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What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Different tasks were assigned to different animals. The dog was assigned to fetch and carry sticks since he was carrying a stick in his mouth. The ox was assigned to plough the field as there was a yoke on his neck.
Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
Of all the animals, the camel was the laziest animal as he did not want to work and help man. Hence, he lived in the middle of a howling desert because he did not want to work. He ate sticks, thorns and prickles and whenever anybody came to speak to him he just said “Humph!” and nothing more.
What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
The dog, the horse and the ox were very angry because man assigned them the work of the camel too, as he lay lazy in the middle of the desert. This meant that the three of them would need to work double-time in order to make up for the camel’s laziness.
How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?
While the other animals were assigned the camel’s work due to his laziness, the horse complained against the camel to the Djinn who was in charge of all the deserts. He told him that the animal which stayed in the middle of the desert with a long neck and long legs had not done a stroke of work since the beginning of the week. Hearing this, the Djinn instantly understood that the horse was referring to the camel for his idleness, who was not helping them in work.