War Horse is a children's novel by English author Michael Morpurgo. When it first came out in 1982, few (copy) were sold. That changed in 2005 when War Horse (perform) on stage at the National Theatre. Today, Morpurgo's short story has sold over one million copies and the play is being performed in theatres worldwide; it has even been turned into a film directed by Steven Spielberg.
War Horse is set during the First World War and follows the lives of soldiers (fight) on the front as well as ordinary people lives have been turned upside down by the war. What makes it special (be) that Joey, the narrator, is (actual) a horse. The other main character is Albert, Joey's best friend and (own), who watches helplessly as Joey is sold to the British army. There Joey joins thousands of other men and horses in the war.
Joey's narration is not only deeply moving, accurate (准确的). Horses played important role in the armies during the war; they transported heavy machine guns, rescued (wound) soldiers from the front and so on. Throughout the war, over eight million horses died.
