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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Ch-10: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
'The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse' by William Saroyan is a heartwarming short story about two poor Armenian boys who 'borrow' a beautiful white horse without permission, exploring themes of honesty, family honour, and tempting adventure.
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Important Questions and Answers
Q1: How does Mourad obtain the beautiful white horse at the start of the story?
Answer: Mourad, known among his family for his particular skill and love of animals, takes a beautiful white horse belonging to a farmer named John Byro without permission or payment, and brings it early one morning to show his younger cousin, the narrator Aram.
Q2: What moral dilemma does the narrator, Aram, initially face?
Answer: Aram faces a moral dilemma between his excitement and desire to ride the beautiful horse and his awareness that taking someone else's property without permission is essentially a form of theft, which conflicts with the strong values of honesty his poor but proud family has always upheld.
Q3: What is unique about the Garoghlanian family's reputation, despite their poverty?
Answer: Despite being extremely poor, the Garoghlanian family is renowned throughout the region for their unwavering honesty and integrity; they are known never to cheat or steal from anyone, a reputation of moral wealth that they value highly despite their material poverty.
Q4: How does the story resolve regarding the horse's return to its owner, John Byro?
Answer: After keeping and enjoying the horse secretly for several months, Mourad and Aram eventually return it quietly to John Byro's barn, and interestingly, Byro himself comments that the horse looks remarkably similar to the one he had lost, though the boys manage to convince him it must simply be a similar-looking horse.
Q5: What is the central theme of 'The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse'?
Answer: The central theme explores the tension between innocent childhood adventure/temptation and deeply ingrained moral values of honesty, ultimately suggesting that even a small, impulsive lapse can be quietly corrected, preserving the family's honour and the boys' own conscience.
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