토끼와토끼와거북이거북이

The Tortoise and the Hare

옛날 숲 속 마을에마을에많은많은동물들이동물들이사이좋게살았습니다살았습니다

Once upon a time, many animals lived together in harmony in a village deep in the forest.

그 중에서중에서토끼는토끼는가장빠른동물이었고동물이었그 사실을 자랑하고언제나사실을사실을자랑하고자랑하다녔습니다다녔습니다

Among them, the hare was the fastest animal, and he always went around bragging about it.

어느 날 토끼가토끼가느릿느릿길을길을걷는걷는거북이를거북이를보고보고놀렸습니다놀렸습니다

One day, the hare saw the tortoise walking slowly along the path and mocked him.

"거북아, 거북아, 그렇게 느려서 어디를어디를가겠니가겠니그짧은짧로는 평생 아무 데도 못 갈 것 같은다리로는다리로는평생아무데도데도못갈것같은데

"Tortoise, Tortoise, where could you possibly go moving so slowly? With those short legs, it feels like you won't get anywhere your whole life."

거북이는거북이는천천히고개를고개를들고들고말했습니다말했습니다

The tortoise slowly raised his head and spoke.

"웃어도웃어, 토끼야. 하지만 나는 네가 저 언덕 꼭대기까지 달리기 시합을 하면 내가 먼저 도돼토끼야하지만하지만나는나는네가네가저언덕꼭대기까지달리기시합을시합을하면내가내먼저도착할수있다고있다고생각해

"You can laugh, Hare. But I think if we race to the top of that hill, I can arrive there first."

주변의주변의동물들이동물들이모두몰려와몰려와귀를귀를쫑긋세웠습니다세웠습니다

All the surrounding animals gathered around and pricked up their ears.

토끼는토끼는배를배를잡고잡고웃었습니다웃었습니다

The hare clutched his stomach and laughed.

"거북이랑 달리기 시합이라니시합이라니좋아받아들이겠어"

"A running race with a tortoise! Alright, I accept!"

여우가여우가심판을심판을맡아나섰습니다나섰습니다

The fox stepped forward to act as the referee.

"자, 준비, 시작!"

"Now, ready, go!"

토끼는토끼는화살처럼튀어나가튀어나가순식간에순식간에보이지않게되었습니다되었습니다

The hare dashed off like an arrow and vanished from sight in an instant.

거북이는거북이는천천히하지만하지만꾸준히발을발을내딛었습니다내딛었습니다

The tortoise stepped forward slowly, but steadily.

한 걸음, 또 한 걸음.

One step, and then another step.

한참 달리다달리를 돌아본 토끼는 거북이의 그림자도 보이지 않았습니다뒤를뒤를돌아본토끼는토끼는거북이의거북이의그림자도그림자도보이지않았습니다않았습니다

After running for a long while, the hare looked back, but he couldn't see even a shadow of the tortoise.

"이렇게 앞서 있으니있으니나무늘에서 낮잠을낮잠을자도자도이길수있겠는걸그늘에서그늘에서

"Since I'm so far ahead, I could take a nap in the shade of a tree and still win."

토끼는토끼는생각했습니다생각했습니다

the hare thought.

토끼는토끼는시원한나무그늘 아래 누워 눈을눈을감았습니다감았습니다

The hare lay down under the cool shade of a tree and closed his eyes.

그리고그리고곧깊은깊은잠에잠에빠져들었습니다빠져들었습니다

And soon, he fell into a deep sleep.

거북이는거북이는그사이에도그사이에도걸음을걸음을멈추지않았습니다않았습니다

Meanwhile, the tortoise never stopped walking.

잠든 토끼 옆을옆을소리없이없이지나쳤습니다지나쳤습니다

He passed silently by the sleeping hare.

한 발자국, 또 한 발자국.

One footstep, and then another footstep.

쉬지 않고않고언덕을언덕을올랐습니다올랐습니다

He climbed the hill without resting.

해가해기울기 시작할 무렵, 토끼가기울기시작할무렵토끼가토끼벌떡일어났습니다일어났습니다

Around the time the sun began to set, the hare started awake with a jolt.

"아이쿠! 오래 잤나?"

"Oh no! Did I sleep too long?"

토끼는토끼는다시열심히달렸습니다달렸습니다

The hare ran hard once again.

하지만하지만언덕꼭대기에꼭대기에도착했을도착했을때모든동물이동물이이미거기모여있었습니다있었습니다

However, when he reached the top of the hill, all the animals were already gathered there.

거북이가거북이가몇분전에전에이미결승선을결승선을통과하고통과하고조용히웃고웃있었습니다있었습니다

The tortoise had already crossed the finish line a few minutes ago and was smiling quietly.

토끼는토끼는귀를귀를축늘어뜨렸습니다늘어뜨렸습니다

The hare let his ears droop low.

아무 말도말도할수 없었습니다없었습니다

He could not say a single word.

거북이가거북이가부드럽게말했습니다말했습니다

The tortoise spoke gently.

"느려도느려도꾸준히가면결국 목적지에목적지에닿는닿는법이란다법이란다

"Slow and steady wins the race, and that is how you eventually reach your destination."

그날 이후로이후로숲속 동물들은동물들은모두그교훈을교훈을가슴에가슴에새겼습니다새겼습니다

From that day on, all the forest animals took that lesson to heart.