But from that day on , the grating in his throat , which he could neither cough up nor swallow down , prevented him eating anything except very , very small fish ; and that is the reason why whales nowadays never eat men or boys or little girls . The small ` Stute Fish went and hid himself in the mud under the Door-sills of the Equator . He was afraid that the Whale might be angry with him . The Sailor took the jack-knife home . He was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle . The suspenders were left behind , you see , to tie the grating with ; and that is the end of that tale . WHEN the cabin port-holes are dark and green Because of the seas outside ; When the ship goes wop -LRB- with a wiggle between -RRB- And the steward falls into the soup-tureen , And the trunks begin to slide ; When Nursey lies on the floor in a heap , And Mummy tells you to let her sleep , And you are n't waked or washed or dressed , Why , then you will know -LRB- if you have n't guessed -RRB- You 're ` Fifty North and Forty West ! ' HOW THE CAMEL GOT HIS HUMP NOW this is the next tale , and it tells how the Camel got his big hump . In the beginning of years , when the world was so new and all , and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man , there was a Camel , and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work ; and besides , he was a Howler himself . So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles , most ` scruciating idle ; and when anybody spoke to him he said ` Humph ! ' Just ` Humph ! ' and no more . Presently the Horse came to him on Monday morning , with a saddle on his back and a bit in his mouth , and said , ` Camel , O Camel , come out and trot like the rest of us . ' ` Humph ! ' said the Camel ; and the Horse went away and told the Man . Presently the Dog came to him , with a stick in his mouth , and said , ` Camel , O Camel , come and fetch and carry like the rest of us . ' ` Humph ! ' said the Camel ; and the Dog went away and told the Man . Presently the Ox came to him , with the yoke on his neck and said , ` Camel , O Camel , come and plough like the rest of us . ' ` Humph ! '
said the Camel ; and the XXXXX went away and told the Man .
Dog Fish Mummy Ox Whale jack-knife left shingle soup-tureen tamarisks