In chapter 1, the horse refer to a poor orphan child is on her way from France. Her father was General Alison’s brother who is commandant in Seventh Cavalry. Her parents died some months ago and General Alison received a letter from her brother-in-law. He wanted to tell General Alison more about this girl.

     She is very beautiful and has her mother’s charm, grace, good heart and sence of justice. Moreover, she has her father’s vivacity cheerfulness, pluck and spirit of enterprise.She can speak English because her father was her English teacher and Spanish because her mother taught her. She is more mature than other children who are the same age in the ordinary child-studies. But she is not promtness and initiative.  Her intensions are right but sometimes she did the wrong judgment. The article take a example about her bad judgment. She wanted to protect a little ants but killed it because she did the wrong thing. His brother think that the girl can make General Alison’s heart more young.

     When I just finished the chapter 1, I am very confused. I am not really know what the author want to express.  I am the same feeling with professor. I thought that this article may be a story about animals. After finishing chapter 2, I think that the content is more clear, I guess that the author will tell me more about the horse and this girl.