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Black Beauty
By Anna Sewell

Year (3) Prep – First Term

‫ﺍﻟﺼﻒ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﺍﻷﻋﺪﺍﺩﻯ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﻲ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‬

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 Anna Sewell (1820-1878)
Anna Sewell was born in England in 1820. When she was a
child, she had an accident which badly damaged her
legs. After this she could not walk, but she learned to drive
a horse and carriage. She loved the horses that helped
her to travel around. She also helped her mother, who
wrote children's books. Anna decided that she wanted to
write, too. She wanted people to understand that looking
after horses was important, so she wrote a book about the
life of a working horse. In 1877, she wrote Black Beauty,
and it has become of the most popular books for children.

accident ‫ﺣﺎدث‬ understand ‫ﯾﻔﮭﻢ‬

damage ‫ﯾﺘﻠﻒ‬ look after ‫ﯾﻌﺘﻨﻲ ﺑـ‬
carriage ‫ﻋﺮﺑﺔ‬/‫ﻣﺮﻛﺒﺔ‬ important ‫ﻣﮭﻢ‬
travel around ‫ﯾﺴﺎﻓﺮ ﺣﻮل‬ a working horse ‫ﺣﺼﺎن ﻋﺎﻣﻞ‬
popular ‫ ﻣﺸﮭﻮر‬/ ‫ﻣﺤﺒﻮب‬ decide ‫ﯾﻘﺮر‬
(A)Answer the following questions
1- Where was Anaa Sewell born?  She was born in England
2- When was Anna Sewell born?  In 1820
3- What happened to Anaa when she was a child?
 She had an accident and she could not walk
4- What did Anna learn when she could not walk?
 She learned to drive a horse and carriage.
5- Why did Anna love horses?  Because horses helped her to travel around.
6- How did Anna start to write books?
 She helped her mother, who wrote children's books.
7- Why did Anna write "Black Beauty"?
 Because she wanted people to understand that looking after
horses was important.
8- What did Anna Sewell write? What was "Black Beauty" story?
 A book about the life of a working horse.
9- When did Anna write "Black Beauty"?  in 1877.
10- Who is the author (the writer) of the " Black Beauty" ?  Anna Sewell
(B) Match column (A) with column (B):
1- Anna Sewell was a - Black Beauty in 1877.
2- Anna wrote b - an accident When she was a child
3- Anna had c - was born in 1820
4- Anna wanted people to understand d - People to hate horses.
e-looking after horses was important.

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 Characters ‫اﻟﺸﺨﺼﯿﺎت‬
A- People ‫اﻷﺷﺨﺎص‬
1- Farmer Grey : He's Black Beauty's first owner.
2- Squire Gordon : the first owner who Black Beauty works for.
3- Mrs. Gordon : Squire Gordon's wife. She named "Black Beauty".
4- John Manly : A kind man who is Squire Gordon's helper.
5- Joe Green : A boy who helps John Manly.
6- Earl Smythe : A rich man who buys Black Beauty from Squire Gordon.
7- Lady Smythe : Earl Smythe's wife.
8- York : Earl Symthe's helper.
B- Horses : ‫اﻟﺨﯿﻮل‬
1- Duchess: Black Beauty's mother.
2- Black Beauty: The black horse who tells the story. (It's the narrator)
3- Merrylegs: A short, fat horse who carries the children at Squire Gordon's.
4- Ginger : Black Beauty's friend who has had a difficult past.
C- Places : ‫اﻷﻣﺎﻛﻦ‬
1- Birtrwick Park : The country home of Squire Gordon.
2- Earlshall Park : The country home of Earl Smythe.
Study the following:-

