Black Beauty

Early Years

The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it.
Some shady trees leaned over it,and rushes and water-lillies grew at the deep end.Over the hedge on
one side we looked into a ploughed field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's
house, which stood by the roadside.At the top of the meadow was a plantation of fir trees, and at the
bottom a running brook overhung by a steep bank.

While I was young I lived upon my mother's milk,
as I could not eat grass.In the day time I ran by her side, and at night I lay down close by her.

When it was hot, we used to stand by the pond in the shade of a trees,
and when it was cold,we had a nice warm shed near the plantation.

As soon as I was old enough to eat grass, my mother used to go out to work in the day time,
and came back in the evening.

Hahahahahaha sorry if it's short!!!