WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.960 A finish sign stands at the far end of the meadow. 00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:06.178 The hare taps his long ears. 00:00:06.178 --> 00:00:09.505 “A few hops and I will be there,” he says. 00:00:09.505 --> 00:00:13.624 The tortoise puts her feet behind the starting line. 00:00:13.624 --> 00:00:14.574 “Let us try. 00:00:14.574 --> 00:00:17.901 ” A breeze brushes the grass between them. 00:00:17.901 --> 00:00:21.624 Look at their positions before the race begins. 00:00:21.624 --> 00:00:25.188 Does being faster always mean arriving first? 00:00:25.188 --> 00:00:29.465 This little stage has a fixed route and preset speeds. 00:00:29.465 --> 00:00:34.535 You will change one thing: whether the hare stops along the way. 00:00:34.535 --> 00:00:40.000 Keep your prediction in mind so you can compare it with what happens. 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:41.228 The race begins. 00:00:41.228 --> 00:00:46.987 One hop carries the hare a long way, while the tortoise takes a small step. 00:00:46.987 --> 00:00:49.674 The hare looks back and hops again. 00:00:49.674 --> 00:00:53.282 The tortoise keeps her eyes on the finish sign. 00:00:53.282 --> 00:00:57.428 Her feet make a soft brushing sound against the grass. 00:00:57.428 --> 00:01:02.418 Both runners use the same path, and nobody moves the finish line. 00:01:02.418 --> 00:01:09.328 We are comparing what happens under the same rules when the hare makes a different choice. 00:01:09.328 --> 00:01:13.935 Try the familiar telling first, or let the hare keep moving. 00:01:13.935 --> 00:01:20.000 Watch their positions rather than guessing from how large or quick a toy looks. 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:24.427 Halfway along the path, the hare notices a patch of shade. 00:01:24.427 --> 00:01:29.160 “There is time for a rest,” he says, and sits beside the tree. 00:01:29.160 --> 00:01:31.908 The tortoise keeps stepping forward. 00:01:31.908 --> 00:01:35.954 You can let the hare rest or ask him to keep running. 00:01:35.954 --> 00:01:41.832 The stage restarts both runners from the same line, following the same route. 00:01:41.832 --> 00:01:45.954 A resting hare pauses halfway along for a preset time. 00:01:45.954 --> 00:01:49.008 A running hare keeps his original speed. 00:01:49.008 --> 00:01:51.832 Choose a version and watch it unfold. 00:01:51.832 --> 00:01:59.084 The button changes that pause, rather than secretly changing the tortoise’s speed or moving the 00:01:59.084 --> 00:02:00.000 finish sign. 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:05.620 In the familiar telling, the tortoise crosses the line before the hare wakes. 00:02:05.620 --> 00:02:10.000 The hare hops, hops again, and stops beside her at the sign. 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:13.942 In the version without a rest, the hare arrives first. 00:02:13.942 --> 00:02:18.394 Comparing these two runs makes the changed condition visible. 00:02:18.394 --> 00:02:25.182 The stage uses invented speeds and waiting times to illustrate the story; it cannot predict a 00:02:25.182 --> 00:02:27.080 race between real animals. 00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:32.263 Point to the part of the replay where the two versions begin to differ. 00:02:32.263 --> 00:02:37.664 Explain what changed before you explain why you think the outcome changed. 00:02:37.664 --> 00:02:40.000 Then try the other choice again. 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:45.784 Place the two characters on the track base and set out the finish sign. 00:02:45.784 --> 00:02:53.279 One person keeps a beat while another moves the pieces: two spaces for the hare, one for the 00:02:53.279 --> 00:02:54.012 tortoise. 00:02:54.012 --> 00:03:01.018 Agree on how many beats the hare will rest, then repeat from the same starting places. 00:03:01.018 --> 00:03:08.350 For your own telling, perhaps the hare stops to listen to rain or the tortoise calls out a 00:03:08.350 --> 00:03:09.084 reminder. 00:03:09.084 --> 00:03:11.527 Label that as your adaptation. 00:03:11.527 --> 00:03:15.112 Keep the hare for the shadow adventure, too. 00:03:15.112 --> 00:03:20.000 A familiar toy can carry a new question into the next story.