Thisbookisabookaboutanimals.Ittellsthestoryofahorsenamedblackhorsepullingdifferentcarriagesandexperiencingdifferentlives.
Whentheblacksteedwasyoung,itwasverycute.Itstayedhappilywithitsmother.
Soon,itwasfouryearsold,andtheownertookittotraining.Itsownerhasalwaysbeenverygentletoit.
Thisisthemostmovingparagraphforme:Johnishisgroom.Onenight,herodeablackhorseandranasfastashecould.Theyhadtoruneightmilesaltogether.TheyhadtogivethenotetoDr.whiteandtellhimthathismistresswasveryill.Theyranacrossthemanor,acrossthevillage,acrossthehillside,tothegateofthetollstation.Afterarest,theycontinuedtorunandfinallyfoundthedoctor.Thatnight,thelittleboyinchargeoftakingcareoftheblackhorsemadeasmallmistakeandmadeitsick,butitstillperformedverywell.Thedoctorsaidthatiftheyweretenminuteslate,theirhostessmightnotbeabletosave.Thisreallymovedme.
Theblacksteedalsomademanygoodfriendsinothermanors,includingspicyginger,sirOliverandmanyotherponies.
IthinkthelifeofBlackSteedisreallyveryhappy.Ilikethatithasbeenstrugglingwithfatetenaciously,andfinallyhasagoodfamilyandahappylife.
Thissummervacation,Ireadastorybetweenmyselfandthehorse,called"BlackSteed".
Thisbooktellsaboutahorsewithexcellentquality,namedblacksteed.Hewashappywhenhewasachild,buthewasforcedtoleavehishappyhomeforvariousreasons.Later,hewasresoldmanytimesandcameintocontactwithmanypeople:drunkardswhobeathorseswhendrunk,barbarianswhobeathorsesonlywithwhips,andbarbarianswhodon'ttreatanimalsasthingsButintheend,theblackhorsewasdiscoveredbytheformergroomgreenandfinallyenjoyedhisoldage.
Weshouldlovehorsesinourlife.Sometimeshorsesbiteyouwhentheygocrazy.Adultsandchildrensometimesquarrelandevenmovetheboard.Ifbothadultsandchildrenhaveagoodtemperlikeablackhorse,itisimpossibletoquarrelandfight.BlackSteedhasagoodlifebecauseofhisgoodtemper.Wemustlearnfromblacksteed!
Afterreadingthisbook,Iwillbenefitimmensely.Inthefuture,Iwillalsolearnthegoodtemperofblacksteed,becausetempermaychangeyourlife.
Oneday,mymotherboughtmeacopyof"BlackSteed".AssoonasIgothome,Ireaditwithinterest.
ThisbooktellsthestoryofthegrowthofHeibao,ahorsewhohasexperiencedupsanddownsandfinallyachievedhappiness.Heibaoservedasahorseinthemanor,pulledavaninthecountryside,andpulledacabinthestreetsofLondon.HislifeistheepitomeofallkindsofhorsesinEngland.ManyexcellentqualitiescanbefoundinHeibao:loyalty,courage,kindnessandintelligence.Nomatterhowbadtheenvironmentis,Heibaodoesn'tgiveuphisfaith,workhardandmaintainagoodreputation.Thisisalsowhathismothertaughthimfromchildhood.
Afterreadingthisbook,Iunderstandtheimplicationof"blackhorse":perseverancecansucceed.Really.Mymotherlikestobecleanandoftencleanssilentlyathome.IthinkIshoulddosomething,sobeforethenewyear,Ialsotooktheinitiativetoundertakethetaskofmoppingthefloor.Ihadalotoftroubledraggingthefloor,butIfeltveryproud.Dadcameuptomeandtoldmeitwasn'tclean.SoIbegantodragitseriouslyonthegroundwithamop.Afterawhile,Ithoughtitwasverycleanandwenttodootherthings.Atthistime,mymothercameoverandsaidtome,"someplacesarenotverycleanandneedtobeprocessed."Iwasalittleangry.Ithoughtmyparentsweretoopickyandquitinanger.Mymotheraskedmepatiently:"Doyouknowwhyyouspendsomucheffortonmoppingthefloor,buttheeffectisnotgood?Theproblemliesinyourmop.Becauseyourmopisdirtyforawhile,butyoucontinuetomop.Whenthefloorisdry,youshouldwashthemopimmediatelyafterdraggingforawhile,sothatitwillbecleanevenonce.Also,youngmenshouldhavethemeasureofacceptingcriticismwithanopenmindandpersistenceUnremittingspirit."Ilistenedtomymother'swords,noddedanddiditwithoutdiscouragement.FinallyIdraggedthefloorsothatIcouldseemylittleface.Ismiledknowingly.
