On and on and on and on and on he plodded and taking the odd nibble of grass from time to time. Meanwhile, Archibald the tortoise ambled along slowly, enjoying the sun on his shell. ‘I’ve more or less won all ready! I think I’ll just have a little nap under this tree, it’s such a hot day.’ Noel the hare was soon fast asleep. In fact, he was so far ahead that, when he looked back, Archibald the tortoise was nowhere to be seen. Slowly, slowly, Archibald the tortoise set off and quickly, quickly Noel the hare raced off and soon he was out of sight. ‘On your marks! Get set! Go!’ called Wallace. All the animals in the field put on their best clothes, groomed their fur, picked up a flag to wave and got ready to cheer the tortoise and the hare on. Wallace the wise old owl arranged the race for the next day. ‘I’ll get Wallace the wise old owl to organise a race for us.’ ‘I will prove to you all that I’m the fastest animal in the whole wide world!’ ‘No, this is serious,’ said Noel the hare. ‘Oh, you two do stop arguing,’ said a blackbird as he flew past. ‘Is it far from here?’Īrchibald rolled his eyes and carried on munching on some tasty lettuce leaves. ‘You are so full of yourself! If you’re not careful you’ll come to a sticky end.’ ‘I’m faster than a cheeky cheetah, a kicking kangaroo and a racing rabbit,’ he boasted.

‘I am the fastest animal in the whole wide world,’ said Noel. Archibald the tortoise liked to sit and munch his dinner slowly, whilst Noel the hare would gobble up his dinner and run round and round Archibald until he was dizzy. The happy hare was called Noel and the sleepy tortoise was called Archibald. Once upon a time, in a field not too far from you, there was an energetic and happy hare and a sleepy tortoise.

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