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Summary of We’re Not Afraid to Die… if
We Can All Be Together
We are not afraid to die if we can all be together summary tells about
the extreme bravery and skill exhibited by Gordon Cook. Gordon
Cook’s family and crewmen in a war with water and the waves for
existence. In the month of July in the year 1976, the writer, his wife
Mary, his son Jonathan and his daughter Suzanne set sail from
Plymouth, in England to duplicate the round-the-world journey made
200 years ago by Captain James Cook. They took the trip in their
professionally designed ship, named the Wavewalker, accompanied
by 2 sailors. Larry Vigil, who was an American and Herb Sailor, a
Swiss, to tackle one of the world’s coarsest oceans – the Southern
Indian Ocean.
We are not afraid to die if we can all be together

summary in English
The first portion of the journey that is about 1,05,000 kilometres up

to Cape Town passed off very enjoyably. On the 2nd day out of Cape
Town, they started to encounter strong windstorms. Windstorms did
not worry about the narrator. But the height of the waves was
alarming up to fifteen meters above that was as high as the mainmast.
On the 25th of December, the writer’s ship reaches in the southern
Indian Ocean that was about 3,500 kilometres to the east of Cape
Town. The family welcomed the New Year on the ship.
At the dawn of 2nd January, the waves were huge in size. Unfriendly
weather and massive waves forced the sailors to slow the speed of the
ship, drop the storm jib and take various other precautions. The risk
was so obvious that the sailors accomplished a life-raft drill, attached
the lifeline boats and the life jackets. Unexpectedly at 6 pm, a terrific
explosion shook the Wavewalker and the writer was thrown
overboard. The Wavewalker was about to overturn when another
massive wave hit it throwing it upright one more time. The writer
was thrown back again on the deck, his head and ribs were smashing
touching the walls of the Wavewalker. In spite of a lot of injuries, the
writer took charge of the situation and decided to handle it on his
own. Larry and Herb started pumping out water from the ship.
The author somehow managed to cover the canvas across the gaps to
stop the water from entering into the ship. Moreover, their hand
pumps stopped functioning and the electric pumps short-circuited at
the same time. Luckily, the writer found a spare electrical pump that
was in a working condition. The entire night everyone was pumping,
steering, repairing and sending radio signals for help. The author
checked the charts and found that He Amsterdam, a French scientific
base was their last hope.
Sue and Jon got heavily injured. But, they were not afraid to die if
they were all together. Sue’s head got swelling and she was having a
deep injury. Moreover, the writer became extra determined to see the
courage of his children. Finally, they were able to touch the lie
Amsterdam. It was a volcanic island where 28 inhabitants were ready
to receive them.
Conclusion of We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can All Be

Together
To sum up, we are not afraid to die if we can all be together

summary, we can say the collective power of unity and the never-
failing confidence of the sailors made it possible for them to survive
and come out from the jaws of death.
Summary of The Summer of the Beautiful
White Horse
The summer of the beautiful white horse summary gives a brief
account of the story using easy language. In this story, the author
describes a childhood incident. He gets very nostalgic when talking
about this incident. The incident is about his cousin Mourad and a
beautiful white horse. One fine summer morning, Mourad brings a
white horse for riding. Thus, he explains how the horse riding was
full of thrill. We learn about the author’s cousin, Mourad, in detail.
He goes on to tell about his nature and how everyone loved him in
the village. We learn that Mourad had a very eccentric demeanour.
Moreover, he also tells us that he had a speciality of remaining calm
in the most stressful situations. Thus, we also learn about the incident
of the horse. Moreover, it tells how they got the horse and the story
behind it.
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary

in English
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse revolves around two

Armenian boys. The boys belong to the Garoghlanian tribe. We learn
that even though they were poor, they never sacrifice their honesty.
In fact, even in the worst of situations, they were always honest.
Similarly, the boys never steal or lie, whatever the situation may be.
This story describes the particular incident about the white horse they
once got. Aram is 9 years old and his cousin, Mourad is 13 years old.
Aram is very fascinated by the world as things are easy in childhood.
Moreover, Mourad is the crazy one, as everyone calls him.
The story begins with Mourad visiting Aram’s house in the morning
at 4. To Aram’s surprise, Mourad has brought a beautiful white horse
which he is riding. Mourad assures him that it is indeed a horse and
he is not dreaming. Aram did not believe it because he knew that they
were poor and wouldn’t be able to afford a horse.
Therefore, the two boys kept the horse with them for weeks. They
use to ride it and sing to it. However, the boys did not let the world
know they have a horse. They were keeping him at a barn of a
deserted vineyard. After a while, Aram finds out that Mourad stole
the horse from John Byro. Thus, they made a plan of not returning it
to him, although they had second doubts about keeping it due to their
ethics.
Finally, on one day, John sees the boys with the white beautiful
horse. However, as his family was known for their honesty, John did
not accuse them of stealing. On the other hand, his belief was so
strong he just said that their horse resembles his horse a lot.
Consequently, this was a very poignant experience for the boys. They
decide to return the horse and John found it at the vineyard the next
day. John gets very happy and shares the news with Aram’s mother.
We also see that his horse is now healthier, well-behaved and more
decent than before.
Conclusion of The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
To sum up, The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary, we

learn the significance and necessity of honesty even in the face of
greed and desire

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We are not afraid to die if we can all be together

The first portion of the journey that is about 1,05,000 kilometres up

Conclusion of We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can All Be

To sum up, we are not afraid to die if we can all be together

The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary

The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse revolves around two

Conclusion of The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

To sum up, The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Summary, we

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