How The Camel Got His Hump Summary In English
Introduction
In the beginning the world was new. The animals were just beginning to work for Man. There was a Camel. He lived in the middle of a Howling Desert. He did not want to work. He ate sticks and thorns. He said “Humph !” when anyone spoke to him.
Horse, Dog and Ox
The Horse went to him on Monday morning. He asked the Camel to come out and trot. But the Camel said, “Humph !” The horse told the Man about it. The Dog came to him. He asked him to work. But the Camel said, “Humph !” The Ox came to him. The Camel said to him too “Humph !”
Double Time
The Man called the Horse, the Dog and the Ox. He told them about the Camel. To compensate the Camel’s work he asked them to work double-time. The three animals got very angry. They held a panchayat. There came the Djinn of All Deserts.
Complaint
The Horse complained to the Djinn about the Camel. He told the Djinn that the Camel did not work. He said only “Humph !” The Djinn assured them that he would set the Camel right.
Ugly Camel
The Djinn found the Camel in the desert. He was looking at his reflection in water. The Djinn asked him to work. But the Camel said “Humph !” only. But as soon as he said this, he saw something strange. He saw his beautiful back was puffing up. He was very proud of his back. Now it turned to be very ugly.
The Hump
The Djinn told the Camel that it was his own hump. He himself had brought it upon him by not working. The Djinn ordered him to work. But the Camel said that he couldn’t work. The hump was a big hurdle.
The Purpose of the Hump
The Djinn told the Camel that the hump had a purpose. The Camel had not done work for three days. He would always be able to work for three days without eating. He could live on his hump. The Djinn asked the Camel to behave properly.
Camel’s Behaviour
The Camel went away to join the three. From that day the Camel always has a hump. He had missed them at the beginning of the world. He has not yet learned to behave.
Comprehension Check (Page 3)
Question 1:
What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Answer:
The dog was assigned the task of fetching and carrying. The ox was made to plough the fields.
Question 2:
Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
Answer:
The camel lived in the middle of the desert because it didn’t want to work.
Question 3:
What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
Answer:
The dog, the horse and the ox were angry because man, their master, told them to work double time to make up for the camel’s idleness.
Question 4:
How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?
Answer:
The Djinn was the master of deserts. So he was able to know easily which animal with a long neck and long legs was.
Comprehension Check (Page5)
Question 1:
The Camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?
Answer:
This statement suggests that the camel loved its own image in the pool. Perhaps he considered himself good looking.
Question 2:
The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?
Answer:
The word ‘Humph’ annoyed the Djinn. He turned ‘humph’ into the hump on the camel’s back.
Question 3:
What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the ‘humph?
Answer:
The camel’s hump contained food material. It helped the desert animal go without any food for three days.
Question 4:
“…he has never yet learnt to behave.” In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?
Answer:
The writer is of the opinion that the camel has not changed its nature and habits to this day.
EXERCISE (PAGE 6)
Discuss the following topics in groups.
Question 1:
Can this story be factually true?
Answer:
No, the story is not factually true. It is just an imaginary one.
Question 2:
What according to you, is the story about?
Consider the following:
(1) How the world began.
(2) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
(3) How animals are important to humans.
(4) How the camel got his hump.
Answer:
(4) How the camel got his hump.
Question 3:
What did you do over the weekend? Were you generally active or idle? Please check your back before starting to discuss or answer the question.
Answer:
On weekend I got up late and relaxed. Late evening I watched my favourite TV serial. I played cricket in the afternoon. I have checked my back and there was no hump.
Question 4:
There are broadly two categories of workers— those who prefer to do today what they can do tomorrow, and those who prefer to do tomorrow what they can do today. Where do you belong?
Answer:
I personaly believe in doing my work promptly and well in time.
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