The Tortoise and the Hare
                                                                                                                        高年級故事

      Once upon a time, in a thick jungle, lived a tortoise and a hare. The hare was very proud of his speed. He always told other animals about how fast he could run. All the animals of the jungle were tired of his boasting. Therefore, one day a clever tortoise asked him, “Would you like to race me?”

     When the hare heard the tortoise’s challenge he laughed and said, “Ha…ha…this little tortoise is challenging me. He has no chance at winning.”

      The day for the race was scheduled and all the animals in the forest were invited to watch it. When the race began, both the tortoise and the hare started moving. The hare started the race by running as fast as he could. The tortoise, on the other hand, crawled slowly.

      After running for a long distance, the hare stopped near a large tree. He looked around and saw no one. So, he decided to rest for a while until he saw the tortoise again. The hare fell fast asleep.

     The tortoise, on the other hand, kept crawling and crawling. He did not stop even for a single moment until he reached the finish line. The animals who were watching the race cheered so loudly for the tortoise that they woke up the hare.

     The hare stretched, yawned and said out loud, “That tortoise is slower than I thought. I can’t believe I haven’t seen him since the beginning of the race. I’m not going to wait for him. I might as well just finish the race now.”

     So, the hare began to run again, but it was too late. The tortoise had already won the race. When the hare realized the tortoise had already crossed the finished line he said, “That can’t be! How did this happen?”

     The tortoise smiled and simply said, “It’s great to be confident, but never good to be arrogant. The slow and steady win the race.”

烏龜與兔子

　　很久很久以前，在一個茂密的叢林裡，住著一隻烏龜和一隻兔子。兔子對他自己的速度非常驕傲，他總是告訴其他動物說他跑得有多快。所有叢林的動物都受不了他一直自誇，因此，有一天，一隻聰明的烏龜問他：「你想要和我比賽跑嗎？」

　　兔子聽見烏龜的挑戰大笑說：「哈哈…….，這隻小烏龜要挑戰我，他根本沒有贏的機會。」

　　比賽的日子決定了，也邀請所有森林裡的動物來看比賽。比賽開始時，烏龜和兔子都開始移動，兔子開始用他最快的速度跑，另一邊的烏龜呢，在慢慢地爬。

　　跑了好長一段之後，兔子在棵大樹旁停下來，他四處看看，一個人也沒看見。所以，他決定先休息一會兒，等到再次看見烏龜的時候再開始。兔子很快睡著了。

　　另一邊的烏龜，還是繼續爬呀爬，甚至一下下都不停下來，終於抵達終點線。旁邊看比賽的動物為烏龜大聲地歡呼，結果把兔子吵醒了。

　　兔子伸伸懶腰打呵欠，大聲說：「烏龜比我想的還要慢，我不敢相信，從一開始比賽到現在，我都沒看見他。我不要等了，我要現在就結束比賽。」

　　所以，兔子要重新開始跑，但已經太晚了，烏龜早就已經贏得比賽。當兔子終於了解烏龜早就越過終點線的時候，他說：「不可能！怎麼會這樣？」

　　烏龜只是笑笑說：「有自信是很好，但驕傲就不好了，慢慢地不停地走才能贏得比賽。」