Mr. Lazy
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| Mr. Lazy | |
 Cover of Mr. Lazy |
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| Author | Roger Hargreaves |
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| Illustrator | Roger Hargreaves |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Mr. Men |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Preceded by | Mr. Noisy |
| Followed by | Mr. Funny |
Mr. Lazy is the seventeenth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
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[edit] Story
Mr. Lazy is lazy, he lives in Sleepyland, where there are only four hours a day, as opposed to 24, and it takes two regular hours for water to boil and three regular hours for bread to toast. One day, Mr. Lazy sits down for a nap, and is awoken by Mr. Busy and Mr. Bustle. They overwork him, until Mr. Bustle blows a whistle, requiring Mr. Lazy to run as fast as he can. Mr. Lazy runs, but his legs don't get him anywhere because he is sitting on a chair in the garden. He wakes up to realize it was all a dream, and the whistle was the kettle boiling in the kitchen. He sits down to have breakfast, and the dream really happens.
In the 2008 version of The Mr. Men Show, his color is changed to green, his shape changes into a more angular, slouched over shape and his hat turns into a red newsboy-style cap that covers his eyes. He also wears socks and flip flops. He lives in a camper-style trailer, with the garbage cans and mailbox overfilled with trash and mail, respectively.
[edit] International publications & translations
Mr. Lazy appears under the titles Monsieur Endormi (French), Don Vago (Spanish), Unser Herr Faulpelz (German), Meneer Luilak (Dutch), 懶惰先生 (Taiwan), 게을러씨(Korean), Ο Κύριος Τεμπέλης (Greek), Fætter Sløv (Danish).
[edit] List of characters
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- Mr. Busy
- Mr. Bustle
(This Mr. Busy, like his associate, is a human, and very different from the Mr. Busy who would appear in a later book, a blue Mr. Men character.)
[edit] Title character other appearances
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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