Class 11 English — Chapter 1: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

What you'll learn

• ▸The Garoghlanian Tribe's Identity and Values
• ▸Character Analysis of Aram and Mourad
• ▸The Moral Dilemma of the 'Stolen' Horse
• ▸Theme of Childhood Innocence and Adventure
• ▸Mourad's Special Connection with Animals
• ▸The Role of John Byro
• ▸The Climax and Resolution: Returning the Horse

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 11073CH01 I The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse William Saroyan This story is about two poor Armenian boys who belong to a tribe whose hallmarks are trust and honesty. ONE day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room. Aram, he said. I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window. I couldn't believe what I saw. It wasn't morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn't dreaming. My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse. I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes. Yes, he said in Armenian. It's a horse. You're not dreaming. Make it …

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Identify horse care basics. Get Solution →
2. Explain Armenian tribal history. Get Solution →
3. Compare honesty with necessity. Get Solution →
4. At what time in the morning did Mourad arrive at Aram's house? Get Solution →
5. What was the name of the tribe the two boys belonged to? Get Solution →
6. How old was the narrator, Aram, at the time of the story? Get Solution →
7. Who was sitting on the beautiful white horse when Aram looked out the window? Get Solution →
8. What were the two hallmarks of the Garoghlanian tribe mentioned in the story's introduction? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Horses can sleep standing up and even enter deep REM sleep that way.
• 💡 A horse's speed can exceed 40 miles per hour, faster than many cars on local streets.
• 💡 Horses have nearly 360-degree vision, helping them spot danger from all sides.
• 💡 The earliest evidence of horse riding dates back over 5,000 years ago.
• 💡 Horses are related to rhinos and tapirs, but are the only surviving odd-toed ungulates.

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