01. How The Camel got His Hump

How The Camel got His Hump

 Comprehension Check

Q1. What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Ans – The dog was assigned to bring sticks and the ox was assigned to plough the field.

Q2. Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
Ans –The camel was very lazy and he did not want to do anything, therefore he lived in the middle of the desert.

Q3. What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
Ans –When the man said that the humph- thing in the middle of the desert can not work. So I am going to leave him alone and you all must work double time to make up for it. This made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry.

Q4. How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?
Ans –When the horse said to the Djinn, "there is a thing in the middle of your desert with a long neck and long legs and he has not done a stroke of work since Monday morning. The Djinn came to know that it was the camel.

Comprehension Check

Q1. The camel was looking at this own reflection in the pool. What does it
suggest to you about the camel?
Ans –The camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. It suggests that the camel thought that he was very pretty and he liked himself very much.

Q2. The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?
Ans –The came said"Hump" repeatedly and due to this the Djinn became angry and changed the camel's back into a hump.

Q3. What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?
Ans –According to the Djinn the camel could have lived for three days without eating anything using the "Humph".

Q4. “...he has never yet learnt to behave”. In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?
Ans –The writer's opinion about the camel is that from the beginning of the world he could not learn how to behave and getting a 'Humph" also he has not changed his habit. He is yet very lazy as was before.

Exercise

Discuss the following topics in groups.
Q1. Can this story be factually true?
Ans – I think this story can be the both factually true as well as mere fiction.

Q2. What, according to you, is the story about?
Consider the following:
(i) How the world began.
(ii) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
(iii) How animals are important to humans.
(iv) How the camel got his hump.
Ans – This question requires you to use your own perspective as well as your analytical skills. The answer to the question would vary from one person to another. It is suggested that you read the text carefully and try attempting it on your own.

Q3. 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.
Ans – The last weekend I woke up at around 7 a.m. and did some physical exercise in the morning. I helped my mother in doing the household chores. In the evening I played cricket and badminton with my friends. Overall, I spent my weekend in an active manner. Yes, I have checked my back, and there is no hump.

                     
Q4. 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?
Ans – I belong to the first category of workers, l.e., those who prefer to do today what they can do tomorrow. This implies that I prefer doling my work promptly on time rather than unnecessarily piling it up for the future.