2 How the Camel Got His Hump

CHAPTER 2 How the Camel Got His Hump This next tale tells of how the Camel got his big hump. In the beginning of years, when the world was very new, there was a Camel who lived in the middle of a Howling Desert. He did not like to work. He ate sticks and thorns and milkweed and prickles. Whenever anyone spoke to him, all he said was "Humph!" and nothing more. One morning, the Horse, Dog, and Ox came to him. The Horse said, "Oh, Camel.

第二章骆驼的驼峰是怎么来的下一个故事讲的是骆驼的驼峰是怎么来的。 很久很久以前，世界还很陌生，在嚎叫的沙漠里住着一只骆驼。 他不喜欢工作。他吃树枝、荆棘、马利筋和刺。 无论什么时候，只要有人跟他说话，他就只说“哼”一声。 一天早上，马、狗和牛来找他。 马说：“哦，骆驼。

Come work with us and Man to make the Desert a better place." But the Camel just said, "Humph!" The Dog came to the Camel and said, "Oh, Camel. Come work with us and Man to make the Desert a better place." But the Camel just said, "Humph!" The Ox came to the Camel and said, "Oh, Camel. Come work with us and Man to make the Desert a better place." Again, the Camel just said, "Humph!" Then the Man, Horse, Dog, and Ox had a meeting. "It is a shame that the Camel will not work to help us make the Desert a better place. But since he will not, we must all work twice as hard to make up for it," the Man said. For three long days, the Man, Horse, Dog, and Ox worked very hard in the Desert. The Camel came to watch. He chewed on his

来吧，和我们一起工作，让沙漠变得更美好。” 但是骆驼只是说：“哼！”狗走到骆驼跟前说：“哦，骆驼。 来吧，和我们一起工作，让沙漠变得更美好。” 但是骆驼只是说：“哼！”牛走到骆驼跟前说：“哦，骆驼。 来吧，和我们一起工作，让沙漠变得更美好。” 骆驼又说了一声：“哼！”于是，人、马、狗和牛开了个会。 “很遗憾，骆驼不能帮助我们把沙漠变得更美好。 但既然他不会，我们就必须加倍努力来弥补。”男人说。 在漫长的三天里，人、马、狗和牛在沙漠里非常努力地工作。 骆驼过来观看。他嚼了一口。

milkweed and laughed at them while they worked and sweated in the hot desert sun. This made the Horse, Dog, and Ox very angry. On the third night, while the Man slept, the Horse, Dog, and Ox were too upset to sleep. They talked about how they could make the Camel work. Just then a Magic Genie came across the Howling Desert in a cloud of dust. The Horse offered him some food. The Dog offered him a cool cup of water. The Ox offered him a bed of hay in which to rest. "You are all so kind to me," said the Genie. "What can I do for you?" he asked. "For three days, we have worked ourselves to the bone," began the Horse. "But the Camel, who also lives in the Howling Desert, will not help," said the Dog. "All he does is laugh at us and say,

当他们在炎热的沙漠阳光下工作和流汗时，他们嘲笑他们。 这使马、狗和牛非常生气。 第三天晚上，当男人睡着的时候，马、狗和牛心烦意乱，无法入睡。 他们讨论了如何让骆驼工作。 就在这时，一个魔法精灵乘着一团尘埃穿过嚎叫的沙漠。 马给了他一些食物。 狗给了他一杯凉水。 牛给了他一张干草床让他休息。 “你们对我太好了。”精灵说。 “我能为你做什么？”他问。 “三天来，我们一直在拼命干活。”马儿开始说。 “可是骆驼，它也住在嚎叫的沙漠里，是不会帮忙的。”狗说。 “他只会嘲笑我们，说，

'Humph,'" added the Ox. "Don't worry," said the Magic Genie. "I will talk to him." So the Magic Genie went to visit the Camel. "The Horse, Dog, and Ox are working very hard," said the Magic Genie to the Camel, but all the Camel replied was "Humph!" "They are working very hard to make our Desert a better place," the Magic Genie explained. "Humph!" the Camel said again. "I wouldn't say that again if I were you," the Magic Genie warned him. "Now, you have missed three days of work. When the sun comes up, I want you to help them with their work." "Humph!" was all the Camel would say. "I warned you!" the Magic Genie replied. Then with a swoosh of his hand, he raised a terrible twirling, twisting cloud of dust. The

‘哼，’”牛补充道。“别担心，”妖怪说。 “我会和他谈谈的。”于是，魔法精灵去拜访骆驼。 “马、狗和牛正在努力地工作。”精灵对骆驼说，但骆驼只回答“哼！”“他们非常努力地把我们的沙漠变成一个更好的地方。”精灵解释道。 “哼！”骆驼又说。 “如果我是你，我就不会再说那句话了。” “现在，你已经旷工三天了。 太阳出来的时候，我要你帮他们干活。” “哼！”骆驼只会说。 “我警告过你！” 然后，他的手一挥，扬起了一团可怕的、旋转的、扭曲的尘埃。 的

Camel's back began to puff up and up. When the dust cleared, the Camel had a great big lolloping humph—right on top of his back! "See what you've done," the Magic Genie scolded. "That's your very own humph. You've brought it on yourself. And now you will get to work at once. You will work for three days straight to make up for the days you've missed," ordered the Magic Genie. "But how can I?" bleated the Camel. "I cannot go without food and drink for three long days." "Ah, but you can," the Magic Genie assured him. "You can store food and water in the humph on your back. That way you can work for three days without stopping to eat or drink. You can live on your humph while you work. And you will spend the rest of your days working alongside the Man, Horse, Dog, and Ox to make the Desert a

骆驼的背开始膨胀起来。 当尘土散去，骆驼的背上有一个大大的驼背！“看看你都干了些什么。” “那是你自己的哼声。 这是你自找的。 现在你可以马上开始工作了。 你要连续工作三天，把你错过的日子补上。”妖怪命令道。 “可是我怎么能呢？”骆驼咩咩地说。 “我不能一连三天不吃不喝。” “啊，但你可以，”魔法精灵向他保证。 “你可以把食物和水储存在背上的蜂巢里。 这样你就可以连续工作三天不吃不喝。 你可以一边工作一边靠自己的钱生活。 你将在接下来的日子里与人、马、狗和牛一起工作，把沙漠变成沙漠

better place." The Genie was gone in another terrible, twisting, twirling cloud of dust. And that is how the Camel got his hump (which is what we call it instead of Humph!).

更好的地方。”精灵消失在另一团可怕的、扭曲的、旋转的尘埃中。 骆驼就是这样长出驼峰的（我们用驼峰来代替Humph!）