. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . I got into it because I did not want to be drowned My name is John Dolittle—, said theDoctor. I have been asked to come to Africato cure the monkeys who are sick. The Great Journey 45 You must all come before the King, said theblack man. What king? asked the Doctor, who didntwant to waste any time. The King of the Jolliginki, the man an-swered. All these lands belong to him; and allstrangers must be brought before him. Follow me. So they gathered up their baggage and
. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . I got into it because I did not want to be drowned My name is John Dolittle—, said theDoctor. I have been asked to come to Africato cure the monkeys who are sick. The Great Journey 45 You must all come before the King, said theblack man. What king? asked the Doctor, who didntwant to waste any time. The King of the Jolliginki, the man an-swered. All these lands belong to him; and allstrangers must be brought before him. Follow me. So they gathered up their baggage and wentoff, following the man through the jungle. THE SIXTH CHAPTER. POLYNESIA AND THE KING HEN they hadgone a littleway throughthe thick for-est, they cameto a wide, clear space; and they saw the Kings palace which wasmade of mud. This was where the King lived with hisQueen, Ermintrude, and their son, PrinceBumpo. The Prince was away fishing for sal-mon in the river. But the King and Queenwere sitting under an umbrella before the palacedoor. And Queen Ermintrude was asleep. When the Doctor had come up to the palacethe King asked him his business; and the Doctortold him why he had come to Africa. You may not travel through my lands, saidthe King. Many years ago a white man came 47 48 The Story of Doctor Dolittle to these shores; and I was very kind to after he had dug holes in the ground to getthe gold, and killed all the elephants to get theirivory tusks, he went away secretly in his ship— K k*ti>i2£vs«i&s>^\ | ^^V\
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