龟guī兔tù赛跑sài pǎo赛sài跑pǎo

The Tortoise and the Hare

在zài一片yí piàn一yí片piàn绿色lǜ sè绿lǜ色sè的de草地cǎo dì草cǎo地dì上shàng住zhù着zhe许多xǔ duō许xǔ多duō动物dòng wù动dòng物wù朋友péng yǒu朋péng友yǒu

On a green meadow, there lived many animal friends.

其中qí zhōng其qí中zhōng有yǒu跑起来飞快的兔子，和一只yì zhī一yì只zhī跑起来pǎo qǐ lái跑pǎo起qǐ来lái飞快fēi kuài飞fēi快kuài的de兔子tù zi兔tù子zi和hé走路zǒu lù走zǒu路lù慢悠悠màn yōu yōu慢màn悠yōu乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī

Among them were a hare who could run lightning fast, and a tortoise who walked very slowly.

兔子tù zi兔tù子zi最zuì喜欢xǐ huan喜xǐ欢huan炫耀xuàn yào炫xuàn耀yào自己zì jǐ自zì己jǐ跑得pǎo dé跑pǎo得dé快kuài每次měi cì每měi次cì见到jiàn dào见jiàn到dào，乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī都dōu忍不住rěn bú zhù忍rěn不bú住zhù嘲笑cháo xiào嘲cháo笑xiào说shuō哎āi你nǐ走路zǒu lù走zǒu路lù也yě太慢tài màn太tài慢màn了liǎo吧ba

The hare loved to brag about his speed most of all. Every time he saw the tortoise, he couldn't help but mock him, saying, "Hey, Tortoise, you walk way too slowly!

看kàn你nǐ那nà四条sì tiáo四sì条tiáo腿tuǐ一步要半天，你这辈子能走zǒu一步yí bù一yí步bù要yào半天bàn tiān半bàn天tiān这zhè辈子bèi zi辈bèi子zi能néng走到zǒu dào到dào哪里nǎ lǐ哪nǎ里lǐ去qù呀ya

Look at those four legs of yours; it takes half a day just to take one step. Where could you possibly get in this lifetime?"

乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī不bù生气shēng qì生shēng气qì只是zhǐ shì只zhǐ是shì平静píng jìng平píng静jìng地dì回答huí dá回huí答dá

The tortoise didn't get angry, but simply replied calmly:

"兔子tù zi兔tù子zi别小看我，我们来比一场赛跑吧，你nǐ别bié小看xiǎo kàn小xiǎo看kàn我wǒ我们wǒ men们men来lái比bǐ一yī场chǎng赛跑sài pǎo赛sài跑pǎo吧ba敢不敢gǎn bu gǎn敢gǎn不bu

"Hare, don't underestimate me. Let's have a race, do you dare?"

兔子tù zi兔tù子zi一听yì tīng一yì听tīng哈哈大笑hā hā dà xiào哈hā大dà笑xiào起来qǐ lái起qǐ来lái你要nǐ yào你nǐ要yào和hé我wǒ比赛bǐ sài比bǐ赛sài

Hearing this, the hare burst into laughter, "You want to race against me?

好啊hǎo a好hǎo啊a，我wǒ求之不得qiú zhī bù dé求qiú之zhī不bù得dé不过bú guò过guò你nǐ可别kě bié可kě别bié中途zhōng tú中zhōng途tú放弃fàng qì放fàng弃qì

Alright, alright, that's exactly what I want, but don't you give up halfway!"

消息xiāo xī消xiāo息xī很快hěn kuài很hěn快kuài传遍chuán biàn传chuán遍biàn了liǎo草地cǎo dì草cǎo地dì动物dòng wù动dòng物wù们men纷纷fēn fēn纷fēn赶来gǎn lái赶gǎn来lái观看guān kàn观guān看kàn

The news quickly spread across the meadow, and the animals gathered one after another to watch.

狐狸hú li狐hú狸li担任dān rèn担dān任rèn裁判cái pàn裁cái判pàn画huà出了chū le出chū又在远处的大树下设好了le一条yì tiáo一yì条tiáo起跑qǐ pǎo起qǐ跑pǎo线xiàn又在yòu zài又yòu在zài远处yuǎn chù远yuǎn处chù的de大dà树shù下xià设shè好了hǎo le好hǎo终点zhōng diǎn终zhōng点diǎn

The fox served as the referee, drawing a starting line and setting up the finish line under a big tree in the distance.

