AndhetoldthemoftheGreatMammothsandLizards，aslongasatrain，thatwanderedoverthemountainsinthosetimes，nibblingfromthetree—tops。Andoftentheygotsointerestedlistening，thatwhenhehadfinishedtheyfoundtheirfirehadgonerightout；andtheyhadtoscurryroundtogetmoresticksandbuildanewone。
NowwhentheKing’sarmyhadgonebackandtoldtheKingthattheycouldn’tfindtheDoctor，theKingsentthemoutagainandtoldthemtheymuststayinthejungletilltheycaughthim。Soallthistime，whiletheDoctorandhisanimalsweregoingalongtowardstheLandoftheMonkeys，thinkingthemselvesquitesafe，theywerestillbeingfollowedbytheKing’smen。
IfChee—Cheehadknownthis，hewouldmostlikelyhavehiddenthemagain。Buthedidn’tknowit。
OnedayChee—Cheeclimbedupahighrockandlookedoutoverthetree—tops。AndwhenhecamedownhesaidtheywerenowquiteclosetotheLandoftheMonkeysandwouldsoonbethere。
Andthatsameevening，sureenough，theysawChee—Chee’scousinandalotofothermonkeys，whohadnotyetgotsick，sittinginthetreesbytheedgeofaswamp，lookingandwaitingforthem。Andwhentheysawthefamousdoctorreallycome，thesemonkeysmadeatremendousnoise，cheeringandwavingleavesandswingingoutofthebranchestogreethim。
Theywantedtocarryhisbagandhistrunkandeverythinghehad——andoneofthebiggeronesevencarriedGub—Gubwhohadgottiredagain。Thentwoofthemrushedoninfronttotellthesickmonkeysthatthegreatdoctorhadcomeatlast。
ButtheKing’smen，whowerestillfollowing，hadheardthenoiseofthemonkeyscheering；
andtheyatlastknewwheretheDoctorwas，andhastenedontocatchhim。
ThebigmonkeycarryingGub—Gubwascomingalongbehindslowly，andhesawtheCaptainofthearmysneakingthroughthetrees。
SohehurriedaftertheDoctorandtoldhimtorun。
Thentheyallranharderthantheyhadeverrunintheirlives；andtheKing’smen，comingafterthem，begantoruntoo；andtheCaptainranhardestofall。
ThentheDoctortrippedoverhismedicine—
bagandfelldowninthemud，andtheCaptainthoughthewouldsurelycatchhimthistime。
ButtheCaptainhadverylongears——thoughhishairwasveryshort。AndashesprangforwardtotakeholdoftheDoctor，oneofhisearscaughtfastinatree；andtherestofthearmyhadtostopandhelphim。
BythistimetheDoctorhadpickedhimselfup，andontheywentagain，runningandrunning。
AndChee—Cheeshouted，\"It’sallright!Wehaven’tfartogonow!\"
ButbeforetheycouldgetintotheLandoftheMonkeys，theycametoasteepcliffwithariverflowingbelow。ThiswastheendoftheKingdomofJolliginki；andtheLandoftheMonkeyswasontheotherside——acrosstheriver。
AndJip，thedog，lookeddownovertheedgeofthesteep，steepcliffandsaid，\"Golly!Howareweevergoingtogetacross？\"
\"Oh，dear!\"saidGub—Gub。\"TheKing’smenarequiteclosenow——Lookatthem!Iamafraidwearegoingtobetakenbacktoprisonagain。\"Andhebegantoweep。
Butthebigmonkeywhowascarryingthepigdroppedhimonthegroundandcriedouttotheothermonkeys。
\"Boys——abridge!Quick!——Makeabridge!
