The story of Rita or "The girl with the magic cowlick", harbors two main metaphors, once the girl is aware that she can hear, she chooses when and what to her through the ear of her puppy Pichi; and Pichis's ear, on the other hand, is the metaphor of the cochlear implant. When Rita expresses her intention to learn the language of the hearing humans, she indicates in a metaphorical way the work of all the professionals involved in the education of hearing impaired children.The story of Rita or "The girl with the magic cowlick", harbors two main metaphors, once the girl is aware that she can hear, she chooses when and what to her through the ear of her puppy Pichi and Pichis' s ear, on the other hand, is the metaphor of the cochlear implant. When Rita expresses her intention to learn the language of the hearing humans, she indicates in a metaphorical way the work of all the professionals involved in the education of hearing impaired children.