"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth

The sloth moves very slowly and takes life very gently; all the other animals in the rainforest want to know why he is so slow, so quiet, so boring and so lazy. The sloth's reply is a surprising one - quite a philosophical statement in favour of slowness. Originally published: U.S.: Philomel; London: Puffin, 2002.