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THE SUMMER OF THE WHITE
BEAUTIFUL HORSE |
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The story revolves around the two poor Armenian boys; Mourad & Aram and a beautiful white horse. The boys stole a beautiful horse and kept him in a secret place. Their tribe was suffering from poverty but despite this, they were famous for their honesty. Both the boys took good care of the horse and loved him. They also enjoyed their riding for a long time. At the other side, John Byro, the real owner of the horse was very simple and kind hearted person. When he saw the horse with the boys, he looked into horse’s mouth and examined his teeth. John Byro recognized his horse but refuses to believe, because of their fame of honesty. After realizing their mistake, they returned the horse to his real owner. |
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Q1. What is nostalgia? Describe the nostalgic
beginning of the story? ANS-
Nostalgia is a feeling of sadness mixed with joy & affection. It is
remembrance of some old and sweet memories. In the beginning the narrator
remembers, when he was nine “The good old day”. At that time “the word was
full of every imaginable kind of magnificence. Q2. Describe the garoghlanian family. Why &
What were the members of the family proud of? ANS- The
garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing poverty. Even they found
it difficult to buy food for them. They were famous for their integrity &
honestly from the last eleventh centuries. They were proud of their honesty.
Stealing was unimaginable to them. Q3.Who had the crazy streak in the family &
who was the natural descendant of that streak in the tribe? ANS-
Aram`s cousin Mourad was considered the natural descendent of the crazy
streak in the tribe. He had a passion & crazy for horses & riding
before him was his uncle khosrone. He was a man of very furious temper who
could stop any body from talking by roaring. Q4. Compare & contrast the two cousins Aram
& Mourad? ANS-The
summer of the Beautiful white horse is the story of two poor Armenian boys.
They are cousins, Aram & Mourad. They belong to the same tribe and their
garoghlanian family is known for its integrity and honesty Aram is a foil to
Mourad. He is calm and quite. He suffers from a feeling of nostalgia. He
remembers the good old days which are delightful & dreamy. On the other
hand, Mourad is to be considered crazy by everybody except by him. Both the
cousins shared a common heritage they belong to the family which was living
in the most amazing poverty. But both of them did not have even enough money
to buy their food. But they were honest. They would not take advantage of
anybody in the world. Mourad had
a crazy streak in him. Aram had a different opinion of Mourad. He was not
dashing & dynamic like Mourad. Both of them had a passion for riding and
the difference was that Mourad had a wonderful understanding with horses.
Mourad was more daring but Aram was afraid to think if Mourad had really
stolen the horse. In the end they became conscience- stricken & returned
the stolen horse to its true owner. Q5. How can u say that boys were fond of horse
riding? ANS- Boys
stole the horse, which didn’t belong to them. They woke up early and dark in
the morning and ride the horse across the fields. Q6. How did John Byro recognize his horse? ANS- John
Byro was very attached to his horse and at a first glance he recognized his
horse. He also examined inner part of mouth and teeth of the horse. Q7. Describe the Mourad’s expression towards
horse, when he was leaving him. ANS-
Mourad loved the horse and at the time of separation, he put his arms around
the horse, pressed his nose into the horse’s nose, patted him and then went
away. Q8. Why was it difficult for Aram to believe the sight of his cousin
Mourad with the beautiful white horse?
Ans: When Aram looked through
the window, he saw his cousin Mourad with a beautiful white horse and it was
a sight which was very difficult for him to believe for two reasons: First, the
whole of the Garoghlanian family to which the two boys belonged were
extremely poor and therefore it was not possible for Mourad to buy that
horse. Secondly, in that case, it would mean that Mourad had stolen that
horse. But that was also not possible, because the Garoghlanian family was
also very much famous for their honesty and therefore Mourad could not steal
that horse either. Q9. Where had Mourad been
hiding the horse? Answer: Mourad had been hiding the horse in the barn of a
deserted vineyard which was owned by a farmer named Fetvajian. Q10.What did the farmer
John Byro tell the two boys when one day they accidentally met him with his
horse in their custody? Answer: The farmer examined the horse when one morning he found
it with the two boys and he told them that he could swear that the horse was his
very horse which had been stolen from him many weeks before if he did not
know about their parents. He added that the fame of their family for honesty
was very well known to him and therefore he liked to say that the horse could
be the twin of his stolen horse. Q11. What did John Byro
tell Aram’s mother and Uncle Khosrove when he got his horse back? Answer: After John Byro got his horse back mysteriously one day,
he came to Aram’s house and told Aram’s mother and Uncle Khosrove that he did
not know what to think about the whole matter. It was because the horse was
stronger that ever and was better tempered too and
therefore he thanked God. Q12. What were the two
things for which the Garoghlonian family was famous? Answer: The Garoghlonian family
was famous for the following two things: 1. Their poverty 2. Their honesty Q13. What points were put forward by Aram in defense of Mourad’s
act of stealing the horse? Answer: Aram argued to himself that stealing a horse for a ride
was not the same thing as stealing something else, such as money. And then he
went a little ahead by saying that if one was so much crazy about horses the
way Mourad and he himself were, it was not stealing at all. It would not
become stealing until they offered to sell the horse and he was sure that
last thing they would never be doing. Q14. Which excuses were
given by Aram to himself for taking a ride on the horse despite knowing fully
the truth about the theft of the horse by Mourad? Ans: Aram dismissed stealing a horse as much grave a crime as
stealing money. Secondly, he believed that if it was something like a horse
for which both he and his cousin were crazy then it couldn’t be stealing.
