A young farmer who went to look after his father's men in the time of hay-harvest, found some of the mowers asleep, when they should have been at work.

"How is this?"cried the young man, "Why, you are so lazy, that I would give 20 dollars to know which of you is the laziest man".

"I am he!"cried the one nearest to him, still stretching¹ himself.

"Here then."said the young man, holding out the money to him.

However the lazy workman² did not take it, but folded his arms and said: "please, Master³ George, be so good as to put it into my pocket for me!" .

一个年轻的农场主在干草收割期间前去照看父亲的雇工,发现一些割草的雇工在干活时睡大觉.

年轻人嚷道:"这是怎么搞的?你们太懒惰了,我真想拿出20美元来了解一下你们中间谁是最大的懒汉."靠近他身旁的一个人叫起来:"这人就是我!"说完仍然躺着一动也不动.年轻人说:"钱就在这里."并把钱递给他.可是懒汉并没拿钱,却把两只臂膀交叉起来说道:"乔治先生,请您行个好,把钱放到我的口袋里去."