Wood ‫ﺧﺸﺐ‬ handsome ‫اﻧﯿﻖ – وﺳﯿﻢ‬

Owner ‫ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ‬- ‫ﻣﺎﻟﻚ‬ pull ‫ ﯾﺴﺤﺐ‬- ‫ﯾﺠﺮ‬
Kick ‫ ﯾﺸﻮط‬- ‫ﯾﺮﻛﻞ‬ bad-tempered ‫ﺳﯿﻲء اﻟﻤﺰاج‬
Bite ‫ﯾﻌﺾ‬ thoughtful ‫ﻋﻤﯿﻖ اﻟﺘﻔﻜﯿﺮ‬
grow up ‫ﯾﻜﺒﺮ‬ cruel ‫ﻗﺎﺳﻰ‬
Gentle ‫ ودﯾﻊ‬- ‫ﻟﻄﯿﻒ‬ refuse ‫ﯾﺮﻓﺾ‬
Carriage ‫ ﻋﺮﺑﺔ‬-‫ﺣﻨﺘﻮر‬ respect ‫ﯾﺤﺘﺮم‬
Now let's Needs ‫اﺣﺘﯿﺎﺟﺎت‬ behave ‫ ﯾﺴﻠﻚ‬- ‫ﯾﺘﺼﺮف‬
read Stable (‫ﻋﻨﺒﺮاﻟﺨﯿﻞ)اﺳﻄﺒﻞ‬ ground ‫أرض‬
together Helper ‫ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪ‬ hit ‫ﯾﻀﺮب‬
Chapter ( 1 ) Jolly ‫ ﻣﺒﺘﮭﺞ‬- ‫ﻣﺮح‬ Kind-unkind ‫ ﺷﺮﯾﺮ‬-‫طﯿﺐ‬

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 Early life:
The first place that I can remember is a large
field with a little wood at the top, where I lived
with my mother and some other horses. A small
river ran along the bottom of the field. If I stood
at the gate to the field, I could see my owner's
house next to a road. The owner, Farmer
Grey, was a good man. He gave us healthy
food and he spoke to us kindly as he spoke to
his children. There were other young horses in
the field with me, but I was the youngest. I used
to run with them, and have great fun. We used
to have races, and when the biggest horses got
too excited, they kicked and bit the horses next to them.

1-Who is the narrator of the story?  The horse (Black Beauty)

2-Who lived with Black Beauty at the first place?
 His mother and some other horses
3-What could Black Beauty see if he stood at the gate to the field?
 The owner's house
4-Who was Farmer Grey?  He was the first owner of Black Beauty.
5-How do you know ( show) that Farmer Grey was a kind man?
 He gives the horses' healthy food and he spoke to them kindly.
6- What did the biggest horses do when they got too excited?
 They kicked and bit the horses next to them.
 Mother's advice:
One day, when my mother saw what was happening, she called me over to her.
"Listen to me. The horses in this field are all good horses, but they are not all like us. I don't think you
have ever seen me bite or kick anyone. I hope that you'll grow up to be gentle and good. Never bite or
kick, even when you are just playing a game."
I have never forgotten my mother's advice.

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 1-What did Black Beauty's mother do when she saw what horses
were doing?  She called him over to her.
2- What did Black Beauty's mother hope?
 She hoped that her son grow up to be gentle and good.
3- What was Black Beauty's mother advice?
 Never bite or kick anyone even when he is just playing a game.

 Describing Black Beauty:

I grew into a tall, strong horse with a black coat, with one white foot and a white
star on my head. I soon learned how to pull a carriage. Sometimes I pulled the
carriage with my mother, and she helped me to learn what to do.
"The harder you work, the kinder people will be to you," my mother explained one day. "I hope
you find a good owner. However, there are many kinds of men. Some are as good as our owner, but
some are bad. We never know who might buy us. Sometimes people don't understand what a horse
needs." I found out that my mother's words were very true.

1- How was Black Beauty when he grew? He was a tall, strong horse with a black coat,
 He was a tall, strong horse with a black coat,
2- What did Black Beauty learn?  He learned how to pull a carriage
.

3- Who helped Black Beauty to learn how to pull a carriage?  His mother
4-What did Beauty's mother mean when she said,
"The harder you work, the kinder people will be to you "?
 She meant that if he worked hard, the people would be kind to him.
5-What did Beauty's mother hope him find?  She hoped him find a good owner.

 A New owner and a lovely place:

When I was older, Farmer Grey decided to sell me to a new owner. His name was
Squire Gordon and he lived in a big house in a place called Birtwick Park. It was a
lovely place to live in, with large fields and comfortable stables.
Squire Gordon had a kind helper called John Manly who looked after me, and I soon
became good friends with the other horses in the stables. One was a small, fat horse
called Merrylegs. He was a jolly, gentle horse who was always making people laugh
because of the way he walked. He carried the young children of the family. Another
was Ginger, a tall horse with a sad face. Merrylegs told me that Ginger often bit or
kicked because people were not nice to her in the past.
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"Squire Gordon's children used to bring me apples and nice things to eat," said Merrylegs.
"But when they knew that Ginger bit people, they became frightened and now they don't come to visit
us horses any more. However, if people are kind to her she'll soon learn to stop biting,"
he explained.

