# Nadya — Short Fiction character guide

> Nadya in Short Fiction by Aleksandr Kuprin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nadya

**First appearance:** 0036-i

## Who they are

A young woman, a character in a story.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_se/chapters/ii)

The little girl who is ill, listless, and losing strength, indifferent to toys, friends, or treats.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_se/chapters/iii)

The sick little girl who longs for a real live elephant, rejecting a mechanical toy.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_se/chapters/iv)

A six-year-old girl who is ill and has expressed a desire to see a live elephant.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_se/chapters/v)

The sick girl for whom the elephant is brought.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_se/chapters/vi)

The little girl who is recovering from illness and bonds with the elephant Tommy.

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