5- If someone asked me what kind of tale this was I would say it is a folktale because it is passed on and told by a person. The tale also uses animals and teaches lessons.

Question

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In what ways are the stories "The Turtle and the Rabbit Run a Race" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" alike?

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"The Turtle and the Rabbit Run a Race" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" both teach lessons in a humorous way that attracts the reader, and both of the stories use talking animals to show foolishness of human actions.

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In what ways are the stories "The Turtle and the Rabbit Run a Race" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" different?

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"The Turtle and the Rabbit Run a Race" was a much longer story with a negative act from the turtle. The turtle cheats to win the race witch results to a negative ending for him.
"The Tortoise and the Hare" was a shorter story with a positive happy ending for the turtle.

Answer 1

I already gave you a corrected response for #5.

8. ... show the foolishness ...

9. ... negative act by the ... which results in ... with a positive ending...