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The Little Red Hen works hard-all alone-to turn her wheat seed into flour, while the goose gossips, the dog naps, and the cat preens. But when her lazy friends smell the fresh bread baking, they're eager to help her eat it! In this easy-to-read rendition, even the youngest listeners will enjoy the classic folktale about the hard work and its tasty reward.

A lazy lion refuses the other animals his help as they prepare for the big race.

When Leo the lion, King of the Beasts, ignores his subjects, preferring to lie around lazily being waited on and admired, they take away his crown.

Trevor the dachshund wonders if there is anything that can get his friend Pig the pug off of the couch. "When Pig the pug's lifestyle of lounging on the couch and binging snacks and television comes to a crashing end, his dachshund friend Trevor introduces the joys of jogging and eating nutritious meals." --

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

Teased for sleeping while the other animals practice running, jumping, swinging, and lifting weights, Sloth teaches them that there is one thing each of them does best--and his talent is sleeping.

Two brothers set out to capture a one-eyed man to display in the marketplace.