"预备yù bèi预yù备bèi跑pǎo！"

"Ready... Go!"

狐狸hú li狐hú狸li一声yì shēng，兔子蹦蹦跳跳，飞一yì声shēng令lìng下xià兔子tù zi兔tù子zi蹦蹦跳跳bèng bèng tiào tiào蹦bèng跳tiào飞fēi一般yì bān般bān地dì冲chōng了liǎo出去chū qù乌龟才刚刚迈出chū去qù转眼zhuǎn yǎn转zhuǎn眼yǎn就jiù跑出pǎo chū跑pǎo好hǎo远yuǎn回头huí tóu回huí头tóu一看yí kàn看kàn乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī才cái刚刚gāng gāng刚gāng迈出mài chū迈mài起跑qǐ pǎo起qǐ线xiàn没méi多duō四条sì tiáo四sì条tiáo腿tuǐ一步yí bù步bù走得zǒu dé走zǒu得dé扎zhā扎实zhā shi实shi

At the fox's command, the hare bounced and leapt, dashing out like the wind. In the blink of an eye, he had run quite far. Looking back, he saw that the tortoise had barely moved past the starting line, taking steady and solid steps with his four legs.

兔子tù zi兔tù子zi笑xiào着zhe摇yáo头tóu心想xīn xiǎng心xīn想xiǎng这zhè有yǒu什么shén me什shén么me好比hǎo bǐ好hǎo比bǐ的de

The hare shook his head with a smile and thought to himself, "What's the point of this competition?

我wǒ跑pǎo这么zhè me这zhè，它那么me快kuài它tā那么nà me那nà慢màn随便suí biàn随suí便biàn睡shuì一觉yí jiào一yí觉jiào醒来xǐng lái醒xǐng来lái也能yě néng也yě能néng赢yíng

I run so fast, and he is so slow. I could easily take a nap and still win when I wake up."

它tā找了zhǎo le找zhǎo棵大树，树荫底下软软的草地让它觉得十分舒服，它打了le一棵yì kē一yì棵kē大dà树shù荫yìn底下dǐ xià底dǐ下xià软软ruǎn ruǎn软ruǎn的de草地cǎo dì草cǎo地dì让ràng觉得jué de觉jué得de十分shí fēn十shí分fēn舒服shū fú舒shū服fú打dǎ个gè哈欠hā qian哈hā欠qian闭上bì shàng闭bì上shàng眼睛yǎn jīng眼yǎn睛jīng没méi多久duō jiǔ多duō久jiǔ就jiù沉沉chén chén沉chén睡着了shuì zháo le睡shuì着zháo

He found a large tree where the soft grass under the shade felt incredibly comfortable. He yawned, closed his eyes, and soon fell fast asleep.

就在jiù zài就jiù在zài兔子tù zi兔tù子zi呼呼大睡hū hū dà shuì呼hū大dà睡shuì的de时候shí hòu时shí候hòu乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī一步yí bù一yí步bù都没有dōu méi yǒu都dōu没méi有yǒu停下tíng xià停tíng下xià来lái

While the hare was fast asleep and snoring, the tortoise didn't stop for a single step.

太阳tài yáng太tài阳yáng晒shài得dé上的壳热乎乎的，路边小石子硌着它tā背上bèi shàng背bèi上shàng的de壳ké热乎乎rè hū hū热rè乎hū路边lù biān路lù边biān小石子xiǎo shí zǐ小xiǎo石shí子zǐ硌gè着zhe它的tā de脚jiǎo可kě低着头dī zhe tóu低dī头tóu一步yí bù一yí步bù接着jiē zhe接jiē稳wěn地dì往前走wǎng qián zǒu往wǎng前qián走zǒu

The sun beat down, making the shell on his back burning hot, and the small pebbles by the roadside hurt his feet, but he kept his head down, taking step after step, moving steadily forward.

它tā走过zǒu guò了小土坡，走zǒu过guò了liǎo弯弯的小xiǎo土tǔ坡pō弯wān过了兔子睡觉的de小路xiǎo lù路lù兔子tù zi兔tù子zi睡觉shuì jiào睡shuì觉jiào大dà树shù旁边páng biān旁páng边biān悄悄地qiāo qiāo dì悄qiāo地dì继续jì xù继jì续xù向前xiàng qián向xiàng前qián

He walked past a small hill, along a winding path, right past the big tree where the hare was sleeping, and quietly kept going forward.

乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī走zǒu啊a终点zhōng diǎn终zhōng点diǎn已经yǐ jīng已yǐ经jīng越来越yuè lái yuè越yuè来lái近jìn了liǎo

The tortoise walked and walked, and the finish line was getting closer and closer.

岸边àn biān岸àn边biān的de动物dòng wù动dòng物wù们men开始kāi shǐ开kāi始shǐ欢呼huān hū欢huān呼hū起来qǐ lái起qǐ来lái松鼠sōng shǔ松sōng鼠shǔ喊hǎn道dào乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī加油jiā yóu加jiā油yóu

The animals along the wayside began to cheer, and a squirrel shouted, "Go, Tortoise, go!

乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī快kuài到了dào le到dào了le

The tortoise is almost there!"

声音shēng yīn声shēng音yīn传chuán到了dào le到dào耳边，兔子迷迷糊糊地睁开眼，猛地坐了le兔子tù zi兔tù子zi的de耳ěr边biān迷迷糊糊mí mí hu hū迷mí糊hu地dì睁开zhēng kāi睁zhēng开kāi眼yǎn猛měng坐了zuò le坐zuò起来qǐ lái起qǐ来lái

The voices reached the hare's ears. He opened his eyes drowsily and suddenly bolted upright!

它tā向xiàng终点zhōng diǎn终zhōng点diǎn望wàng去qù乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī正zhèng迈着mài zhe迈mài着zhe沉chén稳wěn的de步伐bù fá地向那棵大树靠近，再走几步bù伐fá一步yí bù一yí地dì那棵nà kē那nà棵kē大dà树shù靠近kào jìn靠kào近jìn再zài走zǒu几jǐ就要jiù yào就jiù要yào到了dào le到dào了le

He looked toward the finish line; the tortoise was taking steady steps, closing in on the big tree pace by pace, just a few more steps away from reaching it!

兔子tù zi兔tù子zi慌了huāng le慌huāng了le立刻lì kè立lì刻kè跳起来tiào qǐ lái跳tiào起qǐ来lái拼命pīn mìng拼pīn命mìng着地dì跑pǎo四条sì tiáo四sì条tiáo腿tuǐ飞fēi速sù踩cǎi着zhe地面dì miàn面miàn风fēng在zài耳ěr边biān呼呼hū hū呼hū作zuò响xiǎng

The hare panicked and instantly jumped up to run for his life, his four legs pounding the ground furiously as the wind roared in his ears.

可是kě shì可kě是shì已经yǐ jīng已yǐ经jīng太晚tài wǎn太tài晚wǎn了liǎo

But—it was already too late.

"到了dào le到dào了le

"He made it!"

乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī稳wěn地dì迈mài过guò了liǎo终点zhōng diǎn终zhōng点diǎn线xiàn所有suǒ yǒu所suǒ有yǒu动物dòng wù来，欢声雷动dòng物wù都dōu鼓起gǔ qǐ鼓gǔ起qǐ掌zhǎng来lái欢huān声shēng雷léi

The tortoise steadily crossed the finish line, and all the animals burst into applause, their cheers thundering.

兔子tù zi兔tù子zi跑到pǎo dào跑pǎo到dào终点zhōng diǎn终zhōng点diǎn喘chuǎn着zhe粗cū气qì低下dī xià低dī下xià了liǎo头tóu

The hare ran to the finish line, panting heavily, and hung his head in shame.

乌龟wū guī乌wū龟guī微微wēi wēi微wēi笑xiào着zhe说shuō"只要zhǐ yào只zhǐ要yào坚持jiān chí坚jiān持chí不懈bú xiè不bú懈xiè一步yí bù一yí步bù一个yí gè个gè脚印jiǎo yìn脚jiǎo印yìn慢慢màn màn慢màn也能yě néng也yě能néng走到zǒu dào走zǒu到dào终点zhōng diǎn终zhōng点diǎn

The tortoise smiled slightly and said, "As long as you persevere and take it one step at a time, you can reach the finish line even if you go slowly."

从cóng那nà以后yǐ hòu以yǐ草地上流传着一句话：骄傲使人落后hòu草地cǎo dì草cǎo地dì上shàng流传liú chuán流liú传chuán着zhe一句yí jù一yí句jù话huà骄傲jiāo ào骄jiāo傲ào使shǐ人rén落后luò hòu落luò坚持jiān chí坚jiān持chí才能cái néng才cái能néng胜利shèng lì胜shèng利lì

From then on, a saying was passed down across the meadow: Pride leads to lagging behind, while perseverance leads to victory.