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1- What did Farmer Grey decide to do when Black Beauty was older?
 He decided to sell him to a new owner.
2- Who was Farmer Grey?  He is the first owner who Black Beauty works for.
3- Where did Squire Gordon live?  He lived in a big house in a Birtwick Park.
4- How was Birtwick Park like?
 It was a lovely place with large fields and comfortable stables.
5- Who was John Manly?  He was Squire Gordon's helper.
6- Who was Merrylegs?
 He was a small fat horse. He was a jolly and gentle horse.
7-Why was Merrylegs making people laugh?  Because of the way he walked.
8-What did Merrylegs use to do?  He used to carry the young children
9-Who was Ginger?  She was a tall horse with a sad face.
10-Why did Ginger often bite or kick people?
 Because People were not nice to her in the past.
11- What did children use to bring to Merrylegs?  apples and nice things to eat.
12- Why did children stop visiting horses?
 Because they know that Ginger bit people and they were frightened.
 Get a name:
The next day, Squire Gordon took me out around Birtwick Park.
" How is your new horse?" asked his wife when we returned.
"He is a perfect horse ! " he said. "What shall we call him? "
" He is very handsome," his wife said. " Why don't we call him Black Beauty?"
" Yes, I like that ! " said Squire Gordon. And that is how I got my name.

1- What was Squire's opinion when his wife asked about his new horse?
 He said that it was perfect.
2- Who called the horse of "Black Beauty"? Why?
 Squire's wife because he was very handsome.
 Ginger's story:
On some days, I worked with Ginger, pulling carriages. Although Merrylegs said
that Ginger was sometimes bad-tempered, I found that she was thoughtful. She
always worked hard so that I didn't have to pull the carriage any more than she did.
We soon became good friends.
One day, when I was working with Ginger, she told me about the people she
worked with in the past. None of them was kind and some of them were often cruel.
She decided that she did not like people and did not want to do what they asked her
to. The problem was that some people hit her hard when she refused to do what they
wanted. That was when she started to kick and bite people. Then they wanted to sell,
her, and finally she arrived at Squire Gordon's.

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1- What was Black Beauty's opinion about Ginger?  He said that she was thoughtful
2- How were the people Ginger worked with in the past? They were unkind and cruel.
3- What was Ginger's problem in the past?
The problem was that some people hit her hard.
 Squire Gordon was different from Ginger's other owners:
However, as time passed, Ginger understood that John and Squire Gordon were
different from her other owners. They were always kind and gentle with their horses
and she was happy to do what they asked, most of the time.
Then one day, she saw something that showed her that some people could be good.
Squire Gordon was riding her when they passed a man who worked for Squire
Gordon. The man was angry with his horse and hit it hard to make it go faster. Squire
Gordon did not like this.
"I've never seen a man who was so unkind to a horse," he cried. "No horse will do what you want
by hurting it! The people who work for me must understand that a horse is not a machine!"
Ginger now began to respect Squire Gordon. After this, she decided she would not
bite or kick people any more. "She'll be as good as Black Beauty soon," said John.
"All she needed was for people to be kind to her."
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1- How was Squire Gordon different from the other owners?

 He was kind and gentle with their horses.
2- What must the people who work for Mr. Gordon understand?
 They must understand that a horse is not a machine.
3- What was Ginger reaction when she listened to Mr. Gordon's opinion?
 She respected him.
4- What did Ginger decide to do when she respected Squire Gordon?
 She decided she wouldn't bite or kick people any more.
5- What did horses need from people?  to be kind to them.
 Merrylegs gave the boys a lesson and Black Beauty surprised:
One day, I was surprised when John brought Merrylegs back to the stable and said
"Don't do that again, Merrylegs, or you'll be in trouble." "What did you do?" I asked him. I was
very surprised because Merrylegs always behaved so well.
"Oh, I didn't do much." said Merrylegs.
"I wanted to give the boys a lesson, so I threw them on the ground."
"What?" I said, very surprised. "But you are always so careful with the children,"
"Of course I am," he said. "I would never hurt the girls or the little children. But the older boys need
to a lesson sometimes," he continued.
"They think that a horse is like a machine, which can continue for hours without a rest. They never
think that I can feel tired. So I stopped. When I did not continue, they hit me with a stick. Then I
threw them off. They need to learn how a horse feels." "Why didn't you kick them?" said Ginger
No, I would never do that. I threw them off because I knew it would not hurt them. If I kicked the
boys, I would be sold to some unkind person who would hit me all the time. We must always
remember what a good place we live in."

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1- What did Merrylegs do to the boys? Why?
 He threw them off because they hit him with a stick
2- What did the boys think about horses?
 They thought that They are like a machine.
3- What did Merrylegs want the children to understand?
 He wanted them to understand that how a horse feels and it isn't a machine

1- Why do you think that horses were so important in the 19th century when Black
Beauty was written?
 Because people used them to travel around and pull their carriages.
2- Why do you think that people were not nice to Ginger in the past?
 Because They didn't understand that horses are not machines.
3- What do you think people should do with horses that bite or kick?
 I think they should be kind to them.
4- Do you think that Merrylegs was wrong to throw the older boys off his back? Why?
 I think he wasn't wrong because he wanted them to be kind to horses.
5- Do you think that Merrylegs was right to behave badly with the children? Why?
 I think he was right because the children weren't kind to him.
6- Do you think that Squire Gordon was right to be angry with the man who worked for
him? Why? Why not?
 Yes, because the man was not kind to his horse
7- Do you think that a horse like a machine? Why? Why not?
 No, because it can feel tired and it can't continue for hours without a rest
8- Do you think that a horse like a machine? Why? Why not?
 No, because it can feel tired and it can't continue for hours without a rest
9- Why do you think that Ginger had a sad face?
 Because he had problems in the past and people were unkind and cruel with him
10- Why do you think that Black Beauty's mother advised him not kick or bite?
 I think because she wanted him to be a good and polite horse to have a kind
owner.

1- Who suggested the name of "Black Beauty"?

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2- Why was Merrylegs making people laugh?
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3- What was Beauty's mother advice?
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4- How do you know that Farmer Grey was a kind man?
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5- Why do you think that people wanted to sell Ginger?
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1- Merrylegs was a - a white star on his head.
2- Farmer Grey lived in b - a small fat horse.
3- Squire Gordon was c - different from other owners.
4- Black Beauty had d - unkind man.
f - a house next to a road.

1 – Who looked after Black Beauty?

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2 – What did the children bring Merrylegs?
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3 – When did Ginger start to respect Gordon?
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4 – Why didn’t Merrylegs kick the children?
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5 – What was Ginger’s problem with people?
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1 – Anna Sewell was born a – Farmer Grey

2 – Anna had an accident which b – Gordon
3 – The narrator was c – Black Beauty
4 – The first owner was d – damaged her legs
e – In England

1- Why did Merrylegs stop when the children were playing?

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2- What did horses need from people?
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3- Why do you think that people wanted to sell Ginger?
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4- Did Squire Gordon agree the new name? Why?
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5-How was Ginger?

1 – Black Beauty first lived with a – Black Beauty

2 – the owner’s house was b – badly
3 – Grey spoke to the horses c – mother and other horses
4 – The youngest horse was d – kindly
e – next to the road

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1- When will Ginger learn to stop biting?
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2- How was Birtwick Park?
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3- What did the biggest horses do when they got too excited?
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4- What was Beauty's mother advice?
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5- What was Beauty's opinion about Ginger?
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1 – Black Beauty’s mother a – the kinder people will be

2 – Black Beauty had one b – when he became older
3 – The harder you work, c – white foot
4 – Grey decided to sell Beauty d - advised him not to bite
e – black foot

1- What did Farmer Grey decide to do when Beauty was older?

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2- What kind of people who might buy Black Beauty?
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3- Where did Squire Gordon live?
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4- What was Squire's opinion when his wife asked about his new horse?
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5- What must the people who work for Mr. Gordon understand?
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1 – The new owner was a – Merrylegs and Ginger

2 – Gordon lived in b – John Manly
3 – Gordon’s helper was c – Farmer Grey
4 – Black Beauty became friends with d – Birtwick Park
e – Squire Gordon

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