CHAPTER-

THESUMMEROFTHEBEAUTI
FULWHI
TE
HORSE

Questi
on1:Youwillpr
obablyagreethatt hi
s
stor
ydoesnothavebreat
hlessadv entureand
exci
ti
ngacti
on.Thenwhatiny ouropinion
makesiti
nter
esti
ng?
Answer
:
Thest ory‘TheSummeroft heBeaut i
fulWhite
Hor se’i
sat al
etoldfr
om t hev i
ewpointofa
nine-yearoldboy.Atthatage, i
maginationis
ri
chandonecanr omanticiseev eninsigni
fi
cant
actions.Tosuchaper sont hewor l
disf ul
lof
excellenceandgloryandl i
fei sdeli
ght f
ulanda
my steri
ousdream.Fort hey oungpoorboy ,a
ri
deonabeaut if
ulwhitehor seisadream
fulf
ill
ed.Hehadbeenal way slongingtor i
de
andhischer i
sheddr eam i
sr eal
isedwhenhi s
cousinMour adoffershim achancet or i
deon
horseback—fir
stwi t
hhi m andthenal one.
Ridi
ngt hestol
enhor seandhi di
ngi tsafel
yare
greatfeatsofadvent ur
eforthet woboy s.

Thought hestor yli

nei sthin,weeager l
yf ollow
thecour seofact i
ont akenbyt heboy stillthey
returnt hehor set oitsr i
ghtfulowner .Thest ory
prov i
desusapeepi ntochi ldpsy chology .For
boy swhoar ecrazyabouthor ses, st
eali
nga
horsef orar i
dei snotst ealing.Thought hey
enjoyt het hri
llofriding,theyar econsci ousof
theirf ami l
ypride.TheGar oghl anianfami lyis
wel l
-knownf orhonest yandt rust.Theywoul d
neitherst ealnort akeadv antageofany bodyi n
thewor ld.Anot herpoi ntofinterestis
char act erizati
on.Thedel ineationoft he
commont rai
tsofuncl eKhosr ov eandcousi n
Mour adi ssuper b.Thest oryal socont ains
manypur pl
epassagesfullofpi
ctor
ial
descri
pti
on.Al
ltheseheighteni
tsappealt
othe
reader
.
Questi
on2:Di
dtheboysretur
nt hehorse
becauset
heywereconsci
ence-str
ickenor
becauset
heywereafr
aid?
Answer
:
Thest orygivesnoi ndi cationt hatt heboy s
wer eafr
aidofany oneorany thing.Hencet he
returnofthehor sewasnotdi rect edbyf ear.
Secondly,theywer enotatal lconsci ence-
stri
cken.Theydi dnotf eelanypangsof
repentanceorr emor seatt heiract i
onof
steali
ngahor sesol elyfort hepur poseofr i
ding
i
t.Thenar ratormakesi tampl ycl earwhenhe
assertsthatst ealingahor sef orar idewasnot
thesamet hi
ngasst eali
ngsomet hi
ngel se,
suchasmoney .Forhi m, itwasn’ tsteal
ingat
allasheandMour adwer esocr azyabout
horses.Inhisopi nion, i
twoul dbecome
steal
ingonl
ywhentheyoff
eredtosel
lthe
horse,whi
chheknewtheywouldneverdo.
Thelastphr asegi v
esacl uet othei rment al
makeup.Mour adhadt hehor sef orov era
monthwhenf armerJohnBy r
ov i
sitedt he
narr
ator’
shouse.Theyr etainedi tfort wo
weeksmor e.Mour adout ri
ght lyrejectedt he
narr
ator’
ssuggest i
onofkeepi ngt hehor seany
l
onger.Itwashi sf ami l
ypr i
det hatwoul dnot
l
ethim steal.Hedeci dedt hatt hehor semust
gobackt oi t
st rueowner .Themeet i
ngwi th
JohnBy ropr ovedconcl usi ve.Hepr aisedt heir
famil
yforitshonest y.Het r
ust edt heboy sas
heknewt hei rpar ents.Hencei nor dert o
upholdthef ami lytraditionandr eput ation,the
boysreturnedt hehor set oi tsright f
ulowner .
Questi
on3:“Onedaybackthereint
hegood
olddayswhenIwasnineandt heworl
dwas
ful
lofever
yimaginabl
eki
ndofmagni f
icence,
andli
fewasstil
ladeli
ght
fulandmysteri
ous
dream……. .
”.Thestorybeginsi
namoodof
nostalgi
a.Canyounar rat
esomeincidentfr
om
yourchil
dhoodt hatmightmakeaninterest
ing
story
?
Answer
:
Ihadj ustcompl etedmypr i
maryeducat ion
whenIv i
sit
edmyuncl e.Hewasaf orestranger
i
nDehr adun.I
nt hoseday sther
ewasat hick
forestinthevicini
t yofthecityandal lsortsof
wi l
danimalspr owl edthere.Unclehadadv ised
usnott oentert hedeepf orest,butforbidden
fruiti
ssweet ;
Mycousi nVarun,acoupl eofhi s
fri
endsandIdeci dedt oexplorethesout her n
range.Wehadt heki tsofscoutsandwer ef ul
ly
prepared.