Inmystudy,IalsowanttolearnfromHeibao.Idon'tgiveupmyfaith.Ialsowanttostudyhardandbecomethepillarofthemotherlandinthefuture.Iwanttoworkhardtoreadallkindsofusefulbooks,suchas"wisdombackpack"and"soulchickensoup".Thesebookscanletmeunderstandthetruthinlifeandmakemyselfaknowledgeableperson.
Afterreading"BlackSteed",Ialsorealizedthatourlifeisasrichandcolorfulasabook,andletmeunderstandthetruththatperseverancecansucceed.
"BlackSteed"isthestoryofablacksteed.Itisagoodhorsewithagentletemperamentandnocomplaint.Coupledwithitsprofessionaltraining,ithasbecomea"BMW".Heiliexperiencedalotofthings,withashortrein;MeetakindMaster;Ihavealsometownerswhobullyanimals;Havebeentohorsecity
ItwasaBMW,butitwasdestroyedbyanalcoholic.Heinjuredhiskneeandwastakentotheranchtosellit.Later,theownerswhoboughtitworkedasanordinaryhorse.
Gingerinthebookisgrumpybecauseofpeople,becausesomepeoplethinkanimalshavenofeelings.Infact,animalsalsohavefeelings.Theblackhorseinthebooksavedtheowner'slife.Doanimalshavenofeelings?Peoplearealsoanimals.Whatwouldyoudoifyouputpeopleinthezoo?Ifyouaregoodtoanimals,animalswillnotbebadtoyou.Ifthereareonlypeopleleftintheworld,willpeoplesurvive?Godgivesyoulife,buthedoesn'tgiveyoutherighttohurtotheranimals.
Thebook"BlackSteed"showsthatanimalsarejustlikepeople
Iprefertoreadblackhorsethisholiday.ShewaswrittenbyAnnaSevilleinEngland.Thereisasentencewrittenonit:readtheupsanddownsofanimalsandtastethegood,evil,beautyanduglinessoflife.
Onthecoverofthebook,wecanseeahandsomeblackhorse,raisingitsfronthoofandstandingbehindit!Chapter1"myearlyhome"thisisthefirstplaceitstayed.Theowneroftheranchisverygentle.Althoughhewasstonedbytheman,themaninvolvedwasdismissed.Inaddition,helivesveryleisurelyinthishappyranch.
Theoriginaltextsaid,"themasterisagentleandkindperson.Hemakesuseatwellandlivewell.Hespeaksverykindlytous,justashespeakstohisownchildren.Wealllikehimverymuch,andhismotherlovesitfromherheart."Afterthat,itwassoldtoanewhome,wheretheownerwasalsoverykind,andtherewereseveralgoodfriends.Inthisfactory,italsofeltverycomfortable.
Ithasbeensoldmanytimesinarowandhasbeenincontactwithallkindsofpeople.Therearedrunkardswhogetangrywithhorseswhentheydrinktoomuch,Coachmanswhowhiphimateveryturn,barbarianswhouseanimalsasmachines,andgoodfamilieswhouseanimalsasfriends.Theblackhorsesurvivedallkindsofhardshipsandfinallymanagedtohaveagooddestination.
Ilikethisbookverymuch,becausethisbookseesthegoodandevil,beautyanduglinessofhumanbeingsandtheupsanddownsofhumanlifefromtheperspectiveofanimals.Wecanseethroughallkindsoflife.Theworldisalsohuman.Somepeoplearegoodtohorses,whileothersregardhorsesasmachines.Somepeoplecherishlife,whileothersignorelifeandruintheirlives.
WhatIpreferistocomparethesentenceonthenextpage:mystoryisoverhere,mysufferingisover,andIhaveahomeagain.IoftenfantasizethatIamstillstandingundertheappletreewithmyoldfriendsinportville'sorchard.
