The Story of Doctor Dolittle / История Доктора Дулиттла. Уровень 1

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Хью Лофтинг. The Story of Doctor Dolittle / История Доктора Дулиттла. Уровень 1

The First Chapter. Puddleby

The Second Chapter. Animal Language

The Third Chapter. More Money Troubles

The Fourth Chapter. A Message from Africa

The Fifth Chapter. The Great Journey

The Sixth Chapter. Polynesia and the King

The Seventh Chapter. The Bridge of Apes

The Eighth Chapter. The Leader of the Lions

The Ninth Chapter. The Monkeys’ Council

The Tenth Chapter. The Rarest Animal of All

The Eleventh Chapter. The Black Prince

The Twelfth Chapter. Medicine and Magic

The Thirteenth Chapter. Red Sails and Blue Wings

The Fourteenth Chapter. The Rats’ Warning

The Fifteenth Chapter. The Barbary Dragon

The Sixteenth Chapter. Too-Too, the Listener

The Seventeenth Chapter. The Ocean Gossips

The Eighteenth Chapter. Smells

The Nineteenth Chapter. The Rock

The Twentieth Chapter. The Fisherman’s Town

The Last Chapter. Home Again

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Once upon a time, many years ago, when our grandfathers were children, there was a doctor. His name was John Dolittle and he was a proper doctor who knew a lot.

He lived in a little town called, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. All people in the town knew him well by sight[1]. 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. Even the crows from the church-tower would caw greeting him[2].

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One day someone brought a horse to him. The poor thing was terribly glad to find a man who could talk in horse-language.

“You know, Doctor,” said the horse, “that vet over the hill knows nothing at all. I tried to tell him I am going blind in one eye. But he couldn’t understand a word of horse-language. What I need is glasses. There’s no reason why horses shouldn’t wear glasses, the same as people.”

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