Illustrated by Tony Ross
Spread the word! It's Sloth's birthday so there's a party at three under the Thunder Tree. The Baboons have baked a cake and the Potteroos have stitched Sloth a pair of beautiful birthday shoes. Everyone gathers on time and they begin to dance and dine. Well, almost everyone. Sloth moves so slowly - three steps forward, two steps back and then a short snooze - that it looks as if he's going to miss his own birthday.
