. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . spectacles and laying downhis book. A swallow, said Chee-Chee. She is out-side on the rain-butt. Bring her in by the fire, said the must be perished with the cold. The swal-lows flew South six weeks ago! So the swallow was brought in, all huddledand shivering; and although she was a littleafraid at first, she soon got warmed up and saton the edge of the mantelpiece and began totalk. When she had finished the Doctor said, I would gladly go to Africa—especially
. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . spectacles and laying downhis book. A swallow, said Chee-Chee. She is out-side on the rain-butt. Bring her in by the fire, said the must be perished with the cold. The swal-lows flew South six weeks ago! So the swallow was brought in, all huddledand shivering; and although she was a littleafraid at first, she soon got warmed up and saton the edge of the mantelpiece and began totalk. When she had finished the Doctor said, I would gladly go to Africa—especially inthis bitter weather. But Im afraid we haventmoney enough to buy the tickets. Get me themoney-box, Chee-Chee. So the monkey climbed up and got it off thetop shelf of the dresser. There was nothing in it—not one singlepenny! I felt sure there was twopence left, said theDoctor. A Message from Africa There <was said the owl. But you spentit on a rattle for that badgers baby when hewas teething. Did I? said the Doctor—dear me, dearme! What a nuisance money is, to be sure!Well, never mind. Perhaps if I go down to. I felt sure there was twopence left the seaside I shall be able to borrow a boat thatwill take us to Africa. I knew a seaman oncewho brought his baby to me with hell lend us his boat—the baby gotwell. So early the next morning the Doctor wentdown to the sea-shore. And when he came back 32 The Story of Doctor Dolittle he told the animals it was all right—the sailorwas going to lend them the boat. Then the crocodile and the monkey and theparrot were very glad and began to sing, be-cause they were going back to Africa, their realhome. And the Doctor said, I shall only be able to take you three—withJip the dog, Dab-Dab the duck, Gub-Gub thepig and the owl, Too-Too. The rest of the ani-mals, like the dormice and the water-voles andthe bats, they will have to go back and live inthe fields where they were born till we comehome again. But as most of t
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