We’veonlyaminutetodoit。They’vegottheCaptainloose，andhe’scomingonlikeadeer。
Getlively!Abridge!Abridge!\"
TheDoctorbegantowonderwhattheyweregoingtomakeabridgeoutof，andhegazedaroundtoseeiftheyhadanyboardshiddenanyplace。
Butwhenhelookedbackatthecliff，there，hangingacrosstheriver，wasabridgeallreadyforhim——madeoflivingmonkeys!Forwhilehisbackwasturned，themonkeys——quickasaflash——hadmadethemselvesintoabridge，justbyholdinghandsandfeet。
AndthebigoneshoutedtotheDoctor，\"Walkover!Walkover——allofyou——hurry!\"
Gub—Gubwasabitscared，walkingonsuchanarrowbridgeatthatdizzyheightabovetheriver。Buthegotoverallright；andsodidallofthem。
JohnDolittlewasthelasttocross。Andjustashewasgettingtotheotherside，theKing’smencamerushinguptotheedgeofthecliff。
Thentheyshooktheirfistsandyelledwithrage。Fortheysawtheyweretoolate。TheDoctorandallhisanimalsweresafeintheLandoftheMonkeysandthebridgewaspulledacrosstotheotherside。
ThenChee—CheeturnedtotheDoctorandsaid，\"Manygreatexplorersandgray—beardednaturalistshavelainlongweekshiddeninthejunglewaitingtoseethemonkeysdothattrick。
Butweneverletawhitemangetaglimpseofitbefore。Youarethefirsttoseethefamous`BridgeofApes。’\"
AndtheDoctorfeltverypleased。
THEEIGHTHCHAPTER
THELEADEROFTHELIONS
JOHNDOLITTLEnowbecamedreadfully，awfullybusy。
Hefoundhundredsandthousandsofmonkeyssick——gorillas，orangoutangs，chimpanzees，dog—facedbaboons，marmosettes，graymonkeys，redones——allkinds。Andmanyhaddied。
Thefirstthinghedidwastoseparatethesickonesfromthewellones。ThenhegotChee—Cheeandhiscousintobuildhimalittlehouseofgrass。Thenextthing：hemadeallthemonkeyswhowerestillwellcomeandbevaccinated。
Andforthreedaysandthreenightsthemonkeyskeptcomingfromthejunglesandthevalleysandthehillstothelittlehouseofgrass，wheretheDoctorsatalldayandallnight，vaccinatingandvaccinating。
Thenhehadanotherhousemade——abigone，withalotofbedsinit；andheputallthesickonesinthishouse。
Butsomanyweresick，therewerenotenoughwellonestodothenursing。Sohesentmessagestotheotheranimals，likethelionsandtheleopardsandtheantelopes，tocomeandhelpwiththenursing。
ButtheLeaderoftheLionswasaveryproudcreature。AndwhenhecametotheDoctor’sbighousefullofbedsheseemedangryandscornful。
\"Doyoudaretoaskme，Sir？\"hesaid，glaringattheDoctor。\"Doyoudaretoaskme——ME，THEKINGOFBEASTS，towaitonalotofdirtymonkeys？Why，Iwouldn’teveneatthembetweenmeals!\"
Althoughthelionlookedveryterrible，theDoctortriedhardnottoseemafraidofhim。
\"Ididn’taskyoutoeatthem，\"hesaidquietly。
\"Andbesides，they’renotdirty。They’veallhadabaththismorning。YOURcoatlooksasthoughitneededbrushing——badly。Nowlisten，andI’lltellyousomething：thedaymaycomewhenthelionsgetsick。Andifyoudon’thelptheotheranimalsnow，thelionsmayfindthemselvesleftallalonewhenTHEYareintrouble。Thatoftenhappenstoproudpeople。\"
\"ThelionsareneverINtrouble——theyonlyMAKEtrouble，\"saidtheLeader，turninguphisnose。Andhestalkedawayintothejungle，feelinghehadbeenrathersmartandclever。
Thentheleopardsgotproudtooandsaidtheywouldn’thelp。Andthenofcoursetheantelopes——althoughtheyweretooshyandtimidtoberudetotheDoctorlikethelion——THEY
pawedtheground，andsmiledfoolishly，andsaidtheyhadneverbeennursesbefore。
AndnowthepoorDoctorwasworriedfrantic，wonderingwherehecouldgethelpenoughtotakecareofallthesethousandsofmonkeysinbed。
ButtheLeaderoftheLions，whenhegotbacktohisden，sawhiswife，theQueenLioness，comerunningouttomeethimwithherhairuntidy。
\"Oneofthecubswon’teat，\"shesaid。\"I
don’tknowWHATtodowithhim。Hehasn’ttakenathingsincelastnight。\"
Andshebegantocryandshakewithnervousness——
forshewasagoodmother，eventhoughshewasalioness。
SotheLeaderwentintohisdenandlookedathischildren——twoverycunninglittlecubs，lyingonthefloor。Andoneofthemseemedquitepoorly。
Thentheliontoldhiswife，quiteproudly，justwhathehadsaidtotheDoctor。Andshegotsoangryshenearlydrovehimoutoftheden。
\"YouneverDIDhaveagrainofsense!\"shescreamed。\"AlltheanimalsfromheretotheIndianOceanaretalkingaboutthiswonderfulman，andhowhecancureanykindofsickness，andhowkindheis——theonlymaninthewholeworldwhocantalkthelanguageoftheanimals!
