One night, John came into the stable (马厩), calling, “Wake up, Beauty!”

He put my saddle (马鞍) and bridle (缰绳) on and rode up to the front door of the house. The Squire was there.

“John,” he said, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note.”

“Now, Beauty, do your best,” said John.

I went as fast as possible.

When we arrived at Dr White’s house, John told him, “Mrs. Gordon is very ill. Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die. Please go to see her immediately (立刻).” “Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse. Can I have yours?” he asked.

The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. But I did my best and went as fast as possible. When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door. The doctor went into the house with him, and Joe led me to the stable. I was glad to be home.

My legs were shaking, and I was very wet. Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me. Then he gave me cold water to drink. Soon all my body began to shake, and I felt very cold.

A long time later, John came back. He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep.

Over and over again, John said to himself, “Stupid (愚蠢的) boy! Stupid boy!”

I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day.

The Squire came to see me. “Poor Beauty,” he said one day. “You saved Mrs Gordon’s life.”

John said, “Black Beauty went so fast. He seemed to know what was wrong.”

—Taken From Black Beauty

A young girl named Malala，born in 1997 in the northwest of Pakistan，is famous for supporting children and women to get education.

In 2012，she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus. Luckily，she was sent to the hospital in time and saved.·After that，she went back to school and began to strive（奋斗）for children and women to receive education.

On October 10，2014，the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded（授予）to Malala. She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize. However，Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize. At the very moment，she was taking chemistry lessons in the classroom！After hearing the news，Malala. chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual. She said calmly to the reporter，"I'm proud of getting this prize. Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me，it's more important to finish the rest lessons today. After all，it's a normal school day.”

One year later，Amy Mainzer，an astronomical scientist. of NASA，found a new planet. She named it "Malala". When. Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times，she explained，"I think Malala has set an example for us. She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated. Nothing can stop her.”

Last year，Malala. passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work.

Before she finished her high school，she had written a book I am Malala. She said，"I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book. My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education. Actually，my story is also the story of 61million children. Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school.”