Chapter 6 Summary

Sham continues to grow into a strong and fast horse. He would outrun all the other horses and no one wanted to race with him anymore. One spring morning, Signor Achmet told Agba that the Sultan has commanded Signor Achmet to appear before him along with six horse boys. He tells Agba he is one of those boys, and he must prepare to appear in front of the Sultan. Agba must shave his head at the barber and then bathe very well before he can appear before the Sultan.

Agba is terrified, because he knows that the Sultan is a ruthless man and that no horse boy summoned to the palace even returned. The Sultan commonly orders the heads of a thousand people cut off just to test his new saber. Agba is worried about who will care for Sham if he does...