26. 艰难时光
Beauty的新主人叫 Nicholas Skinner。他有黑色的眼睛,鹰钩鼻子,满嘴牙齿好像斗牛犬。他的声音粗粝冷酷地好像沉重的马车轮子摩擦着地上的石子。他对手下的车夫们很苛刻,车夫们对马也很苛刻。Beauty每天工作时间很长。虽然是盛夏酷暑的日子,星期天也不休息。
驾驭Beauty 的马夫和他的主人一样苛刻。他的鞭子末尾绑着一个尖锐的东西,经常把Beauty 打出血。有段时间,Beauty 每天载着十来个人走十几二十英里的路,还要当天来回。可是无论多么陡峭的上坡,都没人下来走几步减轻他的负担。Beauty 拼尽全力地干活,可还是常常被鞭打。他想起Ginger 说的话,马是斗不过人的。他只希望自己像Ginger 一样,早点死去,了结痛苦。
这一天好像真的来了。一天,Beauty 的马车在火车站等生意。一个四口之家,刚从火车上下来,带着很多行李,要雇Beauty 的马车。男人招呼搬运工把行李搬到车上,女人带着小男孩上了马车,只有年轻的女孩注意到了Beauty, 对男人说,“爸爸,我肯定这匹马拉不动这么多行李,他看起来很累了。”马夫说,“小姐,这马没问题,身体很壮的。”
搬运工看着这么多行李,也建议男人再雇一辆马车。女孩也乞求爸爸说,“再雇一辆马车吧,这对马太残忍了。”爸爸不耐烦地让女儿闭了嘴。终于马车上装着高高的行李,驶出了火车站。
马车很沉,Beauty 忙了一大早,还没吃东西。可是不管他如何被恶待,他还是像平时一样,拼劲全力,拉着马车上了路,直到遇到了上坡。
来到上坡的地方,Beauty 已经精疲力尽,这时,他突然脚下一滑,重重地摔倒在地上,一动不动,他以为自己要死了。他听到愤怒的声音,车上的行李被搬走,好像做梦一样。他听到那个女孩的声音,“可怜的马,都是我们的错!”。另一个人说,“这马死了,再也站不起来了。”
后来他听到警察来了。他们給他头上浇了凉水,把药放进他嘴里,又給他盖上东西。
不知道过了多久,Beauty听到一个温和的声音,鼓励他站起来。Beauty 挣扎着真地站起来了,被带到附近的一个马厩里,吃了点东西。
当天晚上,Beauty 差不多恢复了体力,就被带回了车行的马厩。第二天,主人Skinner 带着一个马蹄铁匠来了。他仔细的检查了Beauty 的身体,说,“他没有病,只是过度劳累。如果你让他休息6个月,他还可以恢复的。但是现在,他一点力气也没有了。”
“那他就该拿去喂狗。我这里可没地方养病马。能干活的才养着,不能干活的就拿去卖掉。” Skinner 说。
马蹄铁匠说,“十天后就有个马市。如果在这十天里,你让他吃好,休息好,恢复好一点,也许还能卖个好价钱,至少比光卖一张马皮值钱。”
虽然不情愿,Skinner 还是听从了马蹄铁匠的建议。Beauty 休息了十天之后,身体恢复了一些,又被带到了马市上。
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