One day a hare saw a tortoise walking slowly along and began to laugh and mock him.The hare challenged the tortoise to a race and the tortoise accepted.They agreed on a route and started off the race.
一天，一只兔子看到一只乌龟慢慢地走着，开始嘲笑他，兔子向乌龟挑战比赛，乌龟接受了。他们商定了一条路线，开始了比赛。
The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time.Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise,he thought he'd sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race.
兔子冲在前面，轻快地跑了一段时间，然后看到自己远远领先于乌龟，他想他应该在树下坐一会儿，放松一下，然后继续比赛。
He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep.The tortoise,plodding on,overtook him and finished the race.The hare woke up and realized that he had lost the race.
他坐在树下，很快就睡着了。乌龟拖着沉重的脚步，超过了他，完成了比赛。兔子醒来，意识到他输了比赛。
寓意：
寓言《龟兔赛跑》最早的寓意是虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。《龟兔赛跑》出自伊索寓言。《龟兔赛跑》通过描写乌龟和兔子赛跑，兔子在跑到的中途睡了一觉，结果被持之不懈坚持跑完全程的乌龟超越了。
《龟兔赛跑》故事传入我国后，有童话学家根据龟兔赛跑故事，二度创作《龟兔二次赛跑》，最终兔子坚持跑完全程，乌龟因为慢吞吞，落后了。《龟兔二次赛跑》寓意是，要认识自身，改变劣势。