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1950: The three lazy ones

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1875-1999: Tall Tales > 1950: The three lazy ones

Description

Who is the laziest. Each recounts a proof of his laziness. [W111.1].

Variants

1950A. Help in Idlenes

Second idle worker tells the overseer he is helping the first.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Die drei Faulen1950GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
La scienza della fiacca1950ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Fimber Village Tales 1950 British Internet Archive
Science of Laziness 1950 Italian Internet Archive
Three lazy Ones 1950 British Internet Archive
Three lazy ones 1950 German Internet Archive
Twelve Lazy Servants 1950 German Internet Archive
Who is the Laziest? 1950 Egyptian Internet Archive

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