Favorite Book 1: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Black Beauty was born on a very nice farm. His farm had acres of delicious fields that were filled with flowers and apple trees. He had a very good personality and usually happy. Black Beauty's master was especially nice to him. He fed him delicious foods such as oats, gruel, crispy apples and fresh food. His master would comfort him by talking to him calmly and softly.

Black Beauty's mom had a beautiful silky brown coat with locks the color of sand. She left him when he was one year old because she got traded away by her owner. This was a very sad time for Black Beauty.

A friendship was born with a horse named Ginger who became Black Beauty's best friend. She became Black Beauty's best friend because they could really talk to each other and would listen closely to each other’s life stories. Ginger was usually happy because she had Beauty for a nice kind, gentle friend. They were best friends for only about one year. They didn’t see each other for about eight years because they had gotten traded away to other places.

The next time they see each other Black Beauty does not even recognize Ginger. She was so thin laughed at her. Black Beauty thinks that it would not be unkind to send her to the butcher.

James Howard and Joe Green were two of Beauty’s more favorite gentle masters. James Howard was really nice. He fed Beauty and he didn’t work her too much. He even saved Ginger’s life from a shed fire accidentally started by the porter which was a young boy. He was Beauty’s first master.

Joe Green was just an understanding master who always cared for Beauty. Beauty always felt that Joe worked him just enough pulling the taxi. If Joe over worked him he always made up for it by resting Beauty a day or two.

Another master was Jakes who was somewhat signify. Jakes worked for a company that shipped food and Black Beauty helped transport the food. This was because horses were a main source of transportation. Having deadlines, Jakes really couldn’t help over working Beauty. This is why he is my least favorite character in the book. 

In my judgment the main conflict in the novel is that Black Beauty wants kind, gentle and loving masters. He gets them every occasionally because he is traded constantly. Those people took lots of work and beat him as well. Sometimes they give to eat and rest him. Black Beauty gets traded or sold at auctions. He probably had seven to ten masters in the novel.

My favorite character in the book was Black Beauty because he changed into a real workhorse. In the end he found a nice retirement place where a grandpa and a boy kept him for the rest of his life. He had a badly injured ankle which would take six months to cure. Black Beauty could now relax and enjoy his life with people who really cared about him.

I think the lesson in this book is that you should treat others the way you want to be treated. Black Beauty had nice and signify masters in the book. He also was treated very well at some times and other times very poorly. Finally, I would like to recommend this book to someone if they like animals because it shows the story from a horse’s point of view. I think that is really cool and interesting.