Andnow，NOW——whenwehaveasickbabyonourhands，youmustgoandoffendhim!Yougreatbooby!NobodybutafooliseverrudetoaGOODdoctor。You——，\"andshestartedpullingherhusband’shair。
\"Gobacktothatwhitemanatonce，\"sheyelled，\"andtellhimyou’resorry。Andtakealltheotherempty—headedlionswithyou——
andthosestupidleopardsandantelopes。ThendoeverythingtheDoctortellsyou。Workhard!Andperhapshewillbekindenoughtocomeandseethecublater。Nowbeoff!——
HURRY，Itellyou!You’renotfittobeafather!\"
Andshewentintothedennextdoor，whereanothermother—lionlived，andtoldherallaboutit。
SotheLeaderoftheLionswentbacktotheDoctorandsaid，\"IhappenedtobepassingthiswayandthoughtI’dlookin。Gotanyhelpyet？\"
\"No，\"saidtheDoctor。\"Ihaven’t。
AndI’mdreadfullyworried。\"
\"Help’sprettyhardtogetthesedays，\"saidthelion。\"Animalsdon’tseemtowanttoworkanymore。Youcan’tblamethem——inaway……Well，seeingyou’reindifficulties，Idon’tminddoingwhatIcan——justtoobligeyou——
solongasIdon’thavetowashthecreatures。
AndIhavetoldalltheotherhuntinganimalstocomeanddotheirshare。Theleopardsshouldbehereanyminutenow……Oh，andbytheway，we’vegotasickcubathome。I
don’tthinkthere’smuchthematterwithhimmyself。Butthewifeisanxious。Ifyouarearoundthatwaythisevening，youmighttakealookathim，willyou？\"
ThentheDoctorwasveryhappy；forallthelionsandtheleopardsandtheantelopesandthegiraffesandthezebras——alltheanimalsoftheforestsandthemountainsandtheplains——cametohelphiminhiswork。Thereweresomanyofthemthathehadtosendsomeaway，andonlykeptthecleverest。
Andnowverysoonthemonkeysbegantogetbetter。Attheendofaweekthebighousefullofbedswashalfempty。Andattheendofthesecondweekthelastmonkeyhadgotwell。
ThentheDoctor’sworkwasdone；andhewassotiredhewenttobedandsleptforthreedayswithouteventurningover。
THENINTHCHAPTER
THEMONKEYS’COUNCIL
CHEE—CHEEstoodoutsidetheDoctor’sdoor，keepingeverybodyawaytillhewokeup。ThenJohnDolittletoldthemonkeysthathemustnowgobacktoPuddleby。
Theywereverysurprisedatthis；fortheyhadthoughtthathewasgoingtostaywiththemforever。Andthatnightallthemonkeysgottogetherinthejungletotalkitover。
AndtheChiefChimpanzeeroseupandsaid，\"Whyisitthegoodmanisgoingaway？Ishenothappyherewithus？\"
Butnoneofthemcouldanswerhim。
ThentheGrandGorillagotupandsaid，\"Ithinkweallshouldgotohimandaskhimtostay。Perhapsifwemakehimanewhouseandabiggerbed，andpromisehimplentyofmonkey—servantstoworkforhimandtomakelifepleasantforhim——perhapsthenhewillnotwishtogo。\"
ThenChee—Cheegotup；andalltheotherswhispered，\"Sh!Look!Chee—Chee，thegreatTraveler，isabouttospeak!\"
AndChee—Cheesaidtotheothermonkeys，\"Myfriends，IamafraiditisuselesstoasktheDoctortostay。HeowesmoneyinPuddleby；
andhesayshemustgobackandpayit。\"
Andthemonkeysaskedhim，\"WhatisMONEY？\"
ThenChee—CheetoldthemthatintheLandoftheWhiteMenyoucouldgetnothingwithoutmoney；
youcouldDOnothingwithoutmoney——thatitwasalmostimpossibletoLIVEwithoutmoney。
Andsomeofthemasked，\"Butcanyounoteveneatanddrinkwithoutpaying？\"
