Significance of Pedigree

In King of the Wind pedigree is a shown to be symbol of superficiality, something that a strong horse does not need to establish his value. At the beginning of the story, it is clear that in Moroccan culture pedigree is important. Before the Sultan sends off the group of horses and the stable boys off to France as gifts for King Louis, he makes sure that each horse has around his neck a bag containing his pedigree. When Sham and Agba travel abroad, they also see that the rest of the world seems to agree that pedigree is important. Before Sham and Agba leave Morocco, Signor Achmet, takes the bag of pedigree from Sham's neck and puts it around Agba's neck and tells Agba that the bag will be safer with him. This emphasizes how important Signor Achmet perceives the pedigree to be.