Summer of the beautiful white horse

A story by William Saroyan, a part of CBSE Class XI English, nicely described through simple slides

1. Summer of the
Beautiful White Horse
By: William Saroyan
A PowerPoint presentation by: MrinalGhosh, PGT (English)

2. About the Author:
•William Saroyan was an Armenian-American novelist,
playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the
Academy Award for Best Story for the film adaptation of his
novel The Human Comedy.
•Born: 31 August 1908,Fresno, California, United States
•Died:18 May 1981,Fresno, California, United States

3. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
•Born: 31 August 1908,Fresno, California, United States
•Died:18 May 1981,Fresno, California, United States

4. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
“TheSummeroftheBeautifulWhiteHorse”isnarratedby
nine-year-oldAramGaroghlanian,amemberofan
Armeniancommunitylivingamongthelushfruitorchards
andvineyardsofCalifornia.OnemorningAramis
awakenedbeforedawnbyhisoldercousinMourad,who
everyonethinksiscrazy.

5. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
•AramisastonishedtoseethatMouradissittingona
beautifulwhitehorse.Aramhasalwayswantedtoridea
horse,buthisfamilyis
toopoortoaffordone.

6. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
•However, the Garoghlanianfamily is noted not only for its
poverty but also for its honesty, so it is unthinkable that
Mouradcould have stolen the horse.
•Nevertheless, Aram asks Mouradif he has stolen the horse,
and Mouradinvites him to
jump out the window if he
wants to go for a ride.

7. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
•Now Aram is sure that Mouradhas stolen the horse, but he
jumps up behind Mourad, and the two of them begin to ride
out of the little town in which they live.
•As they ride, Mouradbegins to sing.

8. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
Whentheyreachtheopencountry,Aramwantstoridethe
horsebyhimself,butMouradremindshimthatitisupto
thehorse.Mouradcanridebecause,hesays,“Ihavea
waywithahorse.”WhenAramtriestoridethehorse,he
cannotcontroltheanimal,anditthrowshim.Thetwoboys
findtherunawayhorse,hidehiminanabandonedbarn,
andgohome.

9. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
Thatafternoon,UncleKhosrovecomestoAram’shouseto
smokecigarettesanddrinkcoffee.JohnByro,anAssyrian
farmer,alsocomesbyforavisitandcomplainsthathis
whitehorsewasstolenlastmonth.UncleKhosroveroars,
“Paynoattentiontoit.”JohnByrosaysthathewalkedten
milestogettoAram’shouse,causingpainsinhislegs,and
UncleKhosroveagainbellowsthatheshouldpayno
attentiontoit.

10. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
JohnByropointsoutthathepaidsixtydollarsforthehorse,
andUncleKhosroveshouts,“Ispitonmoney.”JohnByro
stalksoutofthehouse.

11. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
AramrunstohiscousinMourad’shouseandfindshim
fixingthewingofahurtbird.Hiscousinhasawaywith
birds.AramexplainsthatJohnByrovisitedandthathe
wantshishorseback.HealsoremindsMouradthatMourad
hadpromisedtokeepthehorseuntilAramcouldlearnhow
toride.

12. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
MouradsaysthatitmighttakeayearforAramtolearnhow
toride,soAramsuggeststhattheykeepthehorsefora
year.Mouradroarsthatthehorsemustgobacktoitsowner
andthatnoGaroghlaniancouldeversteal.Hesaysthey
willkeepthehorseforonlyanothersixmonths.

13. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
Fortwoweeks,theboystakethehorseoutinthemornings
forrides,andeverymorningAramisthrown,buthenever
givesuphopethathewilllearntoridelikehiscousin.One
morningtheboysmeetJohnByroastheyareputtingthe
horseaway.Mouradexplainsthathewillhandlethe
situation,ashehasawaywithfarmers.JohnByroasksthe
nameofthehorse,andMouradtellshimthatitisMyHeart.

14. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
Thefarmersaysthathelooksexactlylikethehorsethat
wasstolenfromhimand,afterinspectingthehorse’steeth,
saysthattheboy’shorsecouldbehishorse’stwin.
Thenextmorning,theboysreturnthehorsetoJohnByro’s
barn.Thefarmer’sdogsdonotbotherthembecause
CousinMouradhasawaywithdogs.Hepresseshisnose
againstthehorse’snose,andtheboysleave.

15. Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
ThatafternoonJohnByroridesbyAram’shouseinhis
surreytoshowAram’smotherthehorsethathasbeen
returned.Hesaysthatthehorseisstrongerandbetter-
temperedthanever.UncleKhosroveshouts,“Yourhorse
hasbeenreturned.Paynoattentiontoit.”
The End