Additionally, it was not going to become stealing until they offered to sell
the horse. Q15. Why was Aram
unwilling to return the horse so soon? Ans: Aram was crazy for horse and he wanted to learn horse riding at all costs. The horse would not let him to ride over it and hence he was unwilling to return the horse at least till he would learn to ride it. |
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ENGLISH
XI –CHAPTERS HORNBILL |
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9- A PHOTOGRAPH |
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10- THE LABURNAM TOP |
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12- CHILDHOOD |
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13- FATHER TO SON |
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SNAPSHOTS |
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WRITING
SKILLS |
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6- CREATIVE WRITTING |
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GRAMMAR |
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ENGLISH
XII-CHAPTERS |
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PROSE SECTION |
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ENGLISH
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POETRY |
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SUPPLEMENTARY
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SUMMATIVE
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POETRY |
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LONG
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Q1. You will probably agree that this
story does not have breathless adventure & exciting action. Then what in
your opinion makes it interesting? ANS- The
thing of crazy streak family makes this story interesting. It is told that
they have been famous for the honesty from the last 11th century.
Uncle Khosrove repeats his phrase again & again i.e. “Pay no attention to
it. It`s no harm”. On the other hand Mourad makes a statement every time “I
have a way with horse or dogs”. Q2. Did the boys return the horse
because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid? ANS- The
boys returned the horse because they were conscience-stricken. When they came
to know real owner of horse, to keep alive the hallmark of trust &
honesty of their family & tribe, they returned the horse to john byre,
the owner of the horse. Q3.Why did the two boys
ultimately return the horse all of a sudden although they had planned to keep
it at least for six months? ANS- Although the two boys had planned to keep
the horse for at least six months, they returned it all of a sudden the
morning after they accidentally met the farmer John Byro from whom Mourad had
stolen the horse. The farmer examined the horse and told them that he could
swear that the horse was his very horse which had been stolen from him many
weeks before if he did not know about their parents. He added that the fame
of their family for honesty was very well known to him and therefore he liked
to say that the horse could be the twin of his stolen horse. What John Byro
told them served as an eye opener for the two boys especially Mourad and they
became conscious how precious and strong their family’s fame for honesty was
and therefore they did not want to tarnish that name and prestige and
immediately returned the horse. Q4. Mourad was the natural descendant
of the crazy streak of uncle Khosrove. Explain the statement giving instances
from the story, ‘The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse’. Ans: Uncle Khosrove was considered in the Garoghlanian tribe as
one of the craziest persons. It was also believed that the tribe that Mourad
was the natural descendant of the crazy streak in their tribe. Uncle Khosrove’s craziness was out of the world. He had the
largest moustache in the surrounding. His talk was not less than roaring,
which was but natural for him. Once when his son came running to tell him
about his house on fire, he simply said, ‘It is no harm; pay no attention to
it’. The barber who reminded him that it was his own house also got rebukes.
Khosrove also asked John Byro not to worry about the horse or the loss of
money or even for his paining legs and answered in the same way. Mourad was considered the natural descendant of this man though not a biological descendant mainly because of the crazy acts he was involved in. The act of stealing a horse because he was crazy about it is an example to prove the same. Like the punch line of uncle Khosrove i.e. ‘It is no harm; pay no attention to it’ Mourad used to say that he had a way with the things, animals and even people. Thus Mourad said that he had a way with the horse, with the dogs and with the farmers too. |
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SUPPLEMENTARY READER (MOMENTS) |
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ENGLISH X-
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SUMMATIVE
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POETRY |
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SUPPLEMENTARY
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SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT-II |
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POETRY |
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SUPPLEMENTARY
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