AL BORAK 



AL BORAK — the name is Arabic, and means 

 L. The Lightning. And this is the story which 

 faithful Moslems tell of the wondrous steed. 



It was midnight, thirteen hundred years ago, 

 and Mohammed, the prophet, lay asleep in his 

 house in the ancient city of Mecca. Suddenly he 

 was roused by hearing a loud voice crying : " Up, 

 up, thou sleeper ! Arise and make ready for thy 

 journey ! " 



Mohammed leaped to his feet and looked about 

 him. Before him stood a creature of dazzling 

 radiance whom he took to be an angel. His face 

 was white as the purest marble, his hair was of 

 gold and fell in silk-like waves about his shoul- 

 ders, his wings reflected all the colors of the rain- 

 bow, and his robes of spotless white were em- 

 broidered with gold and thickly set with precious 

 gems. 



Mohammed was about to speak when he saw 

 that the angel was holding the reins of a steed 

 the most marvelous that any man ever beheld. 



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