“One day back there in the good old days when I was nine and the world was full of every imaginable kind of magnificence, and life was still a delightful and mysterious dream ...” The story begins in a mood of nostalgia. Can you narrate some incident from your childhood that might make an interesting story?

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Nostalgia is a mixed feeling. This feeling comes to us when we think of happy times in the past. The story begins in a mood of nostalgia: ‘One day back there in the good old days ....’ Everyone is faced with such a mood now and then. And I am no exception.

I remember those good old days of my childhood. I was just a boy of nine, then. My family was the poorest family in the village. But we were proud of our family. Everyone respected us for our integrity and honesty. I was considered to be a worthy descendant of the family.

Our school was about a km away from the village. On the way, there was an apple orchard. My classfellows got the wind that the gardener was away on some job in the town. That was a sure signal for mischief. They sneaked into the orchard. They dragged me too with them. To tell you the truth, I too was tempted. I plucked some apples. I justified my action. I thought plucking apples for eating was not the same thing as stealing them. After all, I was not going to sell them.

Then came the pangs of conscience. I feared that it would bring a bad name to my family. I overcame my temptation. In the evening, I went to the gardener and returned all the apples.

Some More Questions From The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Chapter

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Some More Questions From The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Chapter

Why did Aram refuse to believe that his cousin Mourad could even steal a horse?

Why did Aram conclude that Mourad had stolen the horse?

Why did the narrator believe that stealing a horse for a ride was not the same thing as stealing?

Who had the crazy streak in the family and who was the natural descend-ant of that streak in the tribe?

Describe the narrator’s uncle Khosrove.

Describe the incident that proves that uncle Khosrove was indeed crazy. How did he react when he was told that his own house was on fire?

Describe the first experience of the narrator when he rode the horse alone.

Where did they hide the horse and why?

Why did the narrator insist on keeping the stolen horse for a year? What did Mourad think about it?

Who was John Byro? Why had he come to the narrator’s house?

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