ButChee—Cheeshookhishead。Andthenhetoldthemthatevenhe，whenhewaswiththeorgan—grinder，hadbeenmadetoaskthechildrenformoney。
AndtheChiefChimpanzeeturnedtotheOldestOrangoutangandsaid，\"Cousin，surelytheseMenbestrangecreatures!Whowouldwishtoliveinsuchaland？Mygracious，howpaltry!\"
ThenChee—Cheesaid，\"Whenwewerecomingtoyouwehadnoboattocrosstheseainandnomoneytobuyfoodtoeatonourjourney。Soamanlentussomebiscuits；andwesaidwewouldpayhimwhenwecameback。Andweborrowedaboatfromasailor；butitwasbrokenontherockswhenwereachedtheshoresofAfrica。NowtheDoctorsayshemustgobackandgetthesailoranotherboat——becausethemanwaspoorandhisshipwasallhehad。\"
Andthemonkeyswereallsilentforawhile，sittingquitestilluponthegroundandthinkinghard。
AtlasttheBiggestBaboongotupandsaid，\"Idonotthinkweoughttoletthisgoodmanleaveourlandtillwehavegivenhimafinepresenttotakewithhim，sothathemayknowwearegratefulforallthathehasdoneforus。\"
Andalittle，tinyredmonkeywhowassittingupinatreeshouteddown，\"Ithinkthattoo!\"
Andthentheyallcriedout，makingagreatnoise，\"Yes，yes。LetusgivehimthefinestpresentaWhiteManeverhad!\"
Nowtheybegantowonderandaskoneanotherwhatwouldbethebestthingtogivehim。
Andonesaid，\"Fiftybagsofcocoanuts!\"
Andanother——\"Ahundredbunchesofbananas!——
AtleastheshallnothavetobuyhisfruitintheLandWhereYouPaytoEat!\"
ButChee—Cheetoldthemthatallthesethingswouldbetooheavytocarrysofarandwouldgobadbeforehalfwaseaten。
\"Ifyouwanttopleasehim，\"hesaid，\"givehimananimal。Youmaybesurehewillbekindtoit。Givehimsomerareanimaltheyhavenotgotinthemenageries。\"
Andthemonkeysaskedhim，\"WhatareMENAGERIES？\"
ThenChee—CheeexplainedtothemthatmenagerieswereplacesintheLandoftheWhiteMen，whereanimalswereputincagesforpeopletocomeandlookat。Andthemonkeyswereveryshockedandsaidtooneanother，\"TheseMenarelikethoughtlessyoungones——stupidandeasilyamused。Sh!Itisaprisonhemeans。\"
SothentheyaskedChee—CheewhatrareanimalitcouldbethattheyshouldgivetheDoctor——onetheWhiteMenhadnotseenbefore。
AndtheMajoroftheMarmosettesasked，\"Havetheyaniguanaoverthere？\"
ButChee—Cheesaid，\"Yes，thereisoneintheLondonZoo。\"
Andanotherasked，\"Havetheyanokapi？\"
ButChee—Cheesaid，\"Yes。InBelgium，wheremyorgan—grindertookmefiveyearsago，theyhadanokapiinabigcitytheycallAntwerp。\"
Andanotherasked，\"Havetheyapushmi—pullyu？\"
ThenChee—Cheesaid，\"No。NoWhiteManhaseverseenapushmi—pullyu。Letusgivehimthat。\"
THETENTHCHAPTER
THERARESTANIMALOFALL
PUSHMI—PULLYUSarenowextinct。Thatmeans，therearen’tanymore。Butlongago，whenDoctorDolittlewasalive，thereweresomeofthemstillleftinthedeepestjunglesofAfrica；andeventhentheywerevery，veryscarce。
Theyhadnotail，*butaheadateachend，andsharphornsoneachhead。Theywereveryshyandterriblyhardtocatch。Theblackmengetmostoftheiranimalsbysneakingupbehindthemwhiletheyarenotlooking。Butyoucouldnotdothiswiththepushmi—pullyu——because，nomatterwhichwayyoucametowardshim，hewasalwaysfacingyou。Andbesides，onlyonehalfofhimsleptatatime。Theotherheadwasalwaysawake——andwatching。ThiswaswhytheywerenevercaughtandneverseeninZoos。Thoughmanyofthegreatesthuntsmenandthecleverestmenagerie—keepersspentyearsoftheirlivessearchingthroughthejunglesinallweathersforpushmi—pullyus，notasingleonehadeverbeencaught。Eventhen，yearsago，hewastheonlyanimalintheworldwithtwoheads。
