# The Tortoise — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Tortoise in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Tortoise, the Tortoise, Tortoise

**First appearance:** 0043-the-blind-man-and-the-cub

## Who they are

A slow, steady creature whose patient persistence proves that plodding beats sprinting when the race is long enough.

## In the story

### [Jupiter and the Tortoise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/jupiter-and-the-tortoise)

Refuses the invitation, citing a preference for home, leading to Jupiter's decree.

### [The Tortoise and the Eagle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-tortoise-and-the-eagle)

Discontented with his lowly life, he foolishly insists on learning to fly despite lacking wings.

### [The Hare and the Tortoise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-hare-and-the-tortoise)

Challenges the hare to a race and wins by steady perseverance.

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