" The men were working in a leisurely way, stopping frequently to rest or to give their full attention to the chorus that everyone was singing. I asked Turnim-talk how long it took to complete one axe.
"Some-fella time, t'ree fella moon," he replied. "Some-fella time, six-fella moon."
If this were so, it was only because the men approached their work in such an unhurried spirit for, from what we had seen, I felt sure that if a man were prepared to work hard every day he could finish one axe in two or three weeks. But such ridiculous single-minded application to a task is largely a Western characteristic; these people worked only when they felt inclined to do so. "

― David Attenborough , Zoo Quest for a Dragon Including the Quest for the Paradise Birds