedtime story.
- [00:01:31.250]Once upon a time in the animal kingdom,
- [00:01:35.120]there was a hare and a tortoise.
- [00:01:39.410]So they set out on a race on a sunny day
- [00:01:45.410]and the hare was so excited because he knew he was one of the fastest
- [00:01:50.390]animals.
- [00:01:51.830]And the tortoise was concerned or was worried
- [00:01:56.810]because he knew he was one of the slowest animals in the animal kingdom.
- [00:02:02.780]As they set out to run,
- [00:02:05.990]the hare went right ahead of the tortoise.
- [00:02:09.680]As he reached close to the finish line, he decided to take a nap.
- [00:02:14.870]He was mocking the tortoise. I went
- [00:02:17.570]Ahead of you! I can even take a
- [00:02:19.820]Nap before you finish The race!
- [00:02:24.530]While the hare was sleeping,
- [00:02:27.740]The tortoise went ahead of the hare. And won
- [00:02:31.220]The race. By the time the hare was waking up from
- [00:02:36.080]slumber, the race
- [00:02:38.030]was done and the slowest animal had won the race and had
- [00:02:42.920]gone ahead of him.
- [00:02:45.260]He got the prize and was declared the winner.
- [00:02:50.120]What do you learn from this story?
- [00:02:54.440]Be confident in your pace as you write your
- [00:02:58.780]homework,
- [00:03:00.250]do it diligently as you do anything,
- [00:03:04.210]do it diligently. You will finish your race.
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