At the beginning of the world, the animals used to work for Man and there was a camel who used to lie in the middle of a Howling Desert because he didn't want to work. He used to eat sticks, thorns, and prickles. whenever anybody spoke to him he just said Humph! and nothing else.
The horse came to him on Monday
Humph!
Camel, O Camel, come out and trot like the rest of us
The horse went away and told the man.The dog came with a stick in his mouth.
Humph!
Camel, O Camel, come and fetch and carry like the rest of us.
The Dog went and told the Man. The Ox came to him.
Humph!
Camel, O Camel, come and plough like the rest of us
The Ox went away and told the man. At the end of the day the Man called the Horse, the Dog and the Ox together.
Three, O Three, I'm very sorry for you; but that Humph-thing in the desert can't work or her would have been here by now, so I am going to leave him alone and you must work double- time to make up for it.
The Three were very angry and they held a panchayat on the edge of the desert and the Camel came chewing cud and laughed at them.