I’m so hungry it’s 3.30pm I’ve not had anything to eat since 7.30pm (last night). The staff don’t have to worry they get six meals a day. I also found out i get extra work tomorrow and the day after. I had nothing to do with it i just pulled out a longer piece of string.

Somebody else went up today, the cook said it was my fault and i get the blame!. Only because i did it yesterday for the first time in history, how unfair!!!. I got a good old beating and sent to bed (no food tomorrow then).

It wasn’t  because i was still hungry, we had a lottery who ever got the shorter piece of string had to go and ask  for more.  When it fell on me i felt really worried. I walked up i felt like crying when i got there, i said to the cook please sir i want some more the cook said more? i dropped my bowl and ran i almost trip over chair.

I love horses. they are loving animals. there are lots of different breeds, my favourite breed is called the Thoroughbred. it’s my favourite breed because it’s the fastest horse and it’s very pretty. when they are fully grown they are usually 16.1 hands high (explain this to the group). they are usually brown, bay, or chestnut. Pony’s are like horses but smaller. My favourite breeds of pony are the Dartmoor pony, Exmoor pony and new forest pony. Dartmoor ponies when fully grown are 12.2 hands high. they are usually black, bay, or brown with some markings. Exmoor ponies when fully grown are 11.2 to12.3 hands high, usually bay. they are rarer than the giant panda and they have very big eyes. New forest pony’s grow up to 12.2 to 14.2 hands high, they are any colour except piebald or skewbald. a hand is four ins which is 10cms they are measured from the withers there shoulders. any horse 14.2 hands or less is a pony

This is a review of War Horse, chapter by chapter.

Chapter One.

Joey was a colt; he and his mother were going to be sold. His mum was taken out to the ring and she was sold, Joey was never to see her again. When Joey was taken out to the ring he looked for his mother, but could not see her. A farmer saw him and bought him for three Guineas then took him to his farm with their cart horse. The farmers boy saw him and went to rub him down and care for him because the farmer was drunk.

chapter two

Albert and Joey grew up together and years passed; Albert cared for Joey and made sure he was safe when the farmer was drunk, by putting him in with Zoey. The drunk farmer makes a bet that he can make Joey plough within a week; he tries to put a collar on Joey, who kicks him. Albert’s Mother persuades the farmer not to shoot Joey and Albert tells Joey angrily to think before he acts and he must learn to plough. Albert teaches Joey to plough with Zoey and the farmer win his bet. At the end of the chapter, war is declared and the farmer is excited but albert’s mother is afraid.

Chapter Three

Albert started taking Joey out to see the sheep. Albert’s Mother told Albert that the war was starting to worry his father because they were running out of money. Albert had to return the boar pig and did not take Joey with him. The farmer came into the stable; he usually just took Zoey out but this time he went to Joey, tricks him with food and put a halter on him.

Chapter Four

The Farmer led Joey and Zoey to the village. There were motor cars and people all gathered together, one of them came up, shook his hand and spoke to him. They had made an agreement that he would buy Joey, if he was in good condition, for £40. The vet checked him and and the Captain buys Joey, which means the farmer can pay his mortgage. Although the farmer had regretted buying Joey, he is sorry to see him go.

Chapter 5

A few weeks before Joey went off to war he had to change from a farmhouse horse into a cavalry mount. He went to a riding school and was taught by Corporal Samuel Perkins. He hated his rider, Captain Nicholls was really nice he fed Joey and brushed him down and painted pictures of joey and sent one to Albert. A few weeks later they went off to war.

Chapter 6

While Joey and the other horses and people were on the boat; all the soldiers were laugh thing and joking there another horse called Topthorn who Joey liked. when they got there there were lots of wounded people. when they went to fight there the enemy they could not find them. The enemy had been sighted orders rang out Joey was running forward, then there was nothing on his back. Joey ran off he heard that he had won.

Captain Stewart came to Joey and told him that Captain Nicholls Had died

Chapter 7

When the horn blow for everybody to wake up the horses were rummaging in there nosebag’s for the last of the oats. Captain Stewart came along with another man Trooper warren was the name of the man, he mounted Joey Captain Stewart came over to Joey and said take good care of him

I went to Rockingham Castle. When we got there we had some lunch, then we went to the house and we went on an i spy trail. The house was very nice. We went to soldier room then we watched a film about it. Then we saw the kitchen, the panel room and the gallery which had paintings of children in it. Boys, when they were little, dressed like girls. There were ghosts in the pictures which were really statues. And we went to the great hall; i got to try on a real helmet and glove that they used in battle.The helmet was really heavy. Then we went to the shops and Mummy bought Amelie a bow and arrow, Josie a pig and i had a sword and shield; we played outside the castle with them. Josie got a bit upset because she wanted a sword and shield like me.

We went to the car to get a snack and put our toys away. and then we went to the gardens and did a Treasure Hunt to find out who stole the Griffin’s Gold. We had a choice of three kings, William the Conqueror, King Richard I and Bad King John. It was Bad King John who stole the gold. Then we went back to the shop and showed her our answer.  We were right; Bad king John stole the gold so the lady at the counter gave us each a badge.

Then we went back to the car and toys out again and went to the picnic area and played until  we went home.