Depression? Give yourself an elephant!

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My son was asked to read the story “The Girl and the Elephant” by Kuprin. A classic is a classic! It turns out that this wonderful story can be interpreted as a story about getting out of depression and restoring contact with yourself and life.

A girl in the family fell ill with an unknown disease. The doctor found no signs of illness, and the only prescription he could prescribe was to cheer her…