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A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry Harper's Magazine originally published the story in two installments in August and September 1906.[2] Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting.[2] Harper's published the story as a 153-page book in October 1907.[2] Clemen's daughter Susy Clemens, who died in 1896 at age 24 of spinal meningitis, is understood to be inspiration for lead character Cathy Alison.[2][3] When Clemens provided the story to Harper's, he included a photograph of Susy for the illustrator to use for Cathy

A Horse’s Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. With a fanciful mix of points of view, we hear the story of Cathy and her relationship with Soldier Boy and the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry. A surprisingly graphic depiction of a Spanish bullfight leaves no doubt where Mark Twain’s sympathies lie. (Introduction by John Greenman & Wikipedia)First Page:Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.ukA HORSE'S TALECHAPTER I SOLDIER BOY PRIVATELY TO HIMSELFI am Buffalo Bill's horse. I have spent my life under his saddle with him in it, too, and he is good for two hundred pounds, without his clothes; and there is no telling how much he does weigh when he is out on the war path and has his batteries belted on. He is over six feet, is young, hasn't an ounce of waste flesh, is straight, graceful, springy in his motions, quick as a cat, and has a handsome face, and black hair dangling down on his shoulders, and is beautiful to look at; and nobody is braver than he is, and nobody is stronger, except myself. Yes, a person that doubts that he is fine to see should see him in his beaded buck skins, on my back and his rifle peeping above his shoulder, chasing a hostile trail, with me going like the wind and his hair streaming out behind from the shelter of his broad slouch. Yes, he is a sight to look at then and I'm part of it myself.I am his favorite horse, out of dozens. Big as he is, I have carried him eighty one miles between nightfall and sunrise on the scout; and I am good for fifty, day in and day out, and all the time..

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I am Buffalo Bill's horse. I have spent my life under his saddle − with him in it, too, and he is good for two hundred pounds, without his clothes; and there is no telling how much he does weigh when he is out on the war−path and has his batteries belted on. He is over six feet, is young, hasn't an ounce of waste flesh, is straight, graceful, springy in his motions, quick as a cat, and has a handsome face, and black hair dangling down on his shoulders, and is beautiful to look at; and nobody is braver than he is, and nobody is stronger, except myself. Yes, a person that doubts that he is fine to see should see him in his beaded buck−skins, on my back and his rifle peeping above his shoulder, chasing a hostile trail, with me going like the wind and his hair streaming out behind from the shelter of his broad slouch. Yes, he is a sight to look at then − and I'm part of it myself. I am his favorite horse, out of dozens. Big as he is, I have carried him eighty−one miles between nightfall and sunrise on the scout; and I am good for fifty, day in and day out, and all the time. I am not large, but I am built on a business basis. I have carried him thousands and thousands of miles on scout duty for the army, and there's not a gorge, nor a pass, nor a valley, nor a fort, nor a trading post, nor a buffalo−range in the whole sweep of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains that we don't know as well as we know the bugle−calls. He is Chief of Scouts to the Army of the Frontier, and it makes us very important. In such a position as I hold in the military service one needs to be of good family and possess an education much above the common to be worthy of the place. I am the best−educated horse outside of the hippodrome, everybody says, and the best−mannered. It may be so, it is not for me to say; modesty is the best policy, I think. Buffalo Bill taught me the most of what I know, my mOther taught me much, and I taught myself the rest. Lay a row of moccasins before me − Pawnee, Sioux, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and as many Other tribes as you please − and I can name the tribe every moccasin belongs to by the make of it. Name it in horse−talk, and could do it in American if I had speech.

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A Horse’s Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. With a fanciful mix of points of view, we hear the story of Cathy and her relationship with Soldier Boy and the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry. A surprisingly graphic depiction of a Spanish bullfight leaves no doubt where Mark Twain’s sympathies lie.

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One of Mark Twain’s lighter writings, A Horse’s Tale is a story about different perspectives on life, mainly from the vantage point of Soldier Boy - renowned Buffalo Bill’s horse, as well as the orphaned little girl Cathy. A Horse’s Tale was commissioned by an actress called Minnie Maddern Fiske who asked Twain to write about bullfighting. The book was first published by Harper’s Magazine in two installments in 1906, only to be published as a 153-page novel a year later. It is believed that Samuel Clements (the author’s real name) based the 9-year old female character Cathy based on his daughter Susy Clemens, who had died in 1896 of a spine disease when she was only 24 years old. The novel starts with the narrative of the talking horse Soldier Boy. He is the top steed in the 7th Cavalry Regiment stationed at Fort Paxton. He is the favorite horse of legendary bison hunter, scout and showman Buffalo Bill. He has taken Bill into plenty of battles and has fought with honor and courage. But things are about to change. Thus comes into the fort a little girl, just 9 years old. She is the orphaned niece of General Alison. She soon succeeds in winning the hearts of soldiers, officers and everyone at the fort. Even Soldier Boy becomes attached to the little girl, and the two will eventually start off adventures of their own. The book contains delightful stories, horse-to-horse talk and exciting things both young and old will appreciate. Filled with sharp humor, satire as well as sadness, this book deals with our impressions in life, our reasons for existing, all from the perspective of a little girl and her horse. A Horse’s Tale is a must read by both Mark Twain fans and people enjoying a masterfully written story with hidden elements.