he kept the wooden boat himself and gave the badger the clay boat. the badger, who knew nothing about boats, was delighted with his new boat and thought how kind it was of the rabbit to give it to him. they both got into their boats and set out. after going some distance from the shore the rabbit proposed that they should try their boats and see which one could go the quickest. the badger fell in with the proposal, and they both set to work to row as fast as they could for some time.