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“You’ve given the Three, extra work ever since Monday morning, all because of your

tremendous idleness,” said the Djinn; and he thought of some Magic, with his chin in
his hand.

“Humph!” said the Camel.

“I shouldn’t say that again if I were you,” warned the Djinn, “you might say it once too
often. Bubbles, I want you to work.”

And the Camel said “Humph!” again; but no sooner had he said it then he saw his back,

that he was so proud of, puffing up and puffing up into a great big humph.

“Do you see that?” said the Djinn. “That’s your very own humph. You’ve brought upon

your very own self by not working.

Today is Thursday, and you’ve done no work since Monday, when the work began. Now
you are going to work.”

“How can I,” howled the Camel, “with this humph on my
back?”

“That’s made with a purpose,” said the Djinn, “since

you missed those three days, you will now have
to work for three days without eating.”

“How am I supposed to do that?” howled the
Camel.

“You will be able to do that because

you can live on your humph,” said the
Djinn, “and don’t you ever say I never

did anything for you? Come out of

the Desert and go to the Three, and
behave yourself!”

And the Camel with his humph and

all, went away to join the Three.
And from that day to this, the

Camel always wears a humph

(we call it ‘hump’ now, not to hurt

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