Inourboyi
shenthusi
asm,wewentdeepinto
thej
ungleandreachedagorge.Wewere
amazedtoseeal i
onesswit
hhercubs.Oneof
us, perhaps, Mohitclickedhiscamer a.The
fl
ashl i
ghtscar edthel ionessandsher oared
andl eaped.For tunatelytherewasabi gditch
andshef el
lintoit
.Meanwhi l
e,welitour
torches, coll
ecteddr yleavesandt wigsandset
them onf ir
e.Moment aril
y,wegotr espitefrom
ourat t
acker s.Thenwet hr
ewsomegr een
l
eav esonf ir
et ogivesmokesi gnal
.Apat r
ol
partynot iceditandr escuedus.Ishudder
whenev erIthinkofthi sadventurewhenwe
wer ecloset odeat h.
Quest i
on4:Thest oryr ev
olvesaround
characterswhobel ongt otri
beinArmenia.
Mour adandAr am ar emember softhe
Garoghlanianfami ly.Nowl ocateArmeniaand
Assyriaont heatlasandpr epareawrit
e-upon
theGar oghlani
ant ribes.Youmaywr i
teabout
people,theirnames, tr
ait
s,geographi
caland
economi cfeaturesassuggest edinthestor
y.
Answer
:
TheGar
oghl
ani
anTr
ibes

TheGar oghlanianf ami l

ywasanAr meni an
tr
ibe.El evencent ur iesagoi twast he
wealthiestf amilyint hatpartofthewor ld.
Howev er,nowev erybr anchoft he
Garoghl aniantribewasl i
vinginthemost
amazi ngandcomi calpov ertyi
nthewor l
d.
Thesepoorpeopl ehadnomoney .Nobody
couldunder st
andwher etheyevergotmoney
enought okeept hem wi t
hf oodintheirbell
ies.
TheGar oghlaniant r i
beswer ef
amousf ortheir
honest y.

Ithadbeent hehal
lmar
koft hetr
ibeformany
centuri
es.Theywereproudoftheirf
amily
.
Honest ycamenextandthentheybeli
evedin
rightandwrong.Noneofthem wouldtake
adv antageofany bodyi nthewor ld.No
memberoft heGar oghl ani
anfami l
ycoul dbea
thi
ef .Theel der sfeltpainedtor emembert hat
theyhadl ostt heirhomel and.Thesepeopl e
shiftedtheirr esidencef rom onepl acet othe
other .Thenar r
atorsay s,“Thaty earwel ivedat
theedgeoft het own, onWal nutAv enue.”They
l
ov edcount r
y sidehav ingv i
neyards, orchards,
oli
vesandWal nuts.Thenamesoft hepeopl e
aresemi -Arabi c:Mour ad,Aram, Khosroveet c.

