The clinic begins with the evil Mrs. Pinzetti shepherding little Karen through the room of experts, where her orthopedist refuses to return her smile. This is only the beginning of the process of dehumanizing her. At the end of the…
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The Healing Horse, Ch. 23, Scene 5: Time for Clinic
This scene transitions from Karen’s worries into a sequence of action scenes, as the evil Mrs. Pinzetti pulls Karen from the safety of the classroom, so she can undergo a clinical evaluation by the experts. (Image courtesy of Adammoore426, CC BY-SA…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 23, Scene 4: Worry and Courage
This scene shows little Karen in the classroom, trying to pull herself together, but in a daze of fear of the coming physical exam and evaluation. (Image courtesy of User:Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 4: Worry and…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 23, Scene 3: Nutrition Break Worries
This scene continues the sequence of little Karen dealing with her fear of the experts, as the morning drags along until she must see them. (Photo of cinnamon buns by Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 23, Scene 2: The Power of Imagination
As little Kitten prepares to face the experts, she wisely turns to her mentor for advice, and he teaches her an important lesson about the power of imagination. Her mother, on the other hand, makes sure she starts the day…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 23, Scene 1: Early Wednesday Morning
Chapter 23 is all about how bad things can get when medical experts stop seeing their disabled patients as people and start looking at them as crippled animals. (Image by Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 1:…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 8: Soothing Music
In this scene, little Kitten reflects on her situation and how much she values her friendship with Tammy, as well as on how important their mothers are to both of them. (Image of two bars of music from The Carnival…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 7: The Waiver
This scene focuses on little Kitten’s memories of how confident she felt a few months before, and how desperately afraid she is now. (Image courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 7: The Waiver…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 6: In a Fog
The story continues building toward a climactic confrontation with Mrs. Pinzetti, as little Kitten struggles to keep herself going in the face of the next day’s dreaded events. (Photo by cjohnson7 from Rochester, Minnesota, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 5: Mrs. Pinzetti Delivers a Note
This scene brings Mrs. Pinzetti into the classroom, and she brings more bad news. (Image by Christos Vittoratos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Scene 5: Mrs. Pinzetti Delivers a Note As the teacher collected the writing assignments, Mrs. Pinzetti…