Hey bookworms! It’s Chrisley back with another book review for you! As an animal lover I have read many horse related books and I can honestly say that the one that I liked best was Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Perhaps the story’s most engaging quality is that it’s told from the perspective of a young foal, Black Beauty, as he grows up and is transferred from owner to owner. Through him, we get an inside look at how horses are mistreated and we see all of the hard work they have to learn to do. But we also get to see the kindness that some have for horses and learn more about these beautiful animals.
The story: In his early life, Black Beauty didn’t have a care in the world. His mother Duchess always kept a loving, watchful eye over him, fed him, and taught him how to play with the other colts. He and his mother had a wonderful time living together and he enjoyed watching her handsomely work for their good English master, Farmer Grey. And soon Farmer Grey patiently worked to “break in” or train the young horse to be able to work just like his mother some day. Black Beauty was happy. But soon he got sold to a new master, Squire Gordon, and is separated from his friends and his mom. Although he is not used to his new surroundings and, for the first time in his young life, feels truly alone, Black Beauty soon finds, by watching Squire Gordon’s interaction with other horses and through talking to his two new stable mates, an older horse named Ginger, and the cheerful pony Merrylegs, that his new master is almost as good as the old one was. John Waters is Black Beauty’s caretaker and he is a very important part to his life. He is kind and takes him on special trips, where there always seems to be an adventure. Black Beauty is now well respected at his home by all the other horses and by the people, too, because he has proven to trust his instinct in an emergency situation where he ended up saving his master’s life. But, after a while, when his wife gets very ill, Squire Gordon decides to move to where she may be able to get better. Because of this, he can’t take care of his horses anymore so Black Beauty, Ginger, and Merrylegs (who had become the best of friends) get split up. Black Beauty becomes a cab horse now, having to work under harsh people. He always tries to remember what his mother said to him all those years ago in Farmer Grey’s fields--how she encouraged him to have patience and always be kind, even if others aren’t kind to him back, and the memory of her is what keeps him going. When Black Beauty can’t work anymore, an old lady graciously takes him in, and he finds contentment there. My Thoughts... Black Beauty is a wonderful novel that I would definitely recommend you to read! For those who are horse crazy (like me), I especially think you should check this out. But even if you aren’t into horses, this book is great literature and the horses have real personalities which are fun to read about. See you next time, Chrisley COMMENT OF THE DAY: What's your favorite animal?
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Zoe
10/22/2017 04:37:55 am
Great post, Chrisley! Go Team Bob! :)
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Phoebe
10/22/2017 04:52:02 am
My favorite animal is probably either a horse, dog, or elephant:)
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