. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . t enoughwell ones to do the nursing. So he sent mes-sages to the other animals, like the lions and theleopards and the antelopes, to come and helpwith the nursing. But the Leader of the Lions was a very proudcreature. And when he came to the Doctorsbig house full of beds he seemed angry andscornful. •Do you dare to ask me, Sir? he said, glaringat the Doctor. Do you dare to ask me—ME,the King of Beasts, to wait on a lot of dirtymonkeys? Why, I wouldnt even eat them be-twe
. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . t enoughwell ones to do the nursing. So he sent mes-sages to the other animals, like the lions and theleopards and the antelopes, to come and helpwith the nursing. But the Leader of the Lions was a very proudcreature. And when he came to the Doctorsbig house full of beds he seemed angry andscornful. •Do you dare to ask me, Sir? he said, glaringat the Doctor. Do you dare to ask me—ME,the King of Beasts, to wait on a lot of dirtymonkeys? Why, I wouldnt even eat them be-tween meals! Although the lion looked very terrible, theDoctor tried hard not to seem afraid of him. I didnt ask you to eat them, he said besides, theyre not dirty. Theyve allhad a bath this morning. Your coat looks asthough it needed brushing—badly. Nowlisten, and Ill tell you something: the day may The Story of Doctor Dolittle come when the lions get sick. And if you donthelp the other animals now, the lions may findthemselves left all alone when they are introuble. That often happens to proud ME, the King of Beasts, to wait on a lot of dirty monkeys ? The lions are never In trouble—they onlymake trouble, said the Leader, turning up hisnose. And he stalked away into the jungle, feel-ing he had been rather smart and clever. Then the leopards got proud too and saidthey wouldnt help. And then of course the The Leader of the Lions 71 antelopes—although they were too shy and timidto be rude to the Doctor like the lion—theypawed the ground, and smiled foolishly, and saidthey had never been nurses before. And now the poor Doctor was worried fran-tic, wondering where he could get help enoughto take care of all these thousands of monkeysin bed. But the Leader of the Lions, when he gotback to his den, saw his wife, the Queen Lioness,come running out to meet him with her hair un-tidy. One of the cubs wont eat, she said. Idont know what to do with him. He h
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