Shor
tAnswerTy
peQuest
ions

Quest
ion1:“
Icouldn’
tbel
iev
ewhatIsaw,”
sayst
henarr
ator.Whatwassounbel
iev
able?
Why?
Answer
:
Thenarr
atorsawhiscousinMouradsit
ti
ngon
abeauti
fulwhi
tehorse.I
twasunbeli
evabl
e,f
or
theybel
ongedtopoorfamili
esandbuyi
ng
suchabeaut
if
ulhor
sewasbey
ondt
hei
rmeans.
Questi
on2:Whattwocharact
er-
trai
tsof
Mouradarehi
ntedatbythenarr
atorint
he
i
nit
ialpar
toft
hestory
?
Answer
:
Mouradwasconsi deredcrazybyeverybody
whoknewhi m exceptthenarrat
or.Hewas
qui
tecrazyabouthorses.Secondly,heenjoy
ed
bei
ngalivemorethanany bodyelse.
Quest
ion3:“Thiswast hepar
tthatwoul
dn’
t
permi
tmet obeliev
ewhatIsaw. ”What‘
par
t’
doest
henarratorhintat?
Answer
:
Thenarratorr
eferstot hei
rpovert
y.Theyhad
nomoney .Theylivedinextremepov er
tyandit
wasdiffi
cultt
ounder standhowt heygotfood
tosati
sfythei
rhunger .Hefrankl
yadmi tst
hat
ever
ybranchoft heGar oghlani
anfamilywas
l
ivi
nginthemostamazi ngandcomicalpover
ty
i
nthewor
ld.
Questi
on4:Whattr
ait
softheGaroghl
ani
an
fami
lyarehi
ghl
ight
edint
hisstor
y?
Answer
:
TheGar oghlanianfami l
ythoughnowpoor ,
werefamousf ortheirhonestyevenwhent hey
wereweal thy.Theywer eproudoft hei
rfamily
fi
rst
,honestnextandaf terthatt
heybel i
evedin
ri
ghtandwr ong.Noneoft hem woul dtake
advantageofany bodyi ntheworld.Theywoul d
notsteal.Nomemberoft heGaroghlanian
famil
ycoul dbeat hief.
Questi
on5:Howdidthenarr
atorr
eacton
seei
ngthehorseandMourad?
Answer
:
Thehor sewasmagnifi
centtolookat,gaveout
alovelysmellandi
tsbreathi
ngwasqui t
e
exci
ting.Yethecoul
dn’tbeli
evethatt
hehorse
hadany thi
ngtodowithMour ad,
becausehe
coul
dn’
thav
eboughti
t.
Quest
ion6:Whatconfli
cti
ngt
hought
spassed
thr
oughthenarr
ator’
smindonseei
ngMourad
onabeauti
fulwhit
ehorseear
lyonemor
ning?
Answer
:
Thenarratorwassur pr
ised.Heknewt hathi
s
cousinMour adcouldn’
thav eboughtt
hehorse.
Sincehecoul dn’
thaveboughti t
,hemusthave
stoleni
t.Howev er,
familypridecameinthe
way .Herefusedtobeli
ev ethathehadstol
enit
.

