Black

Author: Anna Sewell
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: J.K. Rowling's Reading List. A classic of world children's literature that nourished J.K. Rowling and gave birth to Harry Potter. Black Beauty is a classic children's novel that captivated the European literary scene in the second half of the 19th century. The protagonist, "Black Beauty," is a beautiful purebred black horse who grew up in a noble family, received excellent training, and had a gentle, kind, intelligent, and clever temperament. His owners loved him very much. However, good times did not last long. A change of fortune befell the family, and Black Beauty had to be sold. He was sold multiple times and encountered all kinds of people: drunkards who took out their frustrations on horses, carriage drivers who frequently whipped them, barbarians who didn't care about animals, and kind families who treated animals as friends. He experienced all the joys and sorrows of life. Through his own eyes and with vivid language, Black Beauty tells a series of heartwarming stories, making every listener feel: animals have empathy. How we treat animals, the way they treat us. They get angry, kick, bite, and shout loudly—all for reasons. They can tell who is kind to them and who cares for them, and they repay you with gratitude, just like a gentleman. In short, this book teaches us: Treat animals as friends of humanity! Like all classic novels, over a hundred years later, Black Beauty has taken the world by storm and has been adapted into films multiple times, remaining popular to this day.