laziness

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laziness

The lazy scarecrow

2003
After allowing the birds to eat all the seeds in his field, a lazy scarecrow realizes the consequences of his behavior when summer comes and the field is bare.

Rudyard Kipling's How the camel got his hump

the graphic novel
2012
This graphic novel adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's tale relates how a djinn punished the camel's laziness by giving him a hump.

Shlemazel and the remarkable spoon of Pohost

2006
A retelling of an Eastern European tale in which Shlemazel, the laziest man in town, is tricked into believing that the lucky spoon given to him by a neighbor will bring him fortune and fame, if it is used in the right way.

Lazy lion

1990
A lazy and demanding lion orders the animals of his kingdom to build him a house before the Big Rain comes.

The goat-faced girl

a classic Italian folktale
2009
When Isabella, a beautiful but lazy young woman, agrees to marry an equally lazy prince, the sorceress who raised her gives her the head of a goat in hopes that she will learn to do things for herself.

See you later, procrastinator!

(get it done)
2008
Offers practical strategies for children who procrastinate.

The three spinning fairies

a tale from the Brothers Grimm
2002
Three unusual fairies help a lazy girl try to attain a life of luxury and ease as the prince's wife.

The scallywags

2006
The Scallywags, a family of lazy, shiftless, mischief-making wolves, annoy all the other animals to the point where they quit getting invited to eat, play, or join in other activities, but when the wolves decide to improve themselves, they go too far in the other direction--until a full moon appears.

Lizard's guest

2003
While dancing around, Lizard accidentally steps on Skunk's toes and then promises to take care of lazy Skunk until his foot is healed.

Lazy Ozzie

1996
Because he thinks that flying is too much work, a lazy little owl tricks the other barnyard animals into helping him get down to the ground, but his mother is not fooled.

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