Birds without wings

I'm reading a book called Birds without wings by  Louis de Bernieres and I haven't got very far yet but I must say I found this part funny:

Veled gives a cigarette to his camel and explains:
"It's from always walking behind me. He got used to the smoke from my cigarettes, and then he got to like it, and now he won't do anything until I let him have a smoke first."

lol..!!

Anyway, I'll go back to reading now ^___^