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Hare, Hippopotamus, and Elephant all live together in the forest. But often, when Hippopotamus and Elephant have nothing better to do, they tease Hare and say horrid things to him. When Hare finally gets fed up with them, he conceives a plan: he will challenge each of the massive creatures to a tug-of-war competition. On either side of the trees, Elephant and Hippopotamus pull and tug all through the night, incredulous that Hare could be so strong! With cheeky wit and his signature illustrative style, John Burningham makes the case that even brute strength can be outweighed by brains — and a quick getaway.

野兔、河马、大象都住在森林里，河马和大象常常在无事可做时戏弄、恐吓野兔。最终，野兔受够了欺负，想出一个计划：他要用拔河比赛来挑战这两个大块头。于是，拔河比赛按照野兔的计划开始了，河马和大象一个在河里拉，一个在树林里拉，他们拉了一整夜，简直不敢相信野兔的力气竟然这么大！野兔的力气为什么比河马和大象的还要大？
约翰·伯宁罕运用调皮的智慧和极具个人风格的插图，讲了一个即使是动物的蛮力，也能被智慧战胜的故事，当然，除了要有智慧外，跑得也要快。