The Hare and the Tortoise is a classic folktale from Aesop's fables. The hare and the tortoise agree to have a race to see who will make it to town first. Common sense might say that of course the hare will easily beat the slow moving tortoise. On the contrary, the hare is so cocky and arrogant that his over confidence causes him to lose the race, and allows the tortoise to win the prize of a big, yummy cabbage. In folktale style, the story teaches readers a lesson about not being conceited and obnoxious. This story is a great introduction to folktales. Children can read many other classic folktales also and decide what lesson of morals or respect the stories are teaching. They can also write their own.
The unique characteristic about this version of The Hare and the Tortoise is that it is one of a series of bilingual books. The story is written in both English and Spanish, and therefore great for ESL students or even English speaking students that are beginning to learn Spanish.
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