The Legend Of Squire Gordon's Black Beauty

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Black Beauty lived in a meadow with his mother. He witnessed a hunting. They were after a hare and many men were injured during it. A horse was also injured and put down. The experience scared him.When Beauty turns four, Farmer trains him to carry riders on his back. He sent Beauty to the neighbor's pasture near the train station to get used to the sounds of the road. Beauty was sold to Squire Gordon. He was sent to Birtwick Hall. Beauty had a white star on his forehead, a white hoof, and a shiny black coat.

At Birtwick, Beauty meets and becomes friends with the other horses in the stable, Merrylegs and Ginger. Squire Gordon and his coachman, John, are kind men who always treated the horses well, and Beauty worked with them happily until

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