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Once
an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he
stopped and1his tent, made a fire and had a simple
meal. When night fell, he2down to sleep.
He
had already fallen asleep when he felt a soft3on
his elbow. He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent.
The camel said," Would you please let me4my
head in the tent to get warm. It's so cold outside. I won't take up too much5."
The
Arab was a kind-hearted man. "All right, do as you6,"he
said. Then he turned on his side and back to sleep.
It
wasn't long7he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the
camel again. "Dear master," the camel said," my head is quite
warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind8I
keep it inside the tent, too?"
"No,
not at all," the man said. But this time he felt a bit9,
as the camel had such a long neck. No sooner had he closed his eyes10he
got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, "Will you please
allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little?"
The
Arab11over to one side of the tent. He made
himself as small as he could. It wasn't12comfortable,
and sleep was now out of the question.
Soon
after that the camel gave him a rough push and said, "The tent is too
small for the two of us.13, my two back legs are still left in the
cold. It is only14that you should leave the whole tent to
me."
And
with that，the camel15the
poor man out.
