The Value of Hard Work

Toby the turtle was always slow, and he hated it. One day, he saw a group of

rabbits talking about a big race in the forest. I’ll never win if I join,

Toby sighed. Then he noticed a narrow hidden path through the bushes.

If I take this shortcut, maybe… just maybe… I can reach early, he thought. On race day,

the rabbits sprinted ahead, and Toby quietly slipped into the shortcut.

But soon the path became rocky, full of thorns and holes. Toby struggled but

continued slowly and steadily. When he finally reached the finish line,

panting and scratched, the rabbits were already there. They stared at him and said,