The Pineapple and the Hare by Daniel Pinkwater

Way back when, animals could talk. And so could fruit, just like us!

So the Pineapple challenges the Hare to a race.

Everyone expects the Hare to win, but then Grape figures that the Pineapple has a trick up it's sleeve, and that the trick is some great and glorious plan that will allow it to beat the Hare.

Since the other animals don't want to look like idiots by rooting for a loser, so they all root for the Pineapple.

The race starts, Hare dashes off, blah blah blah. And Pineapple doesn't move an inch. (he doesn't have legs! see?)
Hare wins the race, comes back, and then everyone eats the Pineapple.

Moral of the Story: Pineapples don't have sleeves.