在很久很久以前，森林里住着一只骄傲的兔子和一只慢吞吞的乌龟。兔子总是觉得自己是最快的动物，而乌龟则默默无闻，从不炫耀自己的速度。
有一天，兔子在森林里遇到了乌龟。他看到乌龟慢慢爬行的样子，忍不住嘲笑他说：“你这么慢，怎么可能会赢我呢？”乌龟没有生气，只是平静地说：“虽然我走得慢，但我会坚持到底。”
兔子听了，觉得乌龟太自不量力了，于是提出要和他比赛跑步。乌龟接受了挑战，两人约定好比赛的路线，并请来了森林里的其他动物作为裁判。
比赛开始了，兔子一溜烟就跑到了前面，回头一看，乌龟还在后面一点点地爬。他心想：“我这么快，乌龟根本追不上我，不如休息一下吧。”于是，兔子躺在一棵大树下，睡着了。
而乌龟呢，虽然速度很慢，但他一直坚持向前走，一步也不停。他没有因为被落下而气馁，也没有因为兔子的嘲笑而放弃。终于，在兔子醒来之前，乌龟已经到达了终点。
当兔子醒来，跑到终点时，发现乌龟已经赢了。他惊讶极了，问乌龟是怎么做到的。乌龟笑着说：“我不怕慢，只怕停下来。”
这个故事告诉我们：成功不在于速度快，而在于坚持不懈。即使你比别人慢，只要你不放弃，最终也能到达终点。
The Tortoise and the Hare – A Complete English Story with Translation
Long, long ago, in a forest lived a proud rabbit and a slow-moving tortoise. The rabbit always thought he was the fastest animal, while the tortoise remained quiet and never showed off his speed.
One day, the rabbit met the tortoise in the forest. Seeing the tortoise slowly crawling, he couldn't help but laugh and said, “You are so slow, how can you ever beat me?” The tortoise didn't get angry. He just calmly replied, “Although I move slowly, I will keep going until the end.”
The rabbit heard this and thought the tortoise was being too confident. So he challenged him to a race. The tortoise accepted, and they agreed on the route and asked other animals in the forest to be the judges.
The race began. The rabbit ran quickly ahead, and when he looked back, the tortoise was still far behind. He thought, “I'm so fast, the tortoise can't catch up. Maybe I should take a break.” So, the rabbit lay under a tree and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the tortoise, although slow, kept moving forward without stopping. He didn't feel discouraged by being left behind or upset by the rabbit's laughter. Finally, before the rabbit woke up, the tortoise had already reached the finish line.
When the rabbit woke up and ran to the finish line, he was surprised to find that the tortoise had won. He asked the tortoise how he managed to do it. The tortoise smiled and said, “I don’t mind being slow, but I never stop.”
This story teaches us: success is not about how fast you go, but how determined you are. Even if you are slower than others, as long as you don’t give up, you can still reach the goal.
