Black Beauty [antikvár]

BLACK BEAUTYCHAPTER Imy early homeThe 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-lilies 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.Whilst I was young I lived upon my mother's milk, as I could not eat grass. In the daytime 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 the 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, mymother used to go out to work in the daytime, andcame back in the evening.i