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Jack ran slower than all the other children in the
class at school. "You’re so slow! You’re slower than a snail!" Alex
shouted as he ran past him.
"Hurry up, slow poke," Mary said. She pushed her way
past him.
All the children finished running around the track
except for Jack. He was the last, as usual.
That afternoon as he walked home, the other children
tormented him. Jack felt sad. He couldn’t run any faster than he already
did, even though he tried his hardest. He was nearly home when he spotted
a snail. He watched it for a while. "You’re slow. I’m not as slow as you
are," Jack laughed.
He ran the rest of the way home, feeling much better.
"I may not be a fast runner, but I don’t run as slow as a snail!" |
