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The dromedary is a type of camel kept ___1___
desert people. It is not an easy animal to handle. It never
becomes friends ___2___ its
master or anybody else. Every night, these animals have to be
pushed ___3___ to their
knees and tied ___4___
tightly. The dromedary is strong. It can easily throw ___5___
all it is carrying and gallop madly ___6___.
To lead these animals, the nomads use long reins. These reins
are tied ___7___ an iron
ring. The iron ring is pushed ___8___
the nostril of the animal.
Dromedaries can live ___9___
thorny plants, leaves, twigs and dried grasses that other
animals cannot eat. They keep stores of fat ___10___
the humps on their backs. Their bodies can use these stores of
fat ___11___ bad times, when
there is no food. They can make water ___12___
these stores, too. Dromedaries are able to go ___13___
food and water ___14___ many
days. Hence, they are extremely useful for journeys ___15___
the desert. |
