Question

Comprehension Check
1. What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
2. Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
3. What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
4. How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.The dog was assigned the task of fetching and carrying sticks, while the ox was assigned the task of ploughing.

2.The camel lived in the middle of the desert because it did not want to work. It ate sticks, thorns, and prickles, and when anybody spoke to it, it said “Humph!” and nothing more.

3.The man told the dog, the horse and the ox that since the camel cannot work, he would leave it alone and the three of them would have to work double-time to make up for the work not done by the camel. This made the three of them very angry.

4.The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because he was the in charge of all deserts and knew about everything happening in relation to his deserts.