Well，themonkeyssetouthuntingforthisanimalthroughtheforest。Andaftertheyhadgoneagoodmanymiles，oneofthemfoundpeculiarfootprintsneartheedgeofariver；
andtheyknewthatapushmi—pullyumustbeverynearthatspot。
Thentheywentalongthebankoftheriveralittlewayandtheysawaplacewherethegrasswashighandthick；andtheyguessedthathewasinthere。
Sotheyalljoinedhandsandmadeagreatcircleroundthehighgrass。Thepushmi—
pullyuheardthemcoming；andhetriedhardtobreakthroughtheringofmonkeys。Buthecouldn’tdoit。Whenhesawthatitwasnousetryingtoescape，hesatdownandwaitedtoseewhattheywanted。
TheyaskedhimifhewouldgowithDoctorDolittleandbeputonshowintheLandoftheWhiteMen。
Butheshookbothhisheadshardandsaid，\"Certainlynot!\"
Theyexplainedtohimthathewouldnotbeshutupinamenageriebutwouldjustbelookedat。TheytoldhimthattheDoctorwasaverykindmanbuthadn’tanymoney；andpeoplewouldpaytoseeatwo—headedanimalandtheDoctorwouldgetrichandcouldpayfortheboathehadborrowedtocometoAfricain。
Butheanswered，\"No。YouknowhowshyIam——Ihatebeingstaredat。\"Andhealmostbegantocry。
Thenforthreedaystheytriedtopersuadehim。
AndattheendofthethirddayhesaidhewouldcomewiththemandseewhatkindofamantheDoctorwas，first。
Sothemonkeystraveledbackwiththepushmi—pullyu。AndwhentheycametowheretheDoctor’slittlehouseofgrasswas，theyknockedonthedoor。
Theduck，whowaspackingthetrunk，said，\"Comein!\"
AndChee—CheeveryproudlytooktheanimalinsideandshowedhimtotheDoctor。
\"Whatintheworldisit？\"askedJohnDolittle，gazingatthestrangecreature。
\"Lordsaveus!\"criedtheduck。\"Howdoesitmakeupitsmind？\"
\"Itdoesn’tlooktomeasthoughithadany，\"
saidJip，thedog。
\"This，Doctor，\"saidChee—Chee，\"isthepushmi—pullyu——therarestanimaloftheAfricanjungles，theonlytwo—headedbeastintheworld!Takehimhomewithyouandyourfortune’smade。Peoplewillpayanymoneytoseehim。\"
\"ButIdon’twantanymoney，\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Yes，youdo，\"saidDab—Dab，theduck。
\"Don’tyourememberhowwehadtopinchandscrapetopaythebutcher’sbillinPuddleby？Andhowareyougoingtogetthesailorthenewboatyouspokeof——unlesswehavethemoneytobuyit？\"
\"Iwasgoingtomakehimone，\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Oh，dobesensible!\"criedDab—Dab。
\"Wherewouldyougetallthewoodandthenailstomakeonewith？——Andbesides，whatarewegoingtoliveon？Weshallbepoorerthaneverwhenwegetback。Chee—Chee’sperfectlyright：takethefunny—lookingthingalong，do!\"
\"Well，perhapsthereissomethinginwhatyousay，\"
murmuredtheDoctor。\"Itcertainlywouldmakeanicenewkindofpet。Butdoestheer——
what—do—you—call—itreallywanttogoabroad？\"
