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Directions: Recall the story of The Tortoise and the Hare. Read the story events
that are listed below. They are not in order. Fill in the information that
led you from one part of the story to the next on the map below.
- The tortoise beat the hare in the race.
- The hare took off fast.
- Once upon a time there was a hare and a tortoise.
- The tortoise was behind the hare in the race.
- The tortoise challenged the hare to a race.
- The hare was sure he would win, so he
stopped to take a nap under a tree. - The tortoise passed the sleeping hare.
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Na m e : _______________________________________ Date: _____________________
Keeping things in order, even a story, really helps
you “get its meaning.”