The Hare and the Tortoise

There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.

The Hare ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."

The Tortoise walked and walked, never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise that they woke up the Hare. The Hare stretched, yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise had already crossed the finish line.

Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.

This is the story that we have all grown up with. But recently, two additions have been proposed to the story

Addition 1

After being defeated by the tortoise, the hare did some soul-searching. He knew that though he had tried hard in the beginning, he was not consistent, and had grown overconfident. He was determined to undo his mistakes, and invited tortoise for another race. This time, the rabbit was careful to run the whole distance, and of course, emerged the winner.

Moral: Fast and consistent may be better than slow and steady.

Addition 2

Well, after emerging the loser in the second race, the tortoise thought long and hard. He knew that in any traditional terrain, the hare would win, if he was fast and consistent. Therefore, he thought of a non-traditional terrain for the race. Then he invited the rabbit for another race. This time the rabbit laughed out loud, thinking that the tortoise was out of his head. But the tortoise insisted that there should be another race and the terrain would be decided by the tortoise. The rabbit agreed to the idea.

The race began. The rabbit was leading in front, with the tortoise far back trundling along. Around half way through the race, they came across a river. The rabbit halted on the bank of the river, wondering how to cross the river. Meanwhile, the tortoise approached the river slowly, got in to the water, swam across, climbed up on the other bank, ran the last few kilometers, and won the race.

Moral: when your capabilities are below par, choose a playing ground that gives you a natural advantage.

译文：

龟兔赛跑

从前，有一只跑得飞快的兔子，吹嘘自己跑得有多快。乌龟听腻了他的吹嘘，就向他发起了挑战。森林里所有的动物都聚集在一起观看。

兔子在路上跑了一会儿，然后停下来休息。它回头看了看乌龟，喊道："你慢吞吞地走着，怎么能赢得比赛呢？"

兔子在路边伸了个懒腰，睡着了，心想："有的是时间放松。"

龟兔赛跑的故事
乌龟走啊走啊，一直走到终点也没有停下来。

围观的动物们大声为乌龟欢呼，吵醒了兔子。野兔伸了个懒腰，打了个哈欠，又开始跑了起来，但是已经太晚了。乌龟已经冲过了终点线。

寓意：慢而稳才能赢得比赛。

这是我们从小就听过的故事。但最近，这个故事又增加了两个内容。

补充 1
被乌龟打败后，兔子进行了反思。他知道，虽然自己一开始很努力，但没有坚持到底，而且变得过于自信。他决心改正错误，并邀请乌龟再次比赛。这一次，兔子小心翼翼地跑完了全程，当然，它也成为了冠军。

寓意：快速而稳定的比赛可能比缓慢而稳定的比赛更好。

补充 2
第二次比赛失败后，乌龟想了很久。他知道，在任何传统的地形中，只要兔子跑得快，跑得稳，就一定会赢。因此，他想了一个非传统的地形来比赛。然后，他邀请兔子再比一次。这一次，兔子笑得前仰后合，认为乌龟疯了。但乌龟坚持要再来一次比赛，地形由乌龟决定。兔子同意了这个想法。

比赛开始了。兔子在前面领跑，乌龟在后面艰难地前进。比赛进行到一半时，他们遇到了一条河。兔子停在河边，想知道如何过河。与此同时，乌龟慢慢靠近河边，钻进水里，游过去，爬上对岸，跑完了最后几公里，赢得了比赛。

寓意：当你的能力低于标准时，选择一个能给你带来天然优势的比赛场地。