Doctors in India came up with a novel way of persuading a little girl to accept treatment for leg fractures.
Zikra, who is 11 months old, initially resisted treatment for her injuries, at Delhi's Lok Nayak hospital on 17 August.
According to Dr Ajay Gupta, the toddler was nervous and crying. So her mother Farheen had the idea to replicate the treatment on Zikra's doll Pari, whom the little girl thinks of as a friend.
Zikra then accepted the treatment and now both of them have their legs attached to a traction rod.
She is expected to make a full recovery in a week.