Questi
on7:Whatf
eeli
ngsdi
dthesightof
cousi
nMouradandthehor
searouseinthe
narr
ator
?
Answer
:
Thenar
ratorst
aredfi
rstathiscousi
nandt hen
att
hehorse.Therewasapi oussti
ll
nessand
humouri
neachoft hem.Hewasdel ight
edas
wel
lasf
ri
ght
ened.
Question8:“I
twast r
ue,then.Hehadst ol
en
thehorse.Therewasnoquest ionaboutit.He
hadcomet oinv i
temetor i
deornot,asI
chose.”Howdi dthenarr
atorconvi
ncehi msel
f
toenjoyahorseridewit
hcousinMour ad?
Answer
:
Itseemedt ohimt hatsteal i
ngahor sefora
ridewasnott hesamet hingasst eali
ng
somet hi
ngelse, suchasmoney .Sinceheand
Mour adwerequi tecrazyabouthor ses,it
wasn’tsteal
ing.Heconv incedhimselfwiththe
thoughtthatitwoul dbecomest ealingonly
whent heyofferedtosel lit
.
Questi
on9:Giveexamplestoshowwhycousi
n
Mouradwasconsideredoneofthecr
azi
est
member soft
henarrator
’sf
amily?
Answer
:
Cousi
nMour
adhadacr
azyst
reak.Hewas
qui
tecrazyabouthorses.Hekeptthestolen
whit
ehorsef oraboutsi
xweeks,rodeit
,loved
i
t,f
editwellandhiditinadeser
tedy ar
d.When
hesangintheopencount r
ysi
de,itseemedas
i
fhewer eroari
ng.
Questi
on10:Whydoest henarr
atormenti
on
uncleKhosr
ove?Whichcharact
erist
icf
eat
ures
ofthemanar ehi
ghl
ight
ed?
Answer
:
CousinMour adseemedt oinheri
tthecrazy
streakofuncleKhosr ove.Hewasabi gman
withapower fulheadofbl ackhairandvery
l
argemoust ache.Hewasqui tefuriousin
temper,ver
yi r
rit
ableandi mpati
ent.Hewoul d
stopanyonef rom taki
ngbyr oari
nghi spet
phrase,“
Iti
snohar m; paynoattentiontoit
”.
Questi
on11:Giv
eanexampl etoil
lust
rat
ehow
uncl
eKhosrove’
simpat
iencesomet i
mes
workedtohi
sowndisadvantage?
Answer
:
OnceuncleKhosr ovewasget t
inghis
moustachet r
immedi nabar ber’sshop.
Suddenlythei
rhousewasonf i
re.Hisownson
Arakraneightblockstot hebarber’sshopto
i
nform him.Khosrovegoti mpat i
entandroared
athisson.Whent hebar berremindedhimt hat
hi
shousewasonf i
re,
Khosr over oaredathim
andstoppedhi mfrom talki
ng.
Quest
ion12:“Thedistr
ibut
ionofthevar
ious
ki
ndsofspiri
tofourtri
behadbeenf r
om the
begi
nningcapri
ciousandvagrant
.”El
uci
date.
Answer
:
TheGar oghlanianfamil
yhadacr azyst r
eak.
Mour adwasconsi deredthenatural
descendantofuncl eKhosroveasf arasthe
crazystreakwasconcer ned.Mour ad’
sfather
,
Zorabwaspr acti
calandnothingelse.But
Mour adwashi ssononl yi
nf l
esh;inspir
it,
he
wassi
mil
art
ouncl
eKhosr
ove.
Questi
on13:Gi
veabr
iefaccountofMour
ad’
s
j
oyride.
Answer
:
Mour adki ckedhi sheelsi nt
othehorseand
shout ed,“Vazir
er un!”Thehor sestoodoni ts
hindlegs, snorted,andr anforwardatfull
speed.Mour adr acedt hehorseacrossaf iel
d
ofdr ygrasst oani rri
gationdit
ch.Hecr ossed
thedi tchont hehor se.Whenher eturnedfive
mi nuteslaterhewasdr i
ppingwet.
Quest
ion14:Howdi
dAr
am,
thenar
rat
or,
far
e
i
nhissolori
de?
Answer
:
Aram leapedtothebackofthehor se,butitdi
d
notmov e.Thenhekickedint
ot hemuscl esof
thehorse.Itr
earedandsnorted.Theni tbegan
torun.Aram didnotknowhowt ori
de.The
horserandownt heroadtoav iney
ar d.It
l
eapedov
ersev
env
ines,
thr
ewt
her
iderand
r
anaway.
Questi
on15:“We’l
leit
hert akehi
m backorhi
de
hi
m unti
ltomorrowmor ning”.Whi
chcourseof
act
iondidthespeakertakeandwhy ?
Answer
:
Mour adtookthelat
teropti
on.Hehidthehor
se
i
nt hebam ofadeser tedv
ineyar
dwhichatone
ti
mehadbeent heprideoffar
mernamed
Fetvaji
an.Thereweresomeoat sanddry
al
falfainthebam.SoMour addidnotseem
wor r
iedaboutthehorse.
Quest
ion16:
“
Ihav
eanunder
standi
ngwi
thahor
se.
”
“
Hor
sesunder
standme.
”
“
Ihav
eawaywi
thahor
se.”
Howdoy outhi
nk,hadMouraddev
elopedan
under
standi
ngwit
ht hehor
seandwhatwas
t
her
esul
t?
Answer
:
Mour adhadbeenqui tet enderandaf fectionate
towardst hehor se.Hewoul dputhisar ms
aroundi t
,pr esshi snosei ntothehor se’snose
andpati t.Itwasnoteasyt otamesomeone
else’
shor seandgeti ttobehav enicely.Atf i
rst
,
i
twant edt or unwi ld.Gr aduall
y ,Mour adwas
abletocont rolthehor seanddowhathe
wanted.Ev enJohnBy ro, t
herightf
ulowner ,
admittedt hatt hehor sehadbecomebet t
er-
temper edandst r
ongert hanev er
.
Questi
on17:Contr
astt
hetwov i
sit
orst
o
narr
ator’
shousewhovi
sit
edthem one
aft
ernoon.
Answer
:
UncleKhosrov
ewasi rri
tabl
e,i
mpatientand
fur
iousintemper.Hestoppedanyonef r
om
tal
kingbyroar
ing:“I
t’
snohar m;payno
att
enti
ontoit
”.Far
merJohnByrowasalonel
y
Assyri
an.Hewassadatthel
ossofhishor
se
andtheusel
essnessofhi
ssur
reywit
houta
horse.
Questi
on18:Howdiduncl eKhosr
overeactt
o
JohnBy r
o’scompl
aintaboutt
hestealofhi
s
horse?
Answer
:
JohnBy rowassadt hathiswhitehorsehad
beenstolenlastmonthandi twasmi ssing
eventhen.Insteadofshowinganysy mpathy,
uncleKhosrovebecamev er
yirr
itat
edand
shouted:“I
t’
snohar m.Whati sthelossofa
horse?…Whati sthi
scryingoverahor se?”

