Present Tense

0:00 The Rabbit and the Turtle

0:05 – A turtle (subj) lives (verb) in a [huge (adj) forest (noun)] (obj).

0:09 – His name (subj) is (linking verb) [Ted (obj)] (obj).

0:012 – Ted (subj) has (verb) [a small head (noun) and a long neck (noun)] (obj).

0:18 – [A big heavy shell] (subj) sits (verb) on his back (obj).

0:23 – The shell (subj) has (verb) square patterns (obj).
0:26 – He (subj) supports (verb) all that weight (obj) on four short legs.
0:31 – His green skin shines healthily under the bright sunlight.
0:37 – He has eaten bugs since he was a young turtle.

0:43 – Ted’s best friend Randi lives in the same forest.
0:47 – Randi is a cute rabbit with long ears.
0:52 – She has thick white fur, and a fluffy round tail.
0:58 – Her big bright eyes blink adorably.
1:02 – Randi has eaten carrots since she was born.
1:07 – The carrots give her energy to run fast.

1:13 – Randi is brash. She thinks she is the fastest.
1:19 – So she dares Ted to a race. Ted accepts.

1:25 – All the animals gather to watch the race.
1:29 – The race starts.
1:33 0 Randi sprints ahead.
1:35 – Ted slowly crawls forward.
1:38 – Time passes.
1:41 – Randi has ran a long distance.
1:44 – She does not see Ted, so she decides to take a nap.

1:51 – While Randi is sleeping, Ted catches up to her.
1:56 – Soon, he passes the finish line.
2:00 – The other animals cheer loudly.
2:04 – This wakes Randi.
2:07 – She jumps up and sprints to the finish line.
2:10 – She sees Ted celebrating. Randi loses the race and becomes humbled.
2:19 – She learns that slow and steady wins the race.