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1、BlackBeautyBlackBeautyAnnaSewell[EnglishQuaker--1820-1878.]BlackBeauty[Note:`BlackBeauty'wasoriginallypublishedin1877.ThisetextwastranscribedfromanAmericaneditionof1911.Somesmallcorrectionsweremade,afterbeingconfirmedagainstothersources.]BlackBeautyPartI01MyEarlyHomeThefir
2、stplacethatIcanwellrememberwasalargepleasantmeadowwithapondofclearwaterinit.Someshadytreesleanedoverit,andrushesandwater-liliesgrewatthedeepend.Overthehedgeononesidewelookedintoaplowedfield,andontheotherwelookedoveragateatourmaster'shouse,whichstoodbytheroadside;atthetopof
3、themeadowwasagroveoffirtrees,andatthebottomarunningbrookoverhungbyasteepbank.WhileIwasyoungIliveduponmymother'smilk,asIcouldnoteatgrass.InthedaytimeIranbyherside,andatnightIlaydownclosebyher.Whenitwashotweusedtostandbythepondintheshadeofthetrees,andwhenitwascoldwehadanicew
4、armshednearthegrove.AssoonasIwasoldenoughtoeatgrassmymotherusedtogoouttoworkinthedaytime,andcomebackintheevening.Thereweresixyoungcoltsinthemeadowbesidesme;theywereolderthanIwas;somewerenearlyaslargeasgrown-uphorses.Iusedtorunwiththem,andhadgreatfun;weusedtogallopalltogeth
5、erroundandroundthefieldashardaswecouldgo.Sometimeswehadratherroughplay,fortheywouldfrequentlybiteandkickaswellasgallop.Oneday,whentherewasagooddealofkicking,mymotherwhinniedtometocometoher,andthenshesaid:"IwishyoutopayattentiontowhatIamgoingtosaytoyou.Thecoltswholiveherear
6、everygoodcolts,buttheyarecart-horsecolts,andofcoursetheyhavenotlearnedmanners.Youhavebeenwell-bredandwell-born;yourfatherhasagreatnameintheseparts,andyourgrandfatherwonthecuptwoyearsattheNewmarketraces;yourgrandmotherhadthesweetesttemperofanyhorseIeverknew,andIthinkyouhave
7、neverseenmekickorbite.Ihopeyouwillgrowupgentleandgood,andneverlearnbadways;doyourworkwithagoodwill,liftyourfeetupwellwhenyoutrot,andneverbiteorkickeveninplay."BlackBeautyIhaveneverforgottenmymother'sadvice;Iknewshewasawiseoldhorse,andourmasterthoughtagreatdealofher.Hername
8、wasDuchess,butheoftencalledherPet.Ourmasterwasagood,kindman.Hegaveusgoodfood,goodlodging,