Quest
ion19:Whatargumentsdi
df ar
merJohn
Byr
oadvancetoprovetheusef
ulnessofa
hor
setoacountrydwell
er?
Answer
:
Fi
rst,hi
ssurreywasnogoodwi thoutahor se.
Second,hehadt owalktenmil
estogett here
andhislef
tlegpainedhim.Thi
rdly,
thathor se
hadcosthim sixt
ydoll
ars.Aci
tydwellerli
ke
Khosrovemaynotr eal
isethei
mpor t
anceofa
horse.
Questi
on20:Whydi df
armerJohnByr
ostal
k
outofthehouse,
slammingthescr
eendoor
?
Answer
:
FarmerJohnBy rov i
sit
edt henar r
ator’
shouse.
Hewashomesi ck,sadandl onely.Hishor se
hadbeenst olenf oroveramont h.Insteadof
showinganysy mpat hyorconcer nforhi sloss,
uncleKhosr overepeatedhi scatchwor d:“It’
s
nohar m.Paynoat tenti
ont oit”
.WhenJohn
Byrotalkedaboutt hecostofhor se,uncle
Khosrov ecomment ed:“Ispitonmoney .”This
wast oomuchf orJohnBy rotobearandsohe
l
eftthehousei ndi sgust.
Questi
on21:Howdi
dMouradhelpthe
woundedRobint
ofl
y?Whatdoesthisi
nci
dent
i
ndicat
e?
Answer :Thenarratornoti
cedMour adtryingto
curethehintwingofay oungrobinwhi chcoul d
notfly.Hewast alkingtothebird.After
somet ime,hethrewt hebirdi
ntot heair.The
bir
dt r
iedhardandal mostfel
ltwice.Howev er
,
atlastitfl
ewaway ,hi
ghandst r
aight.This
i
ncidentshowst hati nspi
teofhav ingacr azy
str
eak, Mouradwaski ndatheartandgent l
e
towardsGod’ screatures.
Quest
ion22:Whatrequestdi
dthenarr
ator
maketohiscousi
nMour adaboutt
hehorse?
Howdidhereactt
oi t
?Whatdoesthisreveal
?
Answer
:
Thenarr
atorrequest
edhiscousi
nMouradnot
tor
etur
nt hehorsetofar
merJohnByroti
llhe
l
earntt
oride.Mouradobserv
edthati
tmight
takehi
m ay ear.Thenarr
atorsuggestedt o
keepthehorsef orayear
.Mour adshoutedt hat
hewasi nci
ti
nghi mtosteal
.Hedecl aredthat
thehorsemustgobackt oitstrueowner .This
showshi shonestyandsenseoff amil
ypr i
de.

