The Hare and the Tortoise

Bu yazımızda, “Tavşan ve Kaplumbağa” olarak bildiğimiz “The Hare and the Tortoise” hikayesinin basit bir sürümünü derledik.

Once, there was a fast hare. He loved to run. He also loved to brag. “Look at me! I’m the fastest,” he would say.

One day, a slow tortoise heard him. The tortoise said, “I bet I can beat you in a race.” The hare laughed. “You? 😂 Beat me? 😂 That’s funny! 😂😂😂”

But the tortoise was serious. “Let’s race,” he said. “From this tree to that hill.” The hare agreed, thinking it would be easy.

The race began. The hare ran very fast. In a short time, he was far ahead. He looked back. The tortoise was so far behind. “This is too easy,” thought the hare and decided to rest under a tree.

The tortoise kept moving. He was slow but steady. He neither stopped nor rested. He just kept moving.

After some time, the hare woke up. He looked around. No sign of the tortoise. “I am still ahead,” he thought. He ran towards the finish line.

But to his shock, the tortoise was already there! The tortoise looked at the hare and said, “The important thing is not to be fast but to take firm steps.”