Class:- 8 English (It So Happened) Chapter - 1 How The Camel Got His Hump ? Summary, Word Meanings, NCERT Solutions & Frequently Asked Questions

Class:- 8 English 

(It So Happened)

Chapter - 1

How The Camel Got His Hump ? 

Summary, Word Meanings, NCERT Solutions & Frequently Asked Questions  

-- Summary --

⭐ Summary in English:- 

• Introduction:- In the beginning the world was new. The animals were just beginning to work for Man. There was a Camel. He lived in the middle of a Howling Desert. He did not want to work. He ate sticks and thorns. He said “Humph !” when anyone spoke to him.

• Horse, Dog and Ox:- The Horse went to him on Monday morning. He asked the Camel to come out and trot. But the Camel said, “Humph !” The horse told the Man about it. The Dog came to him. He asked him to work. But the Camel said, “Humph !” The Ox came to him. The Camel said to him too “Humph !”

• Double Time:- The Man called the Horse, the Dog and the Ox. He told them about the Camel. To compensate the Camel’s work he asked them to work double-time. The three animals got very angry. They held a panchayat. There came the Djinn of All Deserts.

• Complaint:- The Horse complained to the Djinn about the Camel. He told the Djinn that the Camel did not work. He said only “Humph !” The Djinn assured them that he would set the Camel right.

• Ugly Camel:- The Djinn found the Camel in the desert. He was looking at his reflection in water. The Djinn asked him to work. But the Camel said “Humph !” only. But as soon as he said this, he saw something strange. He saw his beautiful back was puffing up. He was very proud of his back. Now it turned to be very ugly.

• The Hump:- The Djinn told the Camel that it was his own hump. He himself had brought it upon him by not working. The Djinn ordered him to work. But the Camel said that he couldn’t work. The hump was a big hurdle.

• The Purpose of the Hump:- The Djinn told the Camel that the hump had a purpose. The Camel had not done work for three days. He would always be able to work for three days without eating. He could live on his hump. The Djinn asked the Camel to behave properly.

⭐ Camel’s Behaviour:- The Camel went away to join the three. From that day the Camel always has a hump. But he has not caught up with his three days. He had missed them at the beginning of the world. He has not yet learned to behave.

⭐ Summary In Hindi:- 

• भूमिका:- आरम्भ में दुनिया नई थी। जानवरों ने अभी-अभी मनुष्य के लिए कार्य करना आरम्भ कर दिया था। एक ऊंट था। वह हाऊलिंग डेजर्ट के बीच रहता था। वह काम नहीं करना चाहता था। वह छोटे-छोटे लकड़ी के टुकड़े और काँटे खाता था। जब कोई उससे कुछ बोलता तो वह “हम्फ” कहता।

• घोड़ा, कुत्ता और बैल:- सोमवार की सुबह घोड़ा उसके पास गया। उसने ऊंट को बाहर आने और दुलकी चलने के लिए कहा। परन्तु ऊंट ने “हम्फ” कहा। घोड़े ने मनुष्य को इसके बारे में बता दिया। कुत्ता उसके पास आया। उसने उसे कार्य करने के लिए कहा। परन्तु ऊंट ने कहा “हम्फ’ ! बैल उसके पास आया। ऊंट ने उसके सामने भी “हम्फ” कहा।

• दोगुना श्रम:- मनुष्य ने घोड़े, कुत्ते और बैल को बुलाया। उसने उन्हें ऊंट के बारे में बताया। ऊंट के काम की भरपाई करने के लिए उसने उन्हें दोगुना कार्य करने को कहा। तीनों जानवर काफी गुस्सा हुए। उन्होंने एक पंचायत बुलाई। सारे मरूस्थलों का जिन्न वहाँ आया।

• शिकायत:- घोड़े ने ऊंट के बारे में जिन्न से शिकायत की। उसने जिन्न को बताया कि ऊंट कार्य नहीं करता। वह सिर्फ हम्फ’ कहता है। जिन्न ने उन्हें विश्वास दिलाया कि वह ऊंट को ठीक करेगा।

• बदसूरत ऊंट:- जिन्न ने ऊंट को मरूस्थल में पाया। वह पानी में अपनी परछाई देख रहा था। जिम्न ने उसे कार्य करने के लिए कहा। परन्तु ऊंट ने सिर्फ “हम्फ” कहा। परन्तु जैसे ही उसने यह कहा उसने कुछ विचित्र देखा। उसने देखा कि उसकी सुन्दर पीठ फूल रही थी। उसे | अपनी पीठ पर काफी गर्व था। अब यह काफी बदसूरत हो गई।

• कूबड़:- जिन्न ने ऊंट को बताया कि यह उसकी अपनी कूबड़ है। वह स्वयं ही इसे कार्य न करके अपने ऊपर लाया है। जिन्न ने उसे | कार्य करने का आदेश दिया। परन्तु ऊंट ने कहा कि वह कार्य नहीं कर सकता। कूबड़ एक बड़ी रूकावट है।

• कूबड़ का उद्देश्य:- जिन्न ने ऊँट को बताया कि कूबड़ का कुछ मतलब है। ऊंट | ने तीन दिन से कोई कार्य नहीं किया था। वह सदा बिना खाये तीन | दिन तक कार्य करने के योग्य रहेगा। वह अपनी कूबड़ के बल पर जीवित रह सकता था। जिन्न ने ऊंट को ठीक तरीके से व्यवहार करने के लिए कहा।

• ऊंट का व्यवहार:- ऊंट तीनों के पास चला गया। उस दिन से ऊंट की पीठ पर सदा कूबड़ रहता है। परन्तु उसने अपने तीन दिन पूरे नहीं किए हैं। | उसने दुनिया के आरम्भ में ये खो दिए थे। उसने अब भी ठीक व्यवहार करना नहीं सीखा है।

-- Moral -- 

Nothing is achieved by sitting idle and wasting time. 

