How the camel got his hump

Q1) In the beginning, what was the camel like?

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 In the beginning the camel was extremely idle, a little vain and very lazy.

Q2) Why, according to the author, does the camel live in the desert?

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According to the author, the camel lives in the desert because he is very lazy, idle and howler.

Q3) In the story, what are the roles of the other animals?

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The horse in the story has to trot, the dog has to fetch and carry, the ox has to plough. All of them do these jobs for man.

Q4) is there equality between man and animals? How do you know?

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There is no equality between man and animals. As we all know from the story the animals all work for man and to obey him in all the days.

Q5) whose side in the Djinn on? Why does he put a “ haumph” or “hamp” on the camel’s back?

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The Djinn is on the animal’s side which is why he listens to the complaints of the animals and goes off to do something about the camel. He puts hump on the camel’s back because this was what the camel would say when he was asked to work. The “humph” was the Djinn’s way for punishing the camel for his laziness.

Q6) Do you think it was acceptable for the camel to not work for man? Why did the other animals have such a problem with him, especially as he was living far away by himself?

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it was acceptable for the camel not to work for the man because he was not asking man to feed him or take care of him but lived by himself.

The other animals had a problem because they all begun working for man and were jealous of camel’s independence and easy life.