Quest
ion23:Whatdidf
armerJohnByr
o
obser
veafterst
udy
ingthehor
sethet
woboy
s
hadwitht
hem?
Answer
:
Thefar
merst udiedt
hehor seeagerlyand
askedi
tsname.Mour adsaidthatt
heycal l
edit
“MyHeart’
.JohnBy r
oappr eci
ateditasal ovel
y
nameforalov el
yhorse.Hewasr eadyt o
swearthati
twast hehorsethatwasst olen
hum hi
m manyweeksago.
Quest
ion24:“Asuspi
ciousmanwoul
dbeli
eve
hi
seyesinsteadofhi
sheart
.”I
nwhatcont
ext
wasthisobserv
ati
onmadeandbywhom?
Answer
:
Thisobservati
onwasmadebyf ar
merJohn
Byroafterl
ookingi ntothemout hoft hehorse.
Itmatchedhishor set oothfortooth.Hewoul d
haveclaimeditashi sownhor seifhehadnot
knownt hei
rpar entsort hefameoft hei
rfamily
forhonesty.Ther esembl ancewassost ri
king
thathecall
edi tthetwi nofhishorse.
Quest
ion25:Whatdoyouthink,
inducedt
he
boyst
or et
urnt
hehorset
oi t
sowner ?
Answer
:
Theboy swer eimpressedbyJohnBy r
o’s
atti
tudet owar dstheirparentsandf amily.He
knewt heirparentsv er
ywel landsobel i
ev ed
what evert heboy ssaid.Secondly,thefameof
thei
rf ami l
yf orhonestywaswel l
-knownt ohim.
Theboy sr et
ur nedthehorset ohimf orthe
sakeoff amilypr i
deanddi gnity
.

LongAnswerTy
peQuest
ions
Quest
ion1:Nar
ratet
hestory‘
TheSummerof
t
heBeauti
fulWhit
eHorse’i
nyourownwor
ds.
Answer
:
Onesummermor ningnarr
ator’scousin
Mour adcamet ohi shouseatfouri nthe
mor ni
ngandwokehi m upbyt appingont he
windowofhi sroom.Thenar ratorwas
surpri
sedtoseeMour adsitt
ingonabeaut if
ul
whitehorse.Mour adaskedhi mt obequi ckif
hewant edtori
de.Thenar rator,Aram, l
onged
torideandjumpeddownt ot hey ar
df r
om the
windowandl eapedupont ot hehor sebehind
hiscousinMour ad.

