CLASS 11 English Summary

The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary In English


- The story revolves around two Armenian boys, Mourad and Aram, who are part of the Garoghlanian family known for their trust and honesty.

- Aram, the narrator, recalls the day when Mourad arrives at his house early in the morning on a stolen white horse.

- Aram hesitates to believe that Mourad stole the horse because he believes no member of their honest family would be a thief.

- They go for a ride on the horse, and Mourad displays his love for horses by singing and taking daring leaps.

- Mourad eventually allows Aram to ride alone, but the horse runs off and Aram falls.

- They search for the horse and hide it in a deserted vineyard belonging to farmer Fetvajian.

- Aram realizes that Mourad had been riding the horse for some time before that morning.

- Later, a farmer named John Byro visits Aram's house and shares that his white horse was stolen and still missing.

- Aram tells Mourad about John Byro's situation and suggests keeping the horse for themselves until Aram learns to ride.

- Mourad decides to return the horse to its rightful owner due to the family's reputation for honesty.

- Over two weeks, Mourad and Aram continue to ride the horse, but it behaves unruly and throws Aram off every morning.

- They encounter John Byro one morning, who suspects that their horse is his stolen horse. He examines the horse's teeth and is convinced it is the same horse.

- The boys return the horse to John Byro's vineyard and bid farewell to it.

- John Byro later comes to Aram's house to show Aram's mother the returned horse, but Aram's uncle dismisses it, emphasizing not to pay attention to it.