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Who Challenges the Rabbit?

by Jalil Khaz’al, illustrations by Loubna Taha

In this well-known world folktale, the rabbit makes fun of the turtle and challenges him to race, only to learn that the turtle’s determination and effort win in the end.

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Who doesn’t know the famous story of the tortoise and the hare? Some think that the source of this story comes from Greek myth, adapted centuries later by the French poet La Fontaine who was affected by Eben Al-Moqafa'a serial stories of "Kalila wa Dumna” which taught that it is better to move ...

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Who doesn’t know the famous story of the tortoise and the hare? Some think that the source of this story comes from Greek myth, adapted centuries later by the French poet La Fontaine who was affected by Eben Al-Moqafa'a serial stories of "Kalila wa Dumna” which taught that it is better to move slowly and steadily rather than to be impulsive and quickly.

 

Dear Parents, we share with you a few book-related activities you may enjoy doing with your child.

Family Activities

  • The hare was proud of some aspects of his personality. We suggest having a conversation about the needs of both adults and youngsters to be proud of some positive aspects of our personality.
  • The animals described the hare as arrogant. We might talk to our children about the difference between being proud and being arrogant.
  • The hare was not so serious during the race. This is an opportunity to talk to our children about the meaning of this behavior.
  • When the hare reached the finish line, the laughter became louder. We can have a talk about the hare’s feelings in this situation, and ask if he might change his behavior.
  • Who challenges the hare? We can encourage our children to imagine a race between the hare and other animals shown in the story (such as, the squirrel or the mouse), and to ask who is going to win the race, and why.
  • Read and act out the story. The hare ran quickly, while the tortoise was crawling, or the hare closed his eyes to get some sleep etc.
  • We can read slowly while emphasizing the rhythm in order to expose the children to a poetic way of writing.
  • We can invite family and friends to arrange a race, in order to experience it.

المربّية العزيزة،

يتحدّى الأرنب حيوانات الغابة في سباق السّرعة، فتقبل السّلحفاة التّحدي وسط ضحكات الأرنب المستهزِئة. لكنّ إصرار السّلحفاة ومثابرتها، وتهوّر الأرنب وغروره، تؤدّي إلى حصول ما هو ليس متوقعًا: فوز السلحفاة بالسّباق! هذه حكاية عالميّة معروفة، انحدرت إلينا من "إيسوب" الإغريقي في القرن السادس قبل الميلاد، وصولاً إلى "لافونتين" الفرنسي، الذي تأثّر بحكايات "كليلة ودمنة" في تأليف خرافاته. ما يميّز الصّياغة العربيّة بين أيدينا، هو وضعها في قالب شعريّ جميل يسهل على الأطفال الصّغار تتبّعه وفهمه.

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