\"Yes，I’llgo，\"saidthepushmi—pullyuwhosawatonce，fromtheDoctor’sface，thathewasamantobetrusted。\"Youhavebeensokindtotheanimalshere——andthemonkeystellmethatIamtheonlyonewhowilldo。ButyoumustpromisemethatifIdonotlikeitintheLandoftheWhiteMenyouwillsendmeback。\"
\"Why，certainly——ofcourse，ofcourse，\"saidtheDoctor。\"Excuseme，surelyyouarerelatedtotheDeerFamily，areyounot？\"
\"Yes，\"saidthepushmi—pullyu——\"totheAbyssinianGazellesandtheAsiaticChamois——onmymother’sside。Myfather’sgreat—
grandfatherwasthelastoftheUnicorns。\"
\"Mostinteresting!\"murmuredtheDoctor；
andhetookabookoutofthetrunkwhichDab—
Dabwaspackingandbeganturningthepages。
\"LetusseeifBuffonsaysanything——\"
\"Inotice，\"saidtheduck，\"thatyouonlytalkwithoneofyourmouths。Can’ttheotherheadtalkaswell？\"
\"Oh，yes，\"saidthepushmi—pullyu。\"ButI
keeptheothermouthforeating——mostly。InthatwayIcantalkwhileIameatingwithoutbeingrude。Ourpeoplehavealwaysbeenverypolite。\"
Whenthepackingwasfinishedandeverythingwasreadytostart，themonkeysgaveagrandpartyfortheDoctor，andalltheanimalsofthejunglecame。Andtheyhadpineapplesandmangoesandhoneyandallsortsofgoodthingstoeatanddrink。
Aftertheyhadallfinishedeating，theDoctorgotupandsaid，\"Myfriends：Iamnotcleveratspeakinglongwordsafterdinner，likesomemen；andI
havejusteatenmanyfruitsandmuchhoney。
ButIwishtotellyouthatIamverysadatleavingyourbeautifulcountry。BecauseIhavethingstodointheLandoftheWhiteMen，I
mustgo。AfterIhavegone，remembernevertoletthefliessettleonyourfoodbeforeyoueatit；anddonotsleeponthegroundwhentherainsarecoming。I——er——er——Ihopeyouwillalllivehappilyeverafter。\"
WhentheDoctorstoppedspeakingandsatdown，allthemonkeysclappedtheirhandsalongtimeandsaidtooneanother，\"Letitberememberedalwaysamongourpeoplethathesatandatewithus，here，underthetrees。
ForsurelyheistheGreatestofMen!\"
AndtheGrandGorilla，whohadthestrengthofsevenhorsesinhishairyarms，rolledagreatrockuptotheheadofthetableandsaid，\"Thisstoneforalltimeshallmarkthespot。\"
Andeventothisday，intheheartoftheJungle，thatstonestillisthere。Andmonkey—
mothers，passingthroughtheforestwiththeirfamilies，stillpointdownatitfromthebranchesandwhispertotheirchildren，\"Sh!Thereitis——
look——wheretheGoodWhiteMansatandatefoodwithusintheYearoftheGreatSickness!\"
Then，whenthepartywasover，theDoctorandhispetsstartedouttogobacktotheseashore。
Andallthemonkeyswentwithhimasfarastheedgeoftheircountry，carryinghistrunkandbags，toseehimoff。
THEELEVENTHCHAPTER
THEBLACKPRINCE
BYtheedgeoftherivertheystoppedandsaidfarewell。
Thistookalongtime，becauseallthosethousandsofmonkeyswantedtoshakeJohnDolittlebythehand。
Afterwards，whentheDoctorandhispetsweregoingonalone，Polynesiasaid，\"WemusttreadsoftlyandtalklowaswegothroughthelandoftheJolliginki。IftheKingshouldhearus，hewillsendhissoldierstocatchusagain；forIamsureheisstillveryangryoverthetrickIplayedonhim。\"
\"WhatIamwondering，\"saidtheDoctor，\"iswherewearegoingtogetanotherboattogohomein……Ohwell，perhapswe’llfindonelyingaboutonthebeachthatnobodyisusing。`Neverliftyourfoottillyoucometothestile。’\"
