The laziest person in the village is certainly the boy of the three-year nap. As he lounges and dozes in the garden, he dreams of somehow gaining a fortune without lifting a finger. 

During those rare moments of wakefulness, he watches a rice merchant build a mansion next door, and hatches a plan to marry the beautiful daughter. What better way for a penniless, lazy boy to become wealthy?

And what better way to trounce a trickster than to turn the tables on him? In this traditional Japanese folktale, Dianne Snyder relates a humorous match of wit for wile to show that laziness does not pay. . .or does it?

Allen Say brings a special insight and Eastern flavor to Dianne Snyder's adaptation with artwork done in brush line and vibrant color reminiscent of the master Japanese painters.

From the dust jacket