Journal #1 Native Story

There is a story of a rabbit and a turtle. I am sure you have heard about it! The story that slow and steady wins the race, and that he did. Now I ask you , have you heard of the story that sometimes slow and SMART wins the race. One day there were two cheetahs. The cheetahs were always fighting because they both could never beat each other in anything. They cheetahs were always matching each other in everything. The first cheetah was very brawny and strong. The second was smaller but this also made him very quick on his feet. Each of them ran as fast as the other for different reasons. No matter how many times and different places they raced they could not beat each. One day the cheetahs were fighting because they were tired of always being in a tie with one another. They were growling so loud that half the forest could hear them. All the animals came running to see the fight. The scared rabbits hid behind the shouting roaring lions. The rowdy zebra screamed "Fight, Fight, Fight". Many of the animal followed in the zebras chants besides the young bear cub. He slowly walk up to the two cheetahs and asked why they were fight. They cheetahs explained how they were tired of always ending each race in a tie. So the young cub thought and thought and finally said, "What if we had the animals of the forest make the hardest race ever and then we will see you gets to the finish line first, and of course I will be in the race too." The cheetahs laughed at the little cub, and soon the whole forest was laughing along with them. The little cub didn't mind them and waited for the answer. The cheetahs agreed to do the race because they knew that they could beat the cub in any race that any animal could make. A week later the three animals were at the start line. With a ready, set, go they were off. The two cheetahs neck and neck up front and the little cub hobbling behind. The cub was running as fast as he could, but soon the cheetahs were out of sight. The cub studied and knew the forest very well. While the cheetahs were running everyday gearing up for the race, he was studying every inch of the forest and because of this, he knew every short cut and every hard spot of the forest. The cheetahs didn't know the forest nearly as well so as soon as they were off they ran into a huge lake. They look across the lake to see that little cub already passing around it. You see the little cub knew it was there so had already made the short cut to go around it. Yet again soon enough the cheetahs zoomed off and went around the cub. The cub did not mind them though. He just kept running as fast as he could. All of a sudden the cheetahs ran into the edge of a rocky hill, and stopping dead in their tracks they peered out to see that little cub running as fast as his little legs can take him to the finish line. The cheetahs tried to run back down and around the rocky cliff but they were too late! The little cub knew the cliff was there, so he went around that pesky cliff and crossed that finish line still running as fast as he could. The cub used his brain to know where to go while the cheetahs only used their brawn to try and win. Although the cub was going as fast as he could, he also used his brain! This is why that little cub became the famous winner of the two cheetah race.