Bear has plenty of land and endless wealth, but he just wants to sleep all day long. Down the road, Hare is wide awake, but he and his family have nothing to eat and no land of their own. Knowing that his hungry family needs a clever plan, Hare approaches the lazy Bear with a business proposal. Hare will do all the hard work of planting and harvesting the crops on Bear's land, and they will split the harvest right down the middle. Hare gives Bear a simple choice for his half of the crops: does he want the tops or the bottoms? When Bear lazily mumbles that he wants the tops, the clever Hare plants a field entirely full of root vegetables like carrots and radishes. Come harvest time, Bear is left with nothing but useless leafy greens while Hare's family feasts. This hilarious story is a classic battle of wits between a hard working trickster and a sleepy giant. As Bear tries to outsmart Hare in the next planting season, readers are treated to a brilliant lesson in clever thinking, problem solving, and the rewards of rolling up your sleeves to get the job done.