Thiswintervacation,Ireadanovelaboutanimals-"BlackSteed".
"Blackhorse"iswrittenbyBritishwriterAnna?InSewell'sworks,heobservesthegoodandevil,beautyanduglinessoftheworldfromtheperspectiveofblackhorses.Itmainlytalksaboutasuperiorblackhorsethatbrokeitskneeinanaccident.Sincethen,ithasbeenresoldmanytimes,tastedthecoldandwarmthoftheworld,andmetmanypeople:liars,thieves,Coachmans,Londoners...Fortunately,theblackhorsewasfinallysoldtoamanor,andtheownerpromisednevertosellit.
Therearemanytouchingplotsinblacksteed.Whatimpressesmemostissuchaplot:asmallbridgewasbrokenbytheflood.Atnight,theblackhorsepulledthecarriagetocrossthebridge,andtheownersatonthecarriage.Assoonastheblackhorsesetfootonthebridge,itfeltwrong.Nomatterhowtheownerscolded,theblackhorsedidn'twanttotakeahalfstepforward.Finally,theadministratoracrossthebridgetoldtheownerthetruth.Thehostwasverypleased.Afterreadingthis,Iamreallyproudoftheblackhorseandmarvelatitsintelligence.Asthebooksays,"youhavetoadmitthatanimalsaremuchbetterthanhumansinsomeways."Ievenwanttohavesuchasmartandexcellenthorsetoaccompanymedayandnight.
Butwhathappenedaftertheblackhorsemademeverysad.
Sincebreakinghisknee,theblackhorsehasbecomeacoolie.Once,ablackhorsepulledafreightcarriage.Inorderto"Dorarunfast",thecruelcoachmankeptmovinggoodstothecarriage,whichwasclosetothelimitofthehorse.Finally,theblackhorsecouldnotclimbhalfwayuptheslope,andthecoachmanbeattheblackhorsewithawhip.Atthistime,ayoungladycamedownfromtheoppositecarriage,grabbedthecoachman'swhip,severelyscoldedthecoachman,andhelpedthecoachmanunloadsomeofthegoodsfromthecarriage.Atthismoment,myheartwasfullofcomplexfeelings:angeratthecoachman;Thereispraisefortheyounglady;Andsympathyfortheblackhorse
Althoughthebookhasbeenread,humanloveforanimalswillneverend.Althoughanimalscan'texpress,theyhavetheirownviewsonthingsandknowhowtobegrateful.Ibelievethataslongaswetreatanimalswell,theywillcertainlyrepayhumans,andmaygetunexpectedresults.
"BlackSteed"tellsthestoryofablackpony."He"livedhappilyinamountainvillageandreceivedgoodtrainingfromurination.Asahorse,"he"knewthatheshouldobeyanyorderofhismaster.However,becauseofvariouscircumstances,"he"wasresoldtoanothermaster,thefateofhappinessbegantochange.IthinktheBlackSteedisablacksteed.Itisveryhandsome.Itsfurisfineandsoft.Itisshinyblack.Itshoovesarewhiteandblack.Thereisawhitespotonitsforehead,justlikeashiningstarontheblacksky.Itisdocileandobedient.Itdoeswhateveritsmasterasksittodo,andneverresists.Itisalsoverysmartandcanunderstandthemeaningofitsmaster.Ithasgreatenduranceandcancarryseveralloadsofgoodsfordozensofmiles.
Horseisalsoananimal.Nomatterwhatanimalheis,weshouldprotectthem.Asthetextsays,weandanimalsbelongtothesamehome.Thislandcannotbewithoutanimals,plants,orhumans.Weliveinthesameplaceasanimalsandplants,butnowwearekillingourfriends.Dowehavetokillourcompanionslikethis?Weshouldprotectanimalshereandcreateabeautifulhomeforanimals,notahomefullofdeath.
“Animalsdeserveourkindness,sympathyandunderstanding,”thatiswhatAnnaSewell——theauthorofBlackBeauty——wantedtoconvinceherreaders.ThankstoSewell,Inowthinkabouttheanimal——humanrelationshipfromboththehumanandtheanimal’spointofview.
