The Tortoise and the Hare - The Tortoise and the Hare

Japanese: 兎と亀 - うさぎとかめ

This is one of Aesop's fables. A rabbit and a turtle race, but the fast rabbit takes a break and falls asleep, losing to the turtle. This story was already introduced to Japan in 1593. It is a typical example of an animal race story in old folk tales, and is told in many places. In Japan, there are "The Fox and the Snake," and in Grimm's Fairy Tales 187, there is "The Hare and the Hedgehog." The rabbit, who lost to the turtle, is chased out of the village, but there is also a sequel in which the rabbit is allowed to return to the village after defeating a mountain wolf that demands that the villager hand over their baby rabbit.

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Japanese:

イソップによる寓話の一つ。うさぎと亀が競走して，足の速いうさぎが途中でひと休みして寝込んでしまい，亀に負けてしまう話。日本へはすでに文禄2 (1593) 年に伝えられている。昔話の動物競走譚の典型として各地に語られ，日本には「きつねとたにし」，グリム昔話集 187には「うさぎとはりねずみ」などがある。亀に負けて帰ったうさぎが村から追出されるが，おりから山のおおかみから子うさぎを差出せといわれて困っていた村のうさぎたちのために，おおかみを退治して帰村を許されるという後日譚的な昔話もある。

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