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…
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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…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 4: An Impromptu Writing Exercise
As her Mama talks with Principal Stephie, little Karen struggles through a writing assignment in her classroom. Even though she has studied the subject, under pressure to write on demand she cannot remember what she has learned. School teachers now…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 3: Mama Visits Principal Stephie
After little Kitten sees her mother at school, Mama has a serious talk with the principal. She has always advocated for her daughter, but now she is beginning to think like an activist. (Image of Elizabeth Taylor in her role…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 2: Meeting Mama at School
This short scene leads into a longer one of Mama reveals to the school principal what little Karen overheard. Scene 2: Meeting Mama at School Later, after a morning nutrition break spent thinking about Tammy, Karen saw Mama outside the…
The Healing Horse, Ch. 22, Scene 1: Seeing the Experts
Chapter 22 begins with a short scene. Little Kitten arrives at school and sees the evil experts lurking. She knows they are waiting for her and her friends, but then she remembered something her friend Tammy’s mother said… (Painting “Head…