How The Camel Got His Hump Summary & Solution - CBSE Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 1

"How the Camel Got His Hump" by Rudyard Kipling, there's a time when animals and humans lived together, and the animals worked for the Man. Among these animals was a lazy Camel who never wanted to work. Whenever the Man asked the Camel to do something, the Camel would stubbornly say, "Humph!" and refuse.

This laziness bothered the Man and the other animals, as they were working hard while the Camel did nothing. They complained to a magical being called the Djinn about the Camel's laziness.

The Djinn approached the Camel and asked why he didn't want to work. The Camel replied that he didn't see the point in working for three consecutive days, like the other animals did. He believed that there was no rush because the world was never going to end, so there would always be time to work later.

The Djinn didn't like the Camel's attitude. As a consequence for the Camel's laziness and refusal to work, the Djinn gave the Camel a huge, lumpy hump. He told the Camel that the hump would allow him to work for three days straight without needing food or water.

From that day on, the Camel had a hump on his back, and he learned the lesson that being lazy and avoiding work had consequences. The hump became a symbol of the Camel's laziness and reminder of the importance of fulfilling responsibilities and working diligently.

NCERT solutions for class 8 English It So Happened How The camel got his hump

Comprehension Check (Page 3)

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?

Anwers 

1. The dog was tasked with fetching and carrying. The ox was bred to work in the fields.
2. Because it didn't want to work, the camel resided in the midst of the desert.
3. The dog, horse, and ox were irritated because their owner, man, commanded them to work twice as hard to compensate for the camel's laziness.
4. The Djinn was the lord of the deserts. As a result, he was able to quickly identify the animal with a long neck and lengthy legs.

Comprehension Check (Page5)

1. The camel was looking at this own reflection in the pool. What does it

suggest to you about the camel?

2. The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?

3. What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?

4. “...he has never yet learnt to behave”. In the light of this, what is the

writer’s opinion about the camel?

Answer:

1. The Djinn was the lord of the deserts. As a result, he was able to quickly identify the animal with a long neck and lengthy legs.
2. The word'Humph' irritated the Djinn. He transformed 'humph' into the camel's hump.
3. The hump of the camel contained nourishment. It enabled the desert animal to go three days without meals.
4. The writer believes that the camel's nature and behaviors have not altered to this day.

Answer:

1. No, the story is not factually true. It is just an imaginary one.
2. (4) How the camel got his hump.
3. On weekend I got up late and relaxed. Late evening I watched my favourite TV serial. 1 played cricket in the afternoon. I have checked my back and there is no hump.
4. I personaly believe in doing my work promptly and well in time.