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Once upon a time there were two rabbits. The rabbits didn't have stubby tails like they do now. Instead they had very long silky tails. |
The first rabbit said, "look at the grass on the other side of the river. It looks greener and fresher than our grass.
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And then the other rabbit asked, "How do we get to the other side?" They thought and thought. Then the first rabbit said, "I know how!" Then he said, "Just sit and watch." |
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The rabbit said, "Hey Turtle! I hear that you have fewer children than I have." |
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And then the turtle said, "I have more children than you have." Turtles were very proud and they got angry easily. |
| Then the rabbit said, "If you have more children than I have, then show me! Line up your children from this side to the other side of the river." |
 The the turtle said, "Ok, I will. Then you will show me your children, right?" The rabbit said "Right." |
Then the rabbits jumped from turtle to turtle, and counted how many turtle there were. When they got to the other side, they said, "We do not want to show you how many children we have. We just wanted to get to this side of the river. We tricked you, Stupid Turtle."
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The turtle was mad, and he swam as fast as he could and the turtle bit the rabbit's long tail off. And that is how the rabbit got his short, stubby tail. |
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