Life Lessons from a Horse
When I was still fairly new to the world of independent reading, one book that I read over and over was “Black Beauty,” by Anna Sewell. There was something about the vivid details and the colorful characters that I never tired of. Plus, as a little girl, I was a sucker for a good horse story. Because the book is supposed to be from a horses’s viewpoint, the language used is very clear and straightforward, which is a plus for any writing. One instance of this is when Black Beauty is describing inexperienced riders and admits:
“I would far rather go twenty miles with a good considerate driver than I would go ten with some of these. It would take less out of me.”
Who wouldn’t rather do more work at an enjoyable job than doing less work but at job that they hate? Black Beauty’s observations are meant for a human audience and therefore contain messages that are superficially simple but ring true on a deeper level.