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his feelings); but he has never yet caught up with the three days that he missed at the

beginning of the world.

Word Meanings

1. gorged : ate till one is full

2. prickly : thorny
3. extremely idle : very lazy

4. saddle : a seat for a rider on the back of a horse
5. trot : to run or jog

6. fetch : to carry or bring back
7. yoke : a wooden frame around the neck of the ox to help in pulling
cart or plough

8. convention : meeting or gathering
9. djinn : a spirit or demon who is said to have special powers, also
known as genie or jinn

10. munching : chewing
11. howled : cried loudly

Exercise
E Exxeerrcciissee
Exercise

A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. The ________ did not want to work at all.
(a) Horse (b) Camel (c) Dog

2. ________ was the in charge of the Howling Desert.
(a) Dog (b) Horse (c) Djinn
3. The three animals complained to ________ against ________.

(a) Djinn, Camel (b) Camel, Djinn (c) Man, Djinn
4. From that day, the Camel always wears a ________ on its back.
(a) clothes (b) hump (c) collar

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The story revolves around a ________________ desert.
2. The Camel gorged on a plant known as ________________.

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