Chapters 18- END

Chapter 18- End!!

Ch. 18: In chapter 18 Joey gets sick with lockjaw. During this his entire body goes stiff and they fear he will not make it. Major Martian, Sergeant Thunder, Albert, David, and other orderlies there work around the clock to get Joey better. Joey says it thinks they want him to live because it is as if he and Albert are brothers and both mean so much to everyone. One night while Albert is sleeping Joey is finally able to move his neck and wakes Albert up. Everyone is so excited that Joey is going to be ok.

Ch. 19. This chapter is short but in it Major Martian announces that everyone will be home hopefully by Christmas however the horses are not going. Sergeant Thunder is very mad, calling the horse’s soldiers and speaking of how many of them will be killed. Albert hears the news and it devastates.

Ch. 20 In this chapter everyone is getting ready for the horse auction. Everyone pulls together money and at the auction Sergeant Thunder was going to bid on Joey. During the action a man was bidding hire than they could afford and right before the end Emilie’s grandfather steps forward saying he will bid as much as he as to because that horse belonged to his Emilie.

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Ch.21 this is the last chapter of the book. Both the Sergeant and the Major talked to Emilie’s grandfather and after being touched by the story tells Albert he will sell him Joey for a English penny and the promise that he will love and care for Joey as much as his Emile did. Joey and Albert return home around Christmas time. As they ride through the celebration for the heroes they know the true heroes are the soldiers (man and horse) who did not make it back. Albert marries and he and Joey have a happy ever after life. 

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Chapters 14-17

In Chapter 14 the war had once again started. Two new characters, Rudi and Karl were introduced at the beginning of the chapter. Rudi was infatuated with Topthorn. Also Joey noticed that Rudi was a younger solider, and thought of him maybe as the same age as Albert. At the end of the chapter, Topthorn had a tragic heart failure and passed away. Then, as Topthorn lay there, there was an attack and Friedrich didn’t survive. Joey stood there over Friedrich and Topthorn as chapter 14 ended. 

In Chapter 15, Joey stood beside where Topthorn and Friedrich laid, until he couldn’t any more. Large tanks chased Joey across the battlefields. Joey ran into a barbed wire and suffered an injury to his leg. However, battle was all over the place and Joey continued to run. For the first time he was lost, because he missed his partner Topthorn. At the end of Chapter 15, Joey walked upon a conversation in the middle of night. As the sun rose, Joey found himself in “no man’s land.” 

In Chapter 16 Joey found himself trying to escape this no man’s land but could not find a hole in the barbed wire on either side. Finally, one person from each side noticed Joey, and wanted him. One soldier from the German side, and one Welshman came to pursuit Joey. They settled the conflict with the flip of a coin and Joey went with the Welshman back to their side.
In Chapter 17, Joey and Albert meet once again. Two men, David and Albert are cleaning off Joey in the barn and Albert knows its his horse Joey when he calls him with his call, and Joey responds. We have been waiting for this connection between Albert and Joey. Ever since they split, we have been talking about Albert and Joey and their reunion. I thought this was an interesting way to become reunited as it was a bit anti-climatic. It took some time for Albert to recognize Joey. However, I am excited to see what happens as chapter 17 ends with Albert and Joey being reunited!