A Horse’s Tale by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

A Horse’s Tale by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Told in the proud, observant voice of Soldier Boy, Buffalo Bill's favorite mount, A Horse's Tale carries Mark Twain's wit into a frontier cavalry post where bravery is measured, reputations are made, and animals are expected to serve without complaint. Soldier Boy knows the trails, the bugle calls, and the vanity of the two-legged world, and he watches it all with a mix of humor, loyalty, and hard-won wisdom. Into this rugged routine comes Cathy Alison, a spirited young girl living under the stern protection of her uncle, General Alison. Cathy is drawn to Buffalo Bill's glamour and to Soldier Boy's intelligence and steadiness, and the bond that forms among girl, horse, and scout begins to reshape life at the post.But Twain does not let the story remain a simple yarn of drills and daring. As Soldier Boy is passed from hand to hand and asked to perform under different kinds of authority, the tale presses a sharper question: what does human pride cost the creatures that cannot speak for themselves? By turns comic and tender, the novel becomes a pointed meditation on empathy, cruelty, and the uneasy gap between public heroism and private responsibility.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:17) Chapter 01

(00:11:25) Chapter 02

(00:16:29) Chapter 03

(00:21:44) Chapter 04

(00:27:43) Chapter 05

(00:44:43) Chapter 06

(01:04:32) Chapter 07

(01:08:20) Chapter 08

(01:09:25) Chapter 09

(01:16:41) Chapter 10

(01:27:48) Chapter 11

(01:38:02) Chapter 12

(01:39:31) Chapter 13

(01:47:08) Chapter 14

(01:50:12) Chapter 15

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