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The Hare, The Hippo and the Elephant - African Folk Tale

Updated: Oct 28


The Hare, the Hippo, and the Elephant: A Tale of Cleverness and Teamwork 🐰🦛🐘

Welcome back to our children’s storytime podcast! 🎉 Today, we have an exciting story that features some delightful animal characters: a hare, a hippo, and an elephant. In this blog post, we’ll summarize the story, discuss the key points and morals, and even throw in a fun quiz for you! So, grab your favorite snack, sit back, and enjoy!





Summary of Key Points 🌟

Once upon a time, there lived a lazy hare 🐰 who preferred lounging under the sunny sky instead of running around. However, he realized he needed food to survive. After some reluctance, he decided to plant crops in his empty field. Not wanting to do the hard work of ploughing the land, he devised a clever plan to trick the elephant 🐘 and hippo 🦛 into doing the hard work for him.


The hare challenged the elephant to a tug of war, claiming to be stronger. After the elephant agreed, the hare hid and called for the hippo, tricking both animals into pulling the rope against each other. As they tugged, they ploughed the field together, turning the hard, dry soil into fertile ground.


In the end, the hare planted his seeds in the freshly ploughed field and lounged in the shade, waiting for them to grow. 🌱


Morals and Lessons Learned 📚

This charming tale teaches us several important lessons:

  1. Cleverness Over Strength: The hare used his brains instead of brawn to achieve his goals. 🧠✨

  2. Teamwork Can Yield Great Results: Even though the hare tricked the elephant and hippo, their teamwork resulted in a well-ploughed field. 🤝

  3. Don’t Underestimate Others: The hare underestimated the strength of the elephant and hippo, but he learned that everyone has unique strengths. 🌟


Quiz Time! 🏆

Now it's time for a fun quiz! Test your knowledge about the story with these multiple-choice questions:


1. What did the hare prefer to do instead of running fast?A) Eating carrots 🥕

B) Lounging around ☀️

C) Jumping over puddles 💦

D) Racing other animals 🏃‍♂️

 

2. What did the hare need to do to plant seeds?A) Water the ground 💧

B) Plough the land 🚜

C) Dance in circles 💃

D) Sing a song 🎶

 

3. Who did the hare challenge to a tug of war first?A) A lion 🦁

B) A turtle 🐢

C) An elephant 🐘

D) A crocodile 🐊

 

4. What did the hippo think about the hare?A) It was too small to be strong 😤

B) It was very clever 🤔

C) It was a great dancer 💃

D) It was a good friend 👯‍♂️

 

5. What happened to the field as the elephant and hippo pulled on the rope?A) It became a race track 🏁

B) It got filled with water 💧

C) It was perfectly ploughed 🌾

D) It grew flowers 🌼

 

Answers to the Quiz 📝

  1. B) Lounging around ☀️

 

  1. B) Plough the land 🚜

 

  1. C) An elephant 🐘

 

  1. A) It was too small to be strong 😤

 

  1. C) It was perfectly ploughed 🌾


Thank you for joining us for this exciting episode of our kids story podcast! We hope you enjoyed the story of the hare, the hippo, and the elephant, and learned some valuable lessons along the way. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and share with your friends! 🎧✨


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