<P> The story concerns a Hare who ridicules a slow - moving Tortoise . Tired of the Hare 's arrogant behavior , the Tortoise challenges him to a race . The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and , confident of winning , takes a nap midway through the race . When the Hare awakes however , he finds that his competitor , crawling slowly but steadily , has arrived before him . The later version of the story in La Fontaine 's Fables ( VI. 10 ) , while more long - winded , differs hardly at all from Aesop 's . </P>
<P> The story concerns a Hare who ridicules a slow - moving Tortoise . Tired of the Hare 's arrogant behavior , the Tortoise challenges him to a race . The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and , confident of winning , takes a nap midway through the race . When the Hare awakes however , he finds that his competitor , crawling slowly but steadily , has arrived before him . The later version of the story in La Fontaine 's Fables ( VI. 10 ) , while more long - winded , differs hardly at all from Aesop 's . </P>
who won the race the turtle or the hare
who won the race the turtle or the hare
Tortoise
Tortoise