兔子在森林裡遇到烏龜，兔子嘲笑說：「烏龜老弟，你爬得這麼慢，我跑上山再跑下山，你可能才爬到半山腰而已。」烏龜不服氣說：「我雖然慢，不過如果我們比賽賽跑，你不見得會贏我喔！」兔子說：「這怎麼可能！好，那就明天中午山腳下見，我們來比賽賽跑。」
隔天中午，森林裡的動物都聚集在山腳下，等著看烏龜和兔子比賽。烏龜和兔子站在起跑線上，當裁判的長頸鹿大喊：「開始」，兔子咻──衝出去，馬上不見人影，烏龜則是慢條斯理地一步一步慢慢向前爬。
兔子一下子就跑到山頂，兔子往下一看，完全看不到烏龜，兔子心想：「自不量力的烏龜，這樣的速度也想贏我，真可笑。剛剛我跑得太快有一點累，乾脆我就在這裡睡個午覺，睡醒再繼續跑，這樣我還是能贏那隻烏龜。」兔子就躺在大樹下睡覺。
烏龜爬到山頂時，看到睡覺的兔子，一步也不停，繼續往前爬，終於爬到山腳下的終點，得到勝利。這時，睡覺的兔子終於醒了，一看太陽快下山了，趕緊跑下山，當兔子到達終點時，發現烏龜和其他動物在終點等他。
兔子不好意思地說：「烏龜老弟，我太驕傲了，才會得到這種教訓，以後我不會再嘲笑你了。」
One day, a rabbit met a turtle at the foot of a mountain. He laughed at the turtle and said, “Dear turtle, you move so slowly! By the time you are halfway up the mountain, I would have made it to the top of the mountain and back!” The turtle replied indignantly, “I may be slow. But you might not beat me in a race!” The rabbit scoffed and said, “That's impossible! I accept your challenge! See you at the foot of this mountain at noon tomorrow. Let's see who will win this race!”
The next day, all the animals gathered at the foot of the mountain at noon to watch the turtle and the rabbit race. The turtle and the rabbit stood at the starting line. Mr. Giraffe was the referee, and when he said, “Start!” The rabbit dashed forward immediately. Soon, he was too far away to be seen. The turtle moved forward slowly, one step at a time.
The rabbit soon reached the top of the mountain. He looked down and saw no sign of the turtle. So, the rabbit thought to himself, “What a silly turtle to think that he could outrun me! How ridiculous! I ran so far without taking a break, and now I feel a little tired. Let me take a nap here. I can still beat the turtle after I wake up.” The rabbit laid under a tree and fell asleep.
When the turtle finally got to the top of the mountain, he saw the sleeping rabbit, but he did not stop, and continued to move forward. He finally made it back to the foot of the mountain and won the race. Just then, the rabbit woke up and saw that the sun was setting. He quickly ran down the mountain. When he reached the finish line, the rabbit saw that the turtle had already won the race.
The rabbit felt ashamed of himself and told the turtle, “Dear turtle, I was too conceited and lost the race. I promise not to make fun of you anymore.”
