Gathering these is the sole industry of this degraded people.
Pine-apples are not considered a fruit but a vegetable,' he added hastily, seeing another question trembling on Philip's lips.

'Whatever of their waking time can be spared from the gathering and eating of the pine-apples is spent in singing choric songs in honour of the Great Sloth.

And even this time is short, for such is his influence on the Somnolentians that when he sleeps they sleep too, and,' added Mr.Noah impressively, 'he sleeps almost all the time.

Your deed is to devise some means of keeping the Great Sloth awake and busy.

And I think you've got your work cut out.