Comprehension check…
1. What tasks, do you think,
were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Ans: The dog was assigned the task of carrying the sticks and the ox was
assigned the task of ploughing the fields.
2. Why did the camel live in the
middle of the desert?
Ans: The camel did not want to work.
So he lived in the middle of the desert.
3. What made the dog, the horse and
the ox very angry?
Ans: The camel did not do any work.
Man told the dog, the horse and the ox to do extra work. This made them very
angry.
4. How did the Djinn know the horse was
complaining against the camel?
Ans: The horse mentioned about the
long neck and long legs about the idle animal. Thus the Djinn knew the horse was
complaining against the camel.
5. The camel was looking at his own
reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?
Ans: It suggests that the camel loved
his beautiful body.
6. The camel said “Humph”
repeatedly. How did it affect him?
Ans: The camel said “Humph”
repeatedly. As a result of this the Djinn raised a big hump on his back.
7. What, according to the Djinn, was
the use of the ‘hump’?
Ans: According to the Djinn, the
camel could store his food in the hump and could work for many days without eating
food.
8. “...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 is that the camel is still lazy. So he carries
the hump and lives in the desert.