Wednesday 9 June 2021

The rabbit and the cheetah race

 The rabbit and the cheetah

Cheetah chasing rabbit, illustration - Stock Image - C039/9964 - Science  Photo Library


 One quiet day the animals were talking among themselves when the cheetah came running out of the long grass. He started screaming “ I’m the fastest in the land!” “ No one would dare to race me,” he boasted. 

When the rabbits heard this from their borrow, one of them came out and said “ I’m tired of hearing you scream every day!” he said. So he hopped out of his borrow and challenged him. 


The cheetah laughed and said that he was the slowest in the land and he wouldn’t dare to face him. The rabbit bit his tongue and said “ bet” so all the animals gathered around them. The squirrel drew a line with his nail and backed away. Upon the tree, there was an owl cheering for the rabbit. The owl said, “ on my mark, you run, 3 2 1 GO!” The cheetah took off and the rabbit jumped around. When the cheetah looked back he couldn’t see the rabbit. The cheetah stopped and took a nap underneath a big oat tree. The rabbit continued hopping around when 2 little mice came and told the rabbit “ the cheetah fell asleep under the big oat tree”. 


The rabbit quietly ran past the cheetah and continued the race. All the animals were cheering for the rabbit, the cheetah heard the cheering and started running the fastest. The cheetah finally saw the rabbit and thought to himself that he could still make it. All the animals saw the cheetah and told the rabbit, the rabbit quickly jumped on the line while the cheetah just missed it. The animals couldn’t believe their eyes, they kept on cheering for the rabbit. The cheetah ran away embarrassed and was never seen screaming he was the fastest in the land. 



Moral of the story: It is better to fail to try than to try and fail. The cheetah was on the lead but got so cocky that he fell asleep under the tree. The rabbit continued that he was able to win the race rather than to fail and try.                       


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