MY QUEST OF THE ARAB HORSE 



Gargiulo told the Sultan how lonely a trip to 

 America would be for one stallion and that two 

 would travel better together. Accordingly the 

 Sultan gave two. His Majesty picked out a 

 gray and a black, and as they were being pre- 

 pared for the trip, Mr. Gargiulo tried them, 

 and found the black was not a good saddle 

 horse. He had to think of some scheme by 

 which an exchange could be made, but he knew 

 he would have to have a good reason. Final- 

 ly, as he went to the Master of Ceremonies, to 

 thank him for the stallions for the General, he 

 said: "But " 



"But, what?" said the Master of Ceremonies, 

 with some heat — "you first ask for one, then for 

 two, and when all this is granted, you say, 

 "But— But what?" 



"But — I have found from careful inspection 

 of history," answered Gargiulo, "that no 

 American ruler ever rode a black horse. Will 

 not His Majesty send a horse of some other 

 color for the black one?" 



The Master of Ceremonies made note, and 

 said His Majesty should be told. 



The next day another horse had been chosen, 

 a darker gray than the first one, which must 

 have been "Linden-tree," as he was the darker 



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