TheinspirationforAnnaSewell’snovelwasdrawnfromherownrelationshipwithhorses.AnnaSewellwasbornonMarch20th,1820inNorfolk,Englandandwascrippledwhilestillveryyoung.Duetoherdisability,shereliedonhorse-drawncarriagesandgrewtolovehorsesasaresult.ShealsobecameappalledbythecarelessandcrueltreatmenthorsesoftenreceivedfromhumansanddeterminedtowriteabookInthesecondyearofworkonthebook,shewastoldthatshehadonlyeighteenmonthstolive,butsheperseveredinorder“toinducekindness,sympathyandanunderstanding[ofthe]treatmentofhorses.”Fiveyearslater,shewasstillworkingonBlackBeauty,heronlybook.Unfortunately,Sewelldiedafewmonthsafterpublicationandneverlearnedofthebook’shugesuccess.BlackBeautyformedanimpassionedpleaforanimalrightsatatimewhensuchanotionhadbeendismissedasridiculous.
ThenovelportrayedtherealconditionofworkinghorseslivinginBritainduringtheVictorianEra.Inthattimeperiod,thewealthythoughtthattheirhorsesweretreatedwellbecausetheyneversteppedintothestable.Inordertocallpeople’sattentiontohorses’hardlife,Sewelltellsthestorythroughthefirst-personnarrativevoiceofahorse.Thisinnovativepersonificationofananimalmadethebookarealsuccess.Readersheardthestoriesstraightfromthehorse’smouth,literally,asananimalspokeofextremesofjoyandsuffering.Peoplewereshockedbythetruthexposedbythenovelandchangedtheirattitudestowardsanimals.
Sewellformedthenovelwiththreekindsofcharacters:BlackBeauty,Gingerandotherfarmanimals.Throughtheirdifferentexperiences,Isawsimilarlypainfullivesledbytheanimals.Thismethodmadetheearnestappealforanimalrightsbecomemoreandmorepersuasive.
Asadomesticanimal,BlackBeautywascontinuouslysoldfromonefamilytoanother.OvertheyearsBeautyenjoyedgoodmastersbutalsoenduredmeanones.Sometimes,hewascaredforandatothertimestortured.Intheend,everythingturnsoutallrightinastorythatissotenderandyetmeaningful.Hisstorywassovividthatcaughtthereaders’heart.Thenovelbroughtpeoplelaughterandtearsandalsoenlightenedthemtounderstandanimalsatthesametime.
Animalscannotspeaksounderstandingissignificanttothem.Once,forexample,Beautywasdrawingthecarriagetoawoodenbridge.ThebridgewasfloodedoutintheriverandJohn,thegroom,wasnotawarethatitwascracked.ButthequicklyrealizedthatsomethingwaswrongbecauseofBeauty’sabnormalbehavior.Momentarily,amanshoutedtothem,“Stop!Stop!…Thebridgeisbrokeninthemiddle.Ifyoucomeacross,you’llfallintheriver!”BeautyhadsavedJohn.However,ifJohnhadnottriedtounderstandwhatBeautywantedtotellhim,therewoulddefinitelyhavebeenanaccident.Ilearntfromthestorythatunderstandinganimalsisnotonlyessentialtothembutisalsobeneficialtousourselves.
"BlackSteed"isabeautifulsuperiorblackhorse.Helivedinanoblefamilysincechildhood.Hehasreceivedgoodtraining.Heisgentle,kind,smartandwitty.Hismasterlikeshimverymuch.
Butthegoodtimesdidn'tlastlong.Theowner'shousechangedandtheblackhorsehadtobesold.Hehasbeensoldmanytimesinarowandhasmetmanypeople:drunkardswhotaketheirhorsesoutofangerafterdrinkingwine,barbarianswhodon'ttakeanimalsseriously,Coachmanswhoalwaysusethewhip,andgoodfamilieswhotreatanimalsasfriendsTheblacksteedhastastedtheupsanddownsoftheworld.
Peopleshouldknowhowtotreatothers,otherswilltreatyou,andanimalsarethesame.Animalsaregoodfriendsofmankind.
Supposeyouareahorse,howdoyoufeelabouthumanbeingtreatingyoulikethis?
Iftherewerenoanimalsintheworld,theearthwouldloseitsluster!Don'ttreatanimalsastoys.Theyhavelifelikehumans.