Sköldpaddan fortsatte under tiden sakta men stadigt och passerade efter en tid platsen där haren sov. Men Haren sov mycket lugnt vidare; och när han äntligen vaknade, var sköldpaddan nära målet. Haren sprang nu som snabbast, men han kunde inte köra om sköldpaddan i tid.
The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.