A Horse and His Boy

     A Horse and His Boy

By Mikayla

The breath taking novel, A Horse and His Boy by C.S Lewis, is the thrilling story of a boy Shasta and a horse stolen from a Tarkan.  Arivis, a princess, took her father’s horse and tried to escape from Calormen to Narnia. On the way she met Shasta and they were almost captured in the city but became separated.  When they finally found each other, they had to cross the desert and there they met a lion. They created an army and defeated Archenland. They then found out that Shasta was actually a prince.

     Shasta was a humble, young slave boy to a fisherman named Arsheesh.   One night he courageously decided to run away with a horse which he nicknamed Bree.  Shasta was scared and worried of getting caught but he was also determined. Sadly, he couldn't take the donkey who had been his friend for the longest time. He was meek about riding and he fell a lot and he was young, so the fisherman took advantage of him but he remained honest.  The way Shasta believed reminds me of Romans 5:1-2, that says, “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

       Arivis was a spunky teenage princess who was brave enough to try and escape to Narnia.  After she met Shasta, she tried to act tough and was harsh but she was actually good spirited.  Although she didn’t want to show it, she was timid and scared. She was worried that her father would be mad that she ran away and stole his horse.  Cruelly, she bullied Shasta and made him feel sad. Quinn became worried about her. Arivis finally made it to Narnia and made everyone else feel brave because of her rejoicing.

    

     Shasta is a brave and honest fisherman's son. Arivis is a proud, strong willed princess. 

 The best part of the book was how Shasta met Arivis and they didn't get along but they 

became friends in the end. I think the Bible verse that goes with this brave story is John

3:16.  “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever 

believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”  This is an amazing story that will take

your breath away. Read, and enjoy!