Mail window will not open on desktop

Came home to find that my son made some changes to my desktop - specifically to the mailbox.
I am unable to open the mailbox and view my mail. The mail boxes appear to be intact, but when i want to view mail box, the option is no available,
Any suggestions?
Can I reset the default to correct anything my son may have done?

I held down the shift as recommended and mail opened in the header, but no mail box doesn't open. I had to force Quit mail to close it and it dropped off the list of applications.
I went to the hard drive and held the shift down to open mail... no change - mail opened, no visible mailbox.
I am able to select new message and type a message and send it... but still no visible mail box

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