The Horse and the Boy report by: Marcus Bradley

Marcus Bradley


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January 25, 2010

Book Report

The Horse and His Boy

This story is about an orphan boy and a horse that was taken away from they’re homes. Both of them are trying to get back to where they are from; but along the way they come across many difficulties trying to get back to their homeland.

To begin, Shasta is the main character in this story that runs away from his master in search of his real homeland. Narnia is the place where they both originally come from Bree, is the name of the horse that travels with Shasta and is soon to become his friend.

Moreover, Bree is a Great War horse that was kidnapped from his homeland to work as a slave-horse in Calormen, a country across Archenland south of Narnia.

Although, they are from the same place they don’t always get along and on their way to Narnia a princess decides to travel with them on their way back to Narnia.

Furthermore Susan, princess of the Gentle is next in line to become queen but she doesn’t want to marry someone she doesn’t love so she is running away to Narnia to escape to freedom and protection from Rabadash, a Tarkeen prince who wants her hand in marriage.

Rabadash is not happy about Susan the Gentle leaving the South to Narnia so he decides to go after her.

The Tarkeen people are the evil enemies of the Narnians and they will not stop until they destroy the Narnian people. Tisroc is their leader who rules the South and is the father of Rabadash. Tisroc encourages Rabadash to go get Susan and takeover the Narnian land.

Then Rabadash travels to Archenland to take back the princess but he was not thinking about who he would have to face in battle to get Susan. Edmund who is the leader of the war fought off Rabadash and defeated his army of Tarkeenians.

Finally, after the battle was over, Shasta went to King Lune to tell the king about Rabadash’s plan to takeover Narnia. The King turns the enemy prince into a slave himself and once again Narnia is safe from evil.