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1、BLACKBEAUTYByAnnaSewellYOUNGFOLKS'EDITION1902PreparedandPublishedby:EbdE-BooksDirectory.comCHAPTERIMYEARLYHOMEhefirstplacethatIcanwellrememberwasapleasantmeadowwithapondofclearwaterinit.Overthehedgeononesidewelookedintoaplowedfield,andontheotherwelook
2、edoveragateatourmaster'shouse,whichstoodbytheroadside.WhileIwasyoungIliveduponmymother'smilk,asIcouldnoteatgrass.InthedaytimeIranbyherside,andatnightIlaydownclosebyher.Whenitwashotweusedtostandbythepondintheshadeofthetrees,andwhenitwascoldwehadawarmsh
3、ednearthegrove.Thereweresixyoungcoltsinthemeadowbesideme;theywereolderthanIwas.Iusedtorunwiththem,andhadgreatfun;weusedtogallopalltogetherroundthefield,ashardaswecouldgo.Sometimeswehadratherroughplay,fortheywouldbiteandkick,aswellasgallop.Oneday,whent
4、herewasagooddealofkicking,mymotherwhinniedtometocometoher,andthenshesaid:"IwishyoutopayattentiontowhatIamgoingtosay.Thecoltswholivehereareverygoodcolts,buttheyarecart-horsecolts,andtheyhavenotlearnedmanners.Youhavebeenwell-bredandwell-born;yourfatherh
5、asagreatnameintheseparts,andyourgrandfatherwonthecupattheraces;yourgrandmotherhadthesweetesttemperofanyhorseIeverknew,andIthinkyouhaveneverseenmekickorbite.Ihopeyouwillgrowupgentleandgood,andneverlearnbadways;doyourworkwithagoodwill,liftyourfeetupwell
6、whenyoutrot,andneverbiteorkickeveninplay."Ihaveneverforgottenmymother'sadvice.Iknewshewasawiseoldhorse,andourmasterthoughtagreatdealofher.HernamewasDuchess,buthecalledherPet.Ourmasterwasagood,kindman.Hegaveusgoodfood,goodlodgingandkindwords;hespokeask
7、indlytousashedidtohislittlechildren.Wewereallfondofhim,andmymotherlovedhimverymuch.Whenshesawhimatthegateshewouldneighwithjoy,andtrotuptohim.Hewouldpatandstrokeherandsay,"Well,oldPet,andhowisyourlittleDarkie?"Iwasadullblack,sohecalledmeDarkie;thenhewo
8、uldgivemeapieceofbread,whichwasverygood,andsometimeshebroughtacarrotformymother.Allthehorseswouldcometohim,butIthinkwewerehisfavorites.Mymotheralwaystookhimtotownonamarket-dayinalightgig.Wehadaploughboy,Dick,whosometimescameintoourfieldtopluck
