Retell an episode in a story which is the good example of irony in situation from the lesson
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The story
This is an adaptation of a famous Rudyard Kipling story which explains how the camel got his hump. The story
is set in Arabia, when the world was new and camels did not have humps.
The first day of the new world was Monday, and the animals had to work hard to help their friend – Man. Horse
carried Man on his back, Dog fetched wood for him and Ox ploughed fields for him. But Camel was lazy and
he just stayed in the desert, slept in the sand and ate leaves. When the other animals talked to him, he just
opened one eye said, ‘Humph.’
The animals were upset because they thought it was unfair that they worked hard but Camel did nothing.
Horse decided to go and see Camel on his own and make him work. When Horse went and told Camel that he
was lazy and that he just wanted to stay in the desert and sleep and eat leaves, Camel did not care. When Horse
told Camel that he had to carry Man on his back, Camel just said, ‘Humph!’
Horse left Camel and went to Man to complain about Camel, but Man only thanked Horse and said he would
give it some thought. But nothing happened.
On Tuesday, Dog went to see Camel and he tried to make him work. But again Camel just said ‘Humph!’
Dog went to Man just as Horse had done the day before. But Man gave the same reply to Dog. And nothing
happened.
On Wednesday, it was Ox’s turn. He tried to make Camel work but got the same reply. So Ox went to see Man,
who also gave the same reply.
On Thursday, Man went to Horse, Dog and Ox and told them they must work harder because Camel was lazy.
So Horse had to carry Man a long way to town, Dog had to fetch lots of wood, and Ox had to plough three big
fields. That evening the animals were very tired and angry, so they visited Camel and complained, but Camel
just said, ‘Humph!’
Then Dog had the idea of calling on the Djinn of the Deserts, who could do anything. Certainly he would help
them. When they called his name, the Djinn appeared from a white cloud, with a swish-swoosh sound and a
big bang. The animals told him their problem with Camel, and the Djinn agreed it was unfair and went to see
him. The white cloud took the Djinn away with a loud Bang.
The Djinn found Camel next to a pool looking at his own reflection in the water. The Djinn sat down, closed his
eyes and thought hard. After a long time, he told Camel to turn his head and look at his back. When Camel
looked, he saw a hump on his back. The Djinn told Camel that he must work for Man like the other animals.
He explained that there was food in the hump so Camel would not have to stop working in order to eat leaves.
When Camel complained that it was not fair, the Djinn told him it was fair and that he must work now. Then
the Djinn disappeared.
On Friday, Camel had to carry man on his back, pull heavy trees in a cart and plough fields. He worked very
hard and had no time to eat leaves. Later that evening, Man told him he could eat some leaves and sleep. The
Djinn of the Desert made Camel work at last. Today, Camel still has his hump and he still says ‘Humph!’