<P> "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" is a short story by William Saroyan, published within the collection My Name Is Aram (1940). It tells the story of two boys, Aram and Mourad, who belong to a very poor Armenian tribe . </P> <P> "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 at four in morning by his thirteen - year - old cousin Mourad, who is thought to be demented by everyone except Aram, and has a way with animals . Aram is astonished to see that Mourad is sitting on a beautiful white horse . Aram has always wanted to ride a horse, but his family is too poor to afford one . However, in spite of being poor, the Garoghlanian tribe is noted for its honesty, and trust, as a result it is unthinkable that Mourad would have stolen the horse . Aram felt that his cousin couldn't have stolen the horse . </P> <P> Aram was invited to ride on the horse with Mourad . The idea of Mourad stealing the horse drained away from Aram's mind as when he felt that it wouldn't become stealing unless they offer to sell the horse . They enjoyed rides on the horse for a few hours . Mourad's crazy behavior was considered to be of natural descent from their uncle Khosrov, even though his father, Zorab, was a practical man . Uncle Khosrove was an enormous man who was always furious, impatient, and irritable . He would roar for everyone to stop talking and say It is no harm, pay no attention to it . In fact, one day, when his son came and told them that their house was on fire, Khosrov silenced him by roaring "Enough . It is no harm". After a short time of riding, Mourad wanted to ride alone on the horse . Aram had the same longing, but when he sat on the horse and kicked its muscles it reared and snorted and raced forward, eventually dropping Aram off its back . After half an hour they found the horse and hid it in the barn of a deserted vineyard of a farmer named Fetvajian which had once been his pride . </P>

The summer of the beautiful white horse short summary