Questions & Answers:

1. What sound does Shasta hear for the first time in Chap. 9?  

Shasta heard the sound of the nightingale for the first time.

2. What might that symbolize in the story?  

It was midnight, they went out of the desert came to the river with trees, birds, waters.

3. What more do we learn about the character of the horses in this chapter?  

Bree: tough, considerate when he let Shasta on his back when the sand was hot while Shasta with no shoes, but a little stubborn & selfish, think of himself more than others when they sleep over in the night and Aravis suggested to go immediately but Bree insisted to have snack first.

Hwin: shy,  nervous and gentle, easy to be persuaded, self-discipline, responsible,courage, noble

4. Which horse seems more courageous and noble than the other?  Why?

Hwin seems more courageous and noble, though she was the weaker and more tired of the two, she set the pace.