SincetheseArmeni anfamili
eswerequitepoor,
Aram concludedt hatMouradmusthav estolen
thehorse.Theyr odeandMour adsang.Then
Mour adhadaj oyr i
dealone.I
tseamedhehad
awaywi thahor se, f
orwhenAr am t
ri
edtor i
de
al
one, thehorsethr
ewhi m offandr anaway .
Sinceitwasbr oaddayl
ight,Mouradhi dt he
horsei ntheham ofadesertedv i
ney ard.That
afternoon,far
merJohnBy rov i
sit
edt he
narrator’
shouseandrelatedhisplight.Hi s
whi t
ehor sehadbeenmi ssi
ngf orov eramont h.

Uncl eKhosr ovesilencedhi m wi t

hhi sroaring
commands.Ar am r eportedev eryt
hingt o
Mour adandr equest edhimt okeept hehor se
ti
llhel earnttori
de.Mour addi dnotagr ee.A
chancemeet i
ngwi thf ar
merJohnBy roaf t
era
fortnightfir
meduphi sdecision.JohnBy rohad
beli
ev edt heboyssi nceheknewt heirfathers
andwasf ull
yawar eoft hef ameoft heirfamily
forhonest y
.Mour adr eturnedt hehor setoits
ownert hennextmor ning.

Quest
ion2:Rel
atesomeoft
hehumor
ous
i
ncident
sint
hestor
y.Whi
chi
nci
dentdoy
ou
f
indthemostamusi
ngandwhy?
Answer
:
Thei nci
dent srelatedtouncl eKhosrov eare
quiteamusi ng.Ther epeti
tionofhispet
catchwor d:“I
tisnohar m; paynoat t
entionto
i
t”causeshumourwhenev eriti
susedi nan
i
ncongr uouscont ext.Forexample,hisownson
Arakr aneightblockst othebarbershopwher e
Khosr ovewashav i
nghi smoustachet ri
mmed
tot el
lhi
mt hattheirhousewasonf i
re.This
wasaser iousmat t
er.Insteadofleavingthe
place,her oared:“Iti
snohar m;payno
attenti
ont oit.
”

Whent hebar berexpl

ainedthathi
ssonwas
sayi
ngt hathishousewasonf i
re,
Khosrove
si
lencedhim byr oari
ng:“I
tisnoharm”.Atthe
endoft hestory,uncl
eKhosr ov
eagainbecame
i
rri
tatedandshout edatf armerJohnBy rotobe
quiet.Hesaid,“Yourhor sehasbeenr eturned.
Paynoat tenti
ont oi
t.”Thei ncongr
uit
yis
obvious.Themostamusi ngi nci
denti
st he
conversati
onbet weenf ar merJohnBy roand
uncleKhosr ov
ewhent hef armersi
ghedsadly
andbewai ledthestealt
hofhi shorse.

UncleKhosr over emarked, “I

tisnohar m.What
i
sthel ossofahor se?Whati sthiscr yingover
ahorse? ”JohnBy r
ot r
iedtoexpl aint hathis
surr
eywasusel esswi thoutahor se.Patcame
Khosrov e’scatchwar d“ Paynoat tentiontoit
.”
Thisphr asei srepeatedwhent hef armer
complainedt hathisleftleghur thim.When
JohnBy r osaidt hatthehor sehadcosthi m
si
xtydol lars,Khosrov eremar ked, “Ispiton
money .”Thei ncidentendsasJohnBy r
o
walkedoutangr ilyslammi ngt hescr eendoor .
Quest
ion3:Whati
mpr
essi
ondoy
ouf
orm of
cousi
nMour
ad?
Answer
:
Mour adisay oungboyoft hir
teen.Hebel ongs
totheGar oghlanianf amil
yofAr menia.Their
wholet r
ibewaspov ert
ystri
cken.Inspi t
eof
abjectpov ert
y,theirfamil
ywasf amousf or
honesty.Mour adwasqui t
eadv ent
ur ousand
hadacr azyst reakinhim.Heenj oyedbeing
ali
vemor et hanany bodyelse.Mour adloved
horseriding.Hehadawaywi t
hahor se.He
hadt amedt hehor sebyhi saffecti
onat e
behav i
ourandnowt hehorsewasnol onger
wil
d.

