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Doctor Dolittle is a kind-hearted man with an extraordinary secret: he can talk to animals. While the villagers think he’s a bit odd, his gift takes him on unforgettable adventures: he treats sick animals, outsmarts pirates and sails across the seas in search of rare creatures. From clever parrots to grumpy gorillas, every animal has a voice, and a lesson to share. This classic is full of humor, heart, and wonder. It invites readers of all ages to imagine a world where friendship transcends species and adventure is never far from sight.
Story
THE FIRST CHAPTER — PUDDLEBY
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
THE FIRST CHAPTER PUDDLEBY
ONCE upon a time, many years ago when our grandfathers were little children there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle John Dolittle, M.D. “M.D.” means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.
He lived in a little town called, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. All the folks, young and old, knew him well by sight. And whenever he walked down the street in his high hat everyone would say, “There goes the Doctor! He’s a clever man.” And the dogs and the children would all run up and follow behind him; and even the crows that lived in the church-tower would caw and nod their heads.
The house he lived in, on the edge of the town, was quite small; but his garden was very large and had a wide lawn and stone seats and weeping-willows hanging over. His sister, Sarah Dolittle, was housekeeper for him; but the Doctor looked after the garden himself.
He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. Besides the gold-fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in his piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He had a cow with a calf too, and an old lame horse twenty-five years of age and chickens, and pigeons, and two lambs, and many other animals. But his favorite pets were Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and the owl Too-Too.
His sister used to grumble about all these animals and said they made the house untidy. And one day when an old lady with rheumatism came to see the Doctor, she sat on the hedgehog who was sleeping on the sofa and never came to see him any more, but drove every Saturday all the way to Oxenthorpe, another town ten miles off, to see a different doctor.
Then his sister, Sarah Dolittle, came to him and said,
“John, how can you expect sick people to come and see you when you keep all these animals in the house? It’s a fine doctor would have h...
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Listen to The Story of Doctor Dolittle in the app. It's free and ad-free.
About this book
Doctor Dolittle is a kind-hearted man with an extraordinary secret: he can talk to animals. While the villagers think he’s a bit odd, his gift takes him on unforgettable adventures: he treats sick animals, outsmarts pirates and sails across the seas in search of rare creatures. From clever parrots to grumpy gorillas, every animal has a voice, and a lesson to share. This classic is full of humor, heart, and wonder. It invites readers of all ages to imagine a world where friendship transcends species and adventure is never far from sight.
Story
THE FIRST CHAPTER — PUDDLEBY
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
THE FIRST CHAPTER PUDDLEBY
ONCE upon a time, many years ago when our grandfathers were little children there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle John Dolittle, M.D. “M.D.” means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.
He lived in a little town called, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. All the folks, young and old, knew him well by sight. And whenever he walked down the street in his high hat everyone would say, “There goes the Doctor! He’s a clever man.” And the dogs and the children would all run up and follow behind him; and even the crows that lived in the church-tower would caw and nod their heads.
The house he lived in, on the edge of the town, was quite small; but his garden was very large and had a wide lawn and stone seats and weeping-willows hanging over. His sister, Sarah Dolittle, was housekeeper for him; but the Doctor looked after the garden himself.
He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. Besides the gold-fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in his piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He had a cow with a calf too, and an old lame horse twenty-five years of age and chickens, and pigeons, and two lambs, and many other animals. But his favorite pets were Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and the owl Too-Too.
His sister used to grumble about all these animals and said they made the house untidy. And one day when an old lady with rheumatism came to see the Doctor, she sat on the hedgehog who was sleeping on the sofa and never came to see him any more, but drove every Saturday all the way to Oxenthorpe, another town ten miles off, to see a different doctor.
Then his sister, Sarah Dolittle, came to him and said,
“John, how can you expect sick people to come and see you when you keep all these animals in the house? It’s a fine doctor would have h...
Section 1 of 21 sections
