▸ 从前cóng qián，有yǒu一只yī zhī跑得飞快pǎo de fēi kuài的de兔子tù zi，

Once upon a time, there was a rabbit that ran very fast.

▸ 它tā总是zǒng shì骄傲地jiāo ào de跳来跳去tiào lái tiào qù，嘲笑cháo xiào其他qí tā动物dòng wù：

It always proudly hopped around, mocking other animals:

▸ “我wǒ最zuì快kuài！谁shuí都dōu比不过bǐ bù guò我wǒ！”

'I am the fastest! No one can beat me!'

▸ 在zài森林sēn lín里lǐ，也yě有yǒu一只yī zhī慢吞吞màn tūn tūn的de乌龟wū guī，它tā总是zǒng shì一步yī bù一步yī bù地de走zǒu，从不cóng bù着急zháo jí。

In the forest, there was also a slow tortoise that always moved 'step by step' but never hurried.

▸ 有一天yǒu yī tiān，兔子tù zi对duì乌龟wū guī大喊dà hǎn：“嘿hēi！乌龟wū guī！你nǐ太tài慢màn了le！敢gǎn不敢bù gǎn和hé我wǒ比赛bǐ sài？”

One day, the rabbit shouted at the tortoise: 'Hey! Tortoise! You are too slow! Dare to race with me?'

▸ 乌龟wū guī点点头diǎn diǎn tóu，严肃地yán sù de说shuō：“好hǎo，我们wǒ men比赛bǐ sài吧ba！”

The tortoise nodded and said seriously: 'Okay, let’s compete!'

▸ 比赛bǐ sài开始kāi shǐ了le！

The race began!

▸ 兔子tù zi嗖sōu地de一下yī xià冲出去chōng chū qù，一眨眼yī zhǎ yǎn就jiù不见了bù jiàn le。

The rabbit dashed out with a 'whoosh' and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

▸ 乌龟wū guī呢ne？它tā低着头dī zhe tóu，慢慢地màn màn de一步yī bù一步yī bù地de爬pá。

What about the tortoise? It lowered its head and crawled slowly step by step.

▸ 比赛bǐ sài到dào一半yī bàn时shí，兔子tù zi回头huí tóu看kàn：“哈哈hā hā！乌龟wū guī根本gēn běn看不见kàn bù jiàn！我wǒ先xiān睡shuì一觉yī jiào！”

Halfway through, the rabbit looked back: 'Haha! The tortoise is nowhere to be seen! I’ll take a nap first!'

▸ 它tā躺tǎng在zài草地cǎo dì上shàng，呼噜hū lū呼噜hū lū地de睡着了shuì zháo le。

It lay down on the grass and fell asleep with a 'snore, snore.'

▸ 乌龟wū guī呢ne？它tā从没cóng méi停下来tíng xià lái。

What about the tortoise? It never stopped.

▸ 太阳tài yáng晒得shài de它tā满头大汗mǎn tóu dà hàn，但dàn它tā还是hái shì一步yī bù一步yī bù地de爬pá…

The sun made it sweat profusely, but it still crawled 'step by step'...

▸ 当dāng兔子tù zi醒来xǐng lái时shí，乌龟wū guī已经yǐ jīng快到kuài dào终点线zhōng diǎn xiàn了le！

When the rabbit woke up, the tortoise was already near the finish line!

▸ 兔子tù zi拼命地pīn mìng de跑pǎo，但dàn已经yǐ jīng太晚tài wǎn了le—乌龟wū guī先xiān跨过kuà guò了le终点线zhōng diǎn xiàn！

The rabbit ran desperately, but it was too late—the tortoise crossed the finish line first!

▸ 森林sēn lín里lǐ的de动物dòng wù们men欢呼huān hū：“乌龟wū guī赢yíng了le！”

The animals in the forest cheered: 'The tortoise won!'

▸ 兔子tù zi红着脸hóng zhe liǎn说shuō：“对不起duì bù qǐ…我wǒ不该bù gāi那么nà me骄傲jiāo ào。”

The rabbit said with a red face: 'I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have been arrogant.'

▸ 乌龟wū guī笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“坚持jiān chí就jiù会huì胜利shèng lì！”

The tortoise said with a smile: 'Perseverance leads to victory!'

▸ 小xiǎo道理dào lǐ🐢✨：

Little lesson:

▸ 就算jiù suàn比bǐ别人bié rén慢màn，

Even if you’re slower than others,

▸ 只要zhǐ yào不bù放弃fàng qì、一步yī bù一步yī bù努力nǔ lì，也yě可能kě néng成功chéng gōng！

as long as you don’t give up and work hard step by step, you can still succeed!

▸ 骄傲自大jiāo ào zì dà反而fǎn ér会huì让ràng人rén失败shī bài哦ó！

Being arrogant will only lead to failure!

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