Supp. Unit 1 English - FL - Supp. Unit 1

The story revolves around characters who belong to a tribe in Armenia. Mourad and Aram are members of the Garoghlanian family. Now locate Armenia and Assyria on the atlas and prepare a write-up on the Garoghlanian tribes. You may write about people, their names, traits, geographical and economic features as suggested in the story.

“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 incidents from your childhood that might make an interesting story?

Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience-stricken or because they were afraid?

You will probably agree that this story does not have breathless adventure and exciting action. Then what in your opinion makes it interesting?

Comment on the role of Aram, the narrator, in the story.

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty- stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty. We had been famous for our honesty for something like eleven centuries even when we had been the wealthiest family in what we liked to think was the world.

Q.1. State the present situation of the family.
Q.2. For what was the narrator's family famous ?
Q.3. Name the tribe mentioned in the passage.

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, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.
Q.1. How old was the narrator when the incident happened?
Q.2. At what time did Mourad wake up the narrator?
Q.3. How did Mourad wake up the narrator?

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty- stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty.
Q.1. What was the financial condition of the narrator’s tribe?
Q.2. What was the most important trait of the Garoghlanian family?
Q.3. What was surprising about the tribe’s poverty?

Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse. I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes. Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride. I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.
Q.1. What was Mourad sitting on?
Q.2. What did Mourad say to assure the narrator that he wasn’t dreaming?
Q.3. What did the narrator think about Mourad’s love for life?

I got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his heels into the horse and shouted, Vazire, run. The horse stood on its hind legs, snorted, and burst into a fury of speed that was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. My cousin Mourad raced the horse across a field of dry grass to an irrigation ditch, crossed the ditch on the horse, and five minutes later returned, dripping wet.
Q.1. What did Mourad shout while riding the horse?
Q.2. How did the horse react when Mourad kicked his heels into it?
Q.3. How did Mourad look when he returned after five minutes?

        I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window.
I couldn't believe what I saw.
It wasn't morning yet, but it was summer and with daybreak
not many minutes around the corner of the world it was light enough for me to know I wasn't dreaming.
My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse. I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes.
Yes, he said in Armenian. It's a horse. You're not dreaming.
Q.1. What was Mourad sitting on when the narrator looked out of the window?
Q.2. What did the narrator do to confirm he wasn't dreaming?

        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, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.
Q.1. At what time did Mourad come to the narrator's house?
Q.2. How was Mourad considered by everybody except the narrator?

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, my cousin Mourad, who was considered crazy by everybody who knew him except me, came to my house at four in the morning and woke me up tapping on the window of my room.
Q.1. How old was the narrator when the incident happened?
Q.2. At what time did Mourad wake up the narrator?

We were poor. We had no money. Our whole tribe was poverty- stricken. Every branch of the Garoghlanian family was living in the most amazing and comical poverty in the world. Nobody could understand where we ever got money enough to keep us with food in our bellies, not even the old men of the family. Most important of all, though, we were famous for our honesty.
Q.1. What was the financial condition of the narrator’s tribe?
Q.2. What was the most important trait of the Garoghlanian family?

Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse. I stuck my head out of the window and rubbed my eyes. Yes, he said in Armenian. It’s a horse. You’re not dreaming. Make it quick if you want to ride. I knew my cousin Mourad enjoyed being alive more than anybody else who had ever fallen into the world by mistake, but this was more than even I could believe.
Q.1. What was Mourad sitting on?
Q.2. What did Mourad say to assure the narrator that he wasn’t dreaming?