Oneday，whiletheywerepassingthroughaverythickpartoftheforest，Chee—Cheewentaheadofthemtolookforcocoanuts。Andwhilehewasaway，theDoctorandtherestoftheanimals，whodidnotknowthejungle—pathssowell，gotlostinthedeepwoods。Theywanderedaroundandaroundbutcouldnotfindtheirwaydowntotheseashore。
Chee—Chee，whenhecouldnotseethemanywhere，wasterriblyupset。HeclimbedhightreesandlookedoutfromthetopbranchestotryandseetheDoctor’shighhat；hewavedandshouted；hecalledtoalltheanimalsbyname。
Butitwasnouse。Theyseemedtohavedisappearedaltogether。
Indeedtheyhadlosttheirwayverybadly。
Theyhadstrayedalongwayoffthepath，andthejunglewassothickwithbushesandcreepersandvinesthatsometimestheycouldhardlymoveatall，andtheDoctorhadtotakeouthispocket—knifeandcuthiswayalong。Theystumbledintowet，boggyplaces；theygotalltangledupinthickconvolvulus—runners；theyscratchedthemselvesonthorns，andtwicetheynearlylostthemedicine—bagintheunder—brush。
Thereseemednoendtotheirtroubles；andnowherecouldtheycomeuponapath。
Atlast，afterblunderingaboutlikethisformanydays，gettingtheirclothestornandtheirfacescoveredwithmud，theywalkedrightintotheKing’sback—gardenbymistake。TheKing’smencamerunningupatonceandcaughtthem。
ButPolynesiaflewintoatreeinthegarden，withoutanybodyseeingher，andhidherself。
TheDoctorandtherestweretakenbeforetheKing。
\"Ha，ha!\"criedtheKing。\"Soyouarecaughtagain!Thistimeyoushallnotescape。
Takethemallbacktoprisonandputdoublelocksonthedoor。ThisWhiteManshallscrubmykitchen—floorfortherestofhislife!\"
SotheDoctorandhispetswereledbacktoprisonandlockedup。AndtheDoctorwastoldthatinthemorninghemustbeginscrubbingthekitchen—floor。
Theywereallveryunhappy。
\"Thisisagreatnuisance，\"saidtheDoctor。
\"IreallymustgetbacktoPuddleby。ThatpoorsailorwillthinkI’vestolenhisshipifI
don’tgethomesoon……Iwonderifthosehingesareloose。\"
Butthedoorwasverystrongandfirmlylocked。Thereseemednochanceofgettingout。
ThenGub—Gubbegantocryagain。
AllthistimePolynesiawasstillsittinginthetreeinthepalace—garden。Shewassayingnothingandblinkinghereyes。
ThiswasalwaysaverybadsignwithPolynesia。Whenevershesaidnothingandblinkedhereyes，itmeantthatsomebodyhadbeenmakingtrouble，andshewasthinkingoutsomewaytoputthingsright。PeoplewhomadetroubleforPolynesiaorherfriendswerenearlyalwayssorryforitafterwards。
PresentlyshespiedChee—CheeswingingthroughthetreesstilllookingfortheDoctor。
WhenChee—Cheesawher，hecameintohertreeandaskedherwhathadbecomeofhim。
\"TheDoctorandalltheanimalshavebeencaughtbytheKing’smenandlockedupagain，\"
whisperedPolynesia。\"Welostourwayinthejungleandblunderedintothepalace—gardenbymistake。\"
\"Butcouldn’tyouguidethem？\"askedChee—
Chee；andhebegantoscoldtheparrotforlettingthemgetlostwhilehewasawaylookingforthecocoanuts。
\"Itwasallthatstupidpig’sfault，\"saidPolynesia。\"Hewouldkeeprunningoffthepathhuntingforginger—roots。AndIwaskeptsobusycatchinghimandbringinghimback，thatIturnedtotheleft，insteadoftheright，whenwereachedtheswamp。——Sh!——Look!
