A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

"Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it."

The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

The Tortoise And The Hare

《龟兔赛跑》

一天，兔子因为乌龟走得太慢而取笑它。 / 有一天，兔子因为乌龟如此缓慢而取笑它。

“你到底有没有到达过任何地方？”他带着嘲笑问道。 / “你曾经到达过任何地方吗？”他嘲笑着问道。

《龟兔赛跑》是一个永恒的寓言，讲述了一只自负的兔子和一只谦逊的乌龟互相挑战赛跑的故事。过度自信的兔子向前飞奔，低估了缓慢但稳定的乌龟。然而，兔子的傲慢导致了自满，他在比赛中打了个盹。与此同时，乌龟坚持不懈地努力前进，通过坚持和决心赢得了比赛。这个经典的故事传授了一个宝贵的教训，即耐心、坚持的重要性，以及“慢而稳则胜”的理念。