"When Allah created the horse, he said to the wind, I will that a creature proceed from thee. Condense thyself.And the wind condensed itself, and the result was the horse."

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Source: Marguerite Henry (2012). “King of the Wind”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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Marguerite Henry was an American author known for her children's books about horses, particularly 'Misty of Chincoteague,' which celebrates the bond between humans and animals.

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