Text structure assignment

At the very beginning of Give Me Liberty, Nathaniel has a problem. His owner is going bankrupt so he's selling all of his slaves, servants, horses, everything. Nathaniel is going to be bought by a blacksmith named Mr. Owen. A selfish, mean, blacksmith. He's already hit Nathaniel and he hasn't even bought him yet. Owen wants Nathaniel to pick out a horse. Nathaniel decides to have a little fun. He picks a wild horse. When Owen sees the horse, the horse leans forward and kicks Owen with her back legs. Owen lands a few feet back. The horse turns around a rears up and stomps down a few times trying to hit the rolling Owen. Soon the horse runs off and Nathaniel chases after.

Instead of being bought by that mean blacksmith, Nathaniel is saved. After getting the horse under control, Nathaniel gets beat by Owen. Owen's first blow hits Nathaniel right in the right eye. The second, his lip. On the third Nathaniel used his hands to block. Then Owen switched to pounding his back. The man in the carriage, with a horse, that Vixen, Nathaniel's horse, had messed with, came yelling at Owen. He was telling Owen to stop beating Nathaniel. Soon he bought Nathaniel from the auctioneer. Owen gave him up saying that Nathaniel would rob him in his sleep. Nathaniel thought that would not be true. Later, that prophecy will be fulfilled.