ItobeyedMouradfait
hfull
y.Hisloveforthe
horseisevi
denti
nt helastscene.Whilepart
ing,
heputhisarmsaroundt hehorse,pressedhis
noseintot
hehorse’snoseandpat tedit.He
alsohadawaywi t
hdogs.ThedogsofJohn
Byrofoll
owedt hem ar oundwi thoutmaki nga
sound.Hewaski nd.Het reateday oungr obi
n
whichhadhur titswing.Hewaswor ldl
y-wise
andknewhowt otalktofar mers.Thoughhe
l
ov edhorse-
ri
dinghewasav er
seofkeepi ng
thehorseforal ongt i
me.Hei spr oudofhi s
familywhichi
swel lknownf ort heirhonesty
andt r
ust.I
nshor t,
hei sal ovablechap.

Quest
ion4:Commentont
her
oleofAr
am,
the
nar
rat
or,i
nthest
ory
.
Answer
:
Aram playsani mportantroleinthest ory
.
Besidesbeingt henar rat
or,hei salsoa
comment at
or .Henotonl ynar rat
est hevari
ous
adventures,incidentsandact ions,butalso
providesusef ulinf
ormat i
onr egardingthemain
charactersandt heirbehaviour.Infact,heis
thefulcrum onwhi cht hewhol estor yr
ests.He
gi
vesagr aphicdescri
pti
onoft
he
Garoghl
aniantri
be,it
smembers,t
hei
rtr
ait
s
andeconomi cfeat
ures.

Mom- ad’sf atherZor abi sdescr ibedasa

practi
calper son, wher easMour adanduncl e
Khosrov erepr esentthecr azyst r
eaki nt he
tri
be.Abjectpov ert
yoft hef ami l
ydoesnot
dimini
shhi spr i
deinhi sf ami l
ywhi chis
famousf orhonest y.Hesay s, “
Nomemberof
theGar oghlanianf ami lycoul dbeat hief .”He
makesaf inedi sti
nctionbet weenst ealinga
horseforar i
deandst eal i
ngahor set osel lit
off.Hegi v
esaf i
nedescr i
ptionoft hehor se
ri
deandcount rysidewi t
hi t
sv ineyards,
orchards,irri
gat i
ondi t
chesandcount ryr oads.
Quest
ion5:Compar
eandcontr
astuncl
e
Khosr
oveandcousi
nMourad.
Answer
:
UncleKhosr oveandcousi nMour adhav eone
veryimportantpointincommon—t heir
crazi
ness.Mour adwasconsi deredthenatural
descendantofuncl eKhosr oveinthisrespect.
Thesecondsi milari
tyistheirdominating
nature.Bothusepetwor dsandphr asesand
roaraloudtoquietenthehear er.Whileuncle
Khosr ov
esay s,“
Itisnohar m; paynoat t
enti
on
toit,
”Mour adboasts,“Ihav eawaywi th
horses/dogs/far
mer s.”

Khosr oveshout sathi ssonAr ak,t

hebar ber
andf armerJohnBy ro.Thenar rat
orisapat ient
l
istenertoMour ad’sassert
ions.Thedi f
fer
ence
l
iesi ntheiragegr oupsandphy si
calbuildup.
Uncl eKhosr ov
e, ami ddl
eagedper sonisan
enor mousmanwi thapower fulheadofbl ack
hairandv erylargemoust ache.Mour adisan
athleti
cy oungchapoft hi
rt
een.Khosr oveis
i
rrit
able,impatientandf uri
ousi ntemper .
Mour
adi
sreasonabl
einconv
ersat
ion.