Read and complete Slowly, lesson, rest, race, tortoise The Hare and the Tortoise One day, there was a (1)_________ between a hare and a (2)________________. "Ready, steady, go," cried the animals in the forest. The hare ran very fast and soon passed the Tortoise. He thought, "I"ll win the race, but I want to have a (3)_____________ first." Soon he fell asleep under a tree. The tortoise walked and walked very (4)_____________. He didn't stop to rest. He passed the hare. Then he passed the line in the end! The animals cheered loudly for the winner. They woke up the hare. The hare began to run again, but it was too late . The (5)___________ of this story is: it is better to go slowly than quickly and carelessly.