There’sPrinceBumpocomingintothegarden!
Hemustnotseeus。——Don’tmove，whateveryoudo!\"
Andthere，sureenough，wasPrinceBumpo，theKing’sson，openingthegarden—gate。Hecarriedabookoffairy—talesunderhisarm。Hecamestrollingdownthegravel—walk，hummingasadsong，tillhereachedastoneseatrightunderthetreewheretheparrotandthemonkeywerehiding。Thenhelaydownontheseatandbeganreadingthefairy—storiestohimself。
Chee—CheeandPolynesiawatchedhim，keepingveryquietandstill。
AfterawhiletheKing’ssonlaidthebookdownandsighedawearysigh。
\"IfIwereonlyaWHITEprince!\"saidhe，withadreamy，far—awaylookinhiseyes。
Thentheparrot，talkinginasmall，highvoicelikealittlegirl，saidaloud，\"Bumpo，someonemightturntheeintoawhiteprinceperchance。\"
TheKing’ssonstartedupofftheseatandlookedallaround。
\"WhatisthisIhear？\"hecried。\"Methoughtthesweetmusicofafairy’ssilvervoicerangfromyonderbower!Strange!\"
\"WorthyPrince，\"saidPolynesia，keepingverystillsoBumpocouldn’tseeher，\"thousayestwingedwordsoftruth。For’tisI，Tripsitinka，theQueenoftheFairies，thatspeaktothee。Iamhidinginarose—bud。\"
\"Ohtellme，Fairy—Queen，\"criedBumpo，claspinghishandsinjoy，\"whoisitcanturnmewhite？\"
\"Inthyfather’sprison，\"saidtheparrot，\"thereliesafamouswizard，JohnDolittlebyname。Manythingsheknowsofmedicineandmagic，andmightydeedshasheperformed。
Yetthykinglyfatherleaveshimlanguishinglongandlingeringhours。Gotohim，braveBumpo，secretly，whenthesunhasset；andbehold，thoushaltbemadethewhitestprincethateverwonfairlady!Ihavesaidenough。I
mustnowgobacktoFairyland。Farewell!\"
\"Farewell!\"criedthePrince。\"Athousandthanks，goodTripsitinka!\"
Andhesatdownontheseatagainwithasmileuponhisface，waitingforthesuntoset。
THETWELFTHCHAPTER
MEDICINEANDMAGIC
VERY，veryquietly，makingsurethatnooneshouldseeher，Polynesiathenslippedoutatthebackofthetreeandflewacrosstotheprison。
ShefoundGub—Gubpokinghisnosethroughthebarsofthewindow，tryingtosniffthecooking—smellsthatcamefromthepalace—
kitchen。ShetoldthepigtobringtheDoctortothewindowbecauseshewantedtospeaktohim。SoGub—GubwentandwoketheDoctorwhowastakinganap。
\"Listen，\"whisperedtheparrot，whenJohnDolittle’sfaceappeared：\"PrinceBumpoiscominghereto—nighttoseeyou。Andyou’vegottofindsomewaytoturnhimwhite。Butbesