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19 The Camel and the

Merchant

Have you seen a camel? Do you know where it lives? Look at the pictures

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given below. Tick ( ) the picture which shows where a camel lives.

Will you let a camel sleep in your room? Why or why not?

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A merchant and his camel were spending a night in a desert . It was a
very cold winter night. The merchant was resting in his tent. His camel

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was shivering outside. It went near the tent and peeped in .
‘Master, it is very cold out here. Please allow me to put my head inside

your tent,’ said the camel.

The merchant was a kind man. He felt sorry for the camel. He agreed

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to his request .

After some time, the camel spoke up again, ‘Master, please allow me to
put my neck inside your tent.’ Once again the master felt sorry for the

1 desert : a place covered with sand and rocks; 3 peeped in : looked inside through a narrow
It has very few plants and very little water. opening
2 shivering : (here) shaking with cold 4 request : something that is asked nicely
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