Showing posts with label Black Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Beauty. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Black Beauty - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Black Beauty is about his early life. The second puzzle here is a word search puzzle. There are 15 words related to chapter 1 of the novel hidden in the box below. The clues given below will help you find the correct words.

Black Beauty Puzzle No 2 - Chapter 1 Word Search


CLUES:
1. The place where the author of Black Beauty was born in 1820
2. A headgear strapped around a horse’s head
3. Black Beauty’s first owner
4. A vehicle that has two or four wheels pulled by a horse
5. A field covered with grass
6. A device placed in a horse’s mouth
7. A young male horse
8. To whom Farmer Grey sold Black Beauty to
9. Black Beauty’s mother’s name
10. A small area of still water
11. A piece of curved iron attached to the bottom of the horse’s foot
12. A leather seat for a rider on a horse
13. The age when Black Beauty was broken in
14. It’s horrible rumbling sound terrified Black Beauty at first
15. Leather flaps attached to the bridle

Black Beauty - Introduction


Black Beauty is a story about a beautiful black horse, from his early days as a colt until his old days, from a beautiful and quiet life in the country to the nasty and busy streets of the city. The author of the story is Anna Sewell, who wrote this story to show how magnificent horses are and how badly they were mistreated. Her hopes is that by giving this horse a voice in the story, she is giving a voice to all animals and that humans should treat them with love, care and respect because they too derserve it.

Black Beauty Puzzle No 1 - Anatomy of a Horse Jigsaw Puzzle
DOWN:
1. The foot of the horse with tough outside covering that comes into contact with the ground.
2. The main body area of the horse, enclosing the rib cage and the major internal organs.
3. The part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of the horse.
6. The long hair on the neck of a horse
8. The joint between the top and bottom part of the leg where it bends in the middle.

ACROSS:
4. The part of the face above the eyes and below the hair.
5. The bony prominence lying between the ears. Except for the ears, it is the highest point on the horses body when it is standing with its head up.
6. The chin, mouth, and nostrils of the horse's face.
7. The part of the body between the head and the shoulder.
9. The upper portion of the neck where the mane grows.