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42 Black Beautycutto hirecabcartwealthyto pay attentionto loadwoundto pay to use something for a short periodin the past, a vehicle pulled by a horsea vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by a horsehaving a lot of money, possessions etcto look at or listen to someone or something carefullyto put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine:::::::GlossaryThe cuts were very bad on my foot. For a month, the grooms put me in a small field. I felt better, but one day, Robert took me away. He sold me to a man. My new owner had a lot of horses and carriages for hire. I was a %u2018work-horse%u2019 and many people hired me. Some were good drivers, others were not.One day, a man came and looked at me carefully and he said, %u201cI%u2019ll give you twenty-five pounds for this horse.%u201d%u201cAll right! This is a good horse!%u201d The man%u2019s name was Mr. Barker. He was a cab driver in London. This marked a new adventure!My first week was very tiring in London. There were many horses, carriages and carts. But Mr. Barker was a kind man. He never treated me and my new friend, Captain rudely. I worked eight hours a day from Monday to Saturday. His wife and children came to the stable early. They cleaned the cab and helped Mr. Barker put the harness on me. They always gave us good, clean food and water.One day, in a crowded street of London, I had a surprise.%u201cHey, is that you, Black Beauty?%u201d said a horse. It was Ginger. She looked very tired and bad. She told me her sad story. I had nothing to say to her.Mr. Barker and his wife Polly decided to move to the home of a wealthywoman due to Mr. Barker%u2019s illness. This was a sad event for me. Unfortunately, I started feeling the beginning of a new adventure.Before Mr. Barker and his family moved, they sold me to a man. He then sold me to a baker. The baker was a good man, but he didn%u2019t pay much attention to the care of the horses. He loaded heavy loads onto the cart. I was an old horse now. I couldn%u2019t move easily because of the heavy loads, so the baker decided to sell me.