Elephant Girls

The Elephant Woman

by Jane Devin on 04/01/2009

Although it takes a very long time, eventually the Elephant Girl grows old . . . ‡ 1. Beyond the Crowd, Into the Fog, the Fragment of a Child’s Heart The air is littered with a thousand distractions, and the ground beneath her trembles from the weight of the crowd. The dissonant hum of voices [...]

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In Praise of the Elephant Girls

by Jane Devin on 03/16/2008

“When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick her.” – Hindu Proverb 1. Strength Among the first things noticed about an elephant girl is her incredible strength. She can shoulder the burdens and carry the weight of many human experiences, and do so with dignity, even when her threshold for pain is [...]

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