Saving Belle the Hippo During Leningrad's Darkest Days
In WW2 During the Leningrad siege, Belle, a hippopotamus, was in distress. With no water in her pool, her skin was drying off. Her caregiver, Yevdokia Dashina, was determined to assist. Every day, she hauled a large barrel of water from the Neva River, slowly filling Belle's pool. She also applied camphor oil to Belle's skin to prevent crackinghttps://rb.gy/mqcp6p Belle's skin healed as a result of Dashina's hard work, and she was able to hide underwater during the perilous air raid. Dashina's devotion and care were what kept Belle alive.
0 Comments