and the elephant lowers itself onto his hand.

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A boy fed up with TV and books. Fed up with jigsaw puzzles and watercolor. Fed up with feeling the stiches of his operation. Minute after minute ,, day after endless day he stares out the front window , and the elephant lowers itself onto his hand.

What's the meaning of the last phase " and the elephant lowers itself onto his hand."

Thanks a lot.

Annvan · Accepted Answer

To give us more of an idea of the context, could you give a couple of the following sentences as well?

Monkey_D · Answer

The following sentences is " and he comes to know the Long Wait of the Waiting Man
(The waiting man is the man who waited for his brother for 32 years.)

Thanks

Annvan · Answer

Sorry, I can only guess, but maybe it refers to a heavy feeling of lethargy that came over him...

Monkey_D · Answer

Thanks Annvan <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Marius Hancu · Answer

Is the elephant mentioned otherwise in the context?

Monkey_D · Answer

In the book the mention to elephant only in this sentence. There's no the real elephant in the story. Thanks

Marius Hancu · Answer

Monkey_DIn the book the mention to elephant only in this sentence. There's no the real elephant in the story.

Then Annvan's reading should be just fine

and the elephant lowers itself onto his hand.

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