1) The story follows nine-year-old Aram who is awakened by his cousin Mourad sitting on a beautiful white horse. Aram assumes the horse was stolen but Mourad insists on taking him for a ride. 2) When trying to ride the horse himself, Aram is thrown off. The boys later hide the horse and it is revealed the horse belongs to a local farmer, John Byro, who had it stolen months ago. 3) Mourad promises to return the horse to John Byro in six months, using his ability to handle animals and people. After two weeks of rides, Mourad returns the horse, with John Byro pleased to have it back.

1. Summer of the
Beautiful White Horse
By: William Saroyan
APowerPointpresentationby: TanmayRajpal
Class-11th
English
UniversalPublicSchool

2. About the Author:
• William SaroyanwasanArmenian-Americannovelist,
playwright, andshortstorywriter. Hewasawardedthe
Pulitzer Prizefor Dramain 1940,andin 1943wonthe
AcademyAwardfor BestStoryfor thefilm adaptation of his
novelTheHumanComedy.
• Born: 31August1908,Fresno,California, UnitedStates
• Died:18May1981,Fresno,California, United States

3. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
• Born: 31August1908,Fresno,California, UnitedStates
• Died:18May1981,Fresno,California, United States

4. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
“The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse” is narrated by
nine-year-old Aram Garoghlanian, a member of an
Armenian community living among the lush fruit orchards
and vineyards of California. One morning Aram is
awakened before dawn by his older cousin Mourad, who
everyonethinksis crazy.

5. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
• Aram is astonished to see that Mourad is sitting on a
beautiful white horse. Aram has always wanted to ride a
horse,buthis family is
toopoorto affordone.

6. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
• However,theGaroghlanian familyis notednotonlyfor its
povertybutalsofor its honesty,soit is unthinkable that
Mouradcould havestolen thehorse.
• Nevertheless,AramasksMouradif hehasstolenthehorse,
andMouradinvites himto
jumpoutthewindowif he
wantsto gofor aride.

7. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
• N
o
w Aram is sure that Mourad has stolen the horse, but he
jumps up behind Mourad, and the two of them begin to
ride outofthelittle townin whichtheylive.
• Asthey ride,Mouradbeginsto sing.

8. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
When they reach the open country, Aram wants to ride the
horse by himself, but Mourad reminds him that it is up to
the horse. Mourad can ride because, he says, “I have a
way with a horse.” When Aram tries to ride the horse, he
cannot control the animal, and it throws him. The two boys
find the runaway horse, hide him in an abandoned
barn, andgohome.

9. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
That afternoon, Uncle Khosrove comes to Aram’s house to
smoke cigarettes and drink coffee. John Byro, an Assyrian
farmer, also comes by for a visit and complains that his
white horse was stolen last month. Uncle Khosrove roars,
“Pay no attention to it.” John Byro says that he walked ten
miles to get to Aram’s house, causing pains in his legs, and
Uncle Khosrove again bellows that he should pay no
attention to it.

10. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
John Byro points out that he paid sixty dollars for the horse,
and Uncle Khosrove shouts, “I spit on money.” John Byro
stalks outof thehouse.

11. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
Aram runs to his cousin Mourad’s house and finds him
fixing the wing of a hurt bird. His cousin has a way with
birds. Aram explains that John Byro visited and that he
wants his horse back. H
e also reminds Mourad that Mourad
had promised to keep the horse until Aram could learn how
toride.

12. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
Mourad says that it might take a year for Aramto learn how
to ride, so Aram suggests that they keep the horse for a
year. Mourad roars that the horse must go back to its owner
and that no Garoghlanian could ever steal. He says they
will keepthehorseforonlyanothersixmonths.

13. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
For two weeks, the boys take the horse out in the mornings
for rides, and every morning Aram is thrown, but he never
gives up hope that he will learn to ride like his cousin. One
morning the boys meet John Byro as they are putting the
horse away. Mourad explains that he will handle the
situation, as he has a way with farmers. John Byro asks the
nameof thehorse,andMouradtells himthatit is MyHeart.

14. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
The farmer says that he looks exactly like the horse that
was stolen from him and, after inspecting the horse’s teeth,
saysthat theboy’shorsecould behishorse’stwin.
The next morning, the boys return the horse to John Byro’s
barn. The farmer’s dogs do not bother them because
Cousin Mourad has a way with dogs. He presses his nose
againstthehorse’snose,andtheboysleave.

15. SummeroftheBeautiful WhiteHorse
That afternoon John Byro rides by Aram’s house in his
surrey to show Aram’s mother the horse that has been
returned. He says that the horse is stronger and better-
tempered than ever. Uncle Khosrove shouts, “Your horse
hasbeenreturned.Paynoattention to it.”
TheEnd