-- Word Meanings --

• Hump - कुबड़

• Howl - गरजना 

• Prickles - कांटे 

• Saddle - जीन, आसन 

• Fetch - ले आना 

• Plough - जुताई करने वाला हल 

• Chew - चबाना 

• Idle - आलसी

• Roll up - इकट्ठा करना

• Cloak - आड़ 

• On account of - के कारण 

• Bring upon - में लाना

-- NCERT Solutions --

Comprehension Check (Page 3)

Question 1:- What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?

Answer:- The dog was assigned the task of fetching and carrying. The ox was made to plough the fields.

Question 2:- Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?

Answer:- The camel lived in the middle of the desert because it didn’t want to work.

Question 3:- What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?

Answer:- The dog, the horse and the ox were angry because man, their master, told them to work double time to make up for the camel’s idleness.

Question 4:- How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?

Answer:- The Djinn was the master of deserts. So he was able to know easily who the ani­mal with a long neck and long legs was.

Comprehension Check (Page5)

Question 1:- The Camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?

Answer:- This statement suggests that the camel loved its own image in the pool. Perhaps he considered himself handsome looking.

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

Answer:- The word ‘Humph’ annoyed the Djinn. He turned ‘humph’ into the hump on the camel’s back.

Question 3:- What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the ‘humph?

Answer:- The camel’s hump contained food material. It helped the desert animal go without any food for three days.

Question 4:- “…he has never yet learnt to behave.” In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?

Answer:- The writer is of the opinion that the camel has not changed its nature and habits to this day.

EXERCISE (PAGE 6)

• Discuss the following topics in groups.

Question 1:- Can this story be factually true?

Answer:- No, the story is not factually true. It is just an imaginary one.

Question 2:- What according to you, is the story about?

Consider the following:- 

1) How the world began.

2) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.

3) How animals are important to humans.

4) How the camel got his hump.

Answer:- 4) How the camel got his hump.

Question 3:- What did you do over the weekend? Were you generally active or idle? Please check your back before starting to discuss or answer the question.

Answer:- 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.

Question 4:- There are broadly two categories of workers— those who prefer to do today what they can do tomorrow, and those who prefer to do tomorrow what they can do today. Where do you belong?

Answer:- I personaly believe in doing my work promptly and well in time.

-- Previous Year Questions -- 

Question 1:- Why did early man domesticate a few animals?

Answer:- Early man domesticated animals for different purposes. They used them to carry heavy loads, draw carts and plough the field.

Question 2:- Which animal in your opinion is man’s best friend and most useful too?

Answer:- The dog is man’s best friend. It provides security and even draws the sledge on ice. It is known for its faithfulness. The horse and the elephants have also been very friendly to man.

Question 3:- Do you think the camel renders no service to man?

Answer:- The camel is rightly called the ship of the desert. It renders a variety of services to man. It is the chief means of transport across the desert. It ploughs the fields and gives milk and meat to its master.

Question 4:- Do yon think hump on a camel’s back has no use?

Answer:- The hump on a camel’s back is an obstruction in riding. But it is vary useful. It coma ins fat arid food. A camel can get its food from the hump for several days.

Question 5:- Who was Djinn? How did he set the camel right?

Answer:- Djinn was in-change of all deserts. So the horse, ox and the dog complained to him about the camel’s laziness. The Djinn scolded the camel, gave a hump on its back and ordered it to serve man as did other animals.

Question 6:- What made the Three very angry?

Answer:- The Three (the Dog, the Horse and the Ox) were hard working animals. They did different works for men. The Dog carried heavy loads, the Horse drew carts and the Ox ploughed the field. These three were fed up with the Camel because he didn’t do any work. So one day they complained to Man about the Camel’s laziness. At this the Man became angry. He told the three to leave the Camel alone and work double time to compensate his (Camel’s) work. That made the three very angry. They held a panchayat but it proved invain. The camel came chewing and laughed at them.

Question 7:- How did the Camel get a hump?

Answer:- In the beginning the camel was a lazy animal. He didn’t want to work and lived in the middle of a desert away from other working animals. But the animals never forgot him and his nature. They wanted him to work like them. They complained against him to the Djinn, who was in-charge of all deserts. The Djinn decided to punish such an idle animal. He told the Camel to work like other animals but the Camel showed no willingness to work. This made the Djinn angry. He put a curse on the Camel. Soon the Camel’s back puffed up into a big bump. This is how the Camel got a hump.

-- By Durgesh Pandey

(Eklavya Coaching Institute)

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