Not many years ago there lived a young turtle in a modern town.
His mother always told him about his famous uncle.
''Your uncle ran very fast and once he raced with a hare,''
she began.
''And my uncle won the race,'' the young turtle added.
He was very proud of his uncle. He wanted to be like his famous uncle.
However,because he lived in a modern town, he had no place to run. The traffic was bad, and it was not safe to run in the street.
One day his mother took him to visit his famous uncle in a small village .
He was ill,but he was very happy to see his nephew.
The young turtle asked his uncle to tell him about the race again.
He was never bored with the story.
"I'm not a good runner now. I'm old and weak, and I'm also ill You run every day and you can also win a race," his wise uncle said.
The traffic in this village was not heavy.
The young turtle ran every day.
One day he met a small hare.
''Let's run a race , and I'll show you that I'm like my famous uncle, he said and the hare nodded.
The young turtle pointed to the big tree in the field and said,
''Let's see who gets to that big tree first.''
''I'm not good at running.
Let's me start first,''
said the small hare Quickly he ran off.
Five minutes later the turtle crawled off. It was quite long way to crawl,and the proud turtle felt very tired .
''I'll win,'' he told himself. But he was surprised to find the hare waiting for him under that big tree.
''I win this time. You are not a good runner.
Next time don't boas about your famous uncle ,'' said the hare.
''You are very rude. It is not fair that you have won,'' the young turtle cried.