The Lost Camel
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 5
Page count: 12
Author
Rudolfo
Anaya
Appeared in
My Land Sings: Stories From the Rio Grande
Story Summary
When young Adan hears that there is a reward for a camel lost by the U.S. Army he decides the reward will help support his mother and sets out to find someone who can teach him how to track animals. An unusual strangers tells him how to tell a honest from a dishonest man and in the end Adan gets the reward and a stepfather to boot.