THE CAMEL'S NOSE
A PARABLE An Arab, who was living alone in his tent was surprised to hear footsteps coming over the sand straight, lor the door :1 -p < f his toi.t. lie was more surprised still to see the l'old ol" the tent door open and the nose of a camel come through. "Get out of here," said the Arab. The camel didn't move. '"It's so cold here on the outside/' it said. "Please just let me put my nose through the door so that I may be warmed a little." "Well sec that you conic no riuther," .said the Arab, and. went on with Ills work. When he turned to look again, the camel's head was right ami the camel was looking around n T m '"Didn't I tell you to come no further?" asked the Arab. "My head was cold/' said the camel "and I thought if vou wuiilo let my nose in you would not mini. my head." "Well, see that you come no further " said the Arab and went on with his> work. When he looked again the camel had put its front foot and its shoulder through the door. The man turned to get a slick but before he had time to use it, the camel walked
boldly nto the tent } and drove tlic Aral) out of his own home.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 75, 25 May 1945, Page 2
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226THE CAMEL'S NOSE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 75, 25 May 1945, Page 2
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