Black Beauty

Black Beauty is the name of a handsome black horse which narrates his story right from his childhood to the stage of his being grown up. The story begins with his carefree days as a colt on an English farm. As he grows up a little bit he starts pulling cabs in London for wealthy people. When he breaks his knees i.e. develops scars on his knees after a bad fall he is no longer considered presentable enough and is put to much harder work. This is the worst experience he has had. During the course of his life he meets with many hardships and troubles. He recounts his tales of cruelty and kindness. Each chapter recounts an incident in Black Beauty’s life. He passes through the hands of a series of owners some cruel and some kind. But he always tries his level best to serve humans better even in adverse circumstances.