I finish all my work well ahead of time.

My name is Timsi Machli. I like to be on time.

I finish all my work well ahead of time.

I am neat and clean and tidy. A mess I do not like;

I am neat and clean and tidy. A mess I do not like;
I always wake up early and go to bed at nine.
The blue fish that’s swimming behind Timsi is Bucki.
Bucki was not as wise as Timsi, but he was smart. He always did things at the last moment, but just in time.
Hello! Hello! Bucki Macch is my name;
If there’s work that must be done, I do it all the same.
There’s always enough time. Why plan and worry?
I’ll do it sometime later. What’s the big hurry?

Hello! Hello! Bucki Macch is my name;

If there’s work that must be done, I do it all the same.

Hello! Hello! Bucki Macch is my name;

If there’s work that must be done, I do it all the same.

There’s always enough time. Why plan and worry?

I’ll do it sometime later. What’s the big hurry?
The third of the three friends is Moti. Big and red, Moti is fat and lazy.
 He doesn’t even like to flap his fins to swim. Most of the time he just floats!
My name is Moti Meen, but Motu I am called.
I love to eat and sleep, and not work at all.
Timsi and dear Bucki say I am very lazy;
but me and work together? They must be crazy.

My name is Moti Meen, but Motu I am called.

I love to eat and sleep, and not work at all.
Timsi, Bucki, and Moti were good friends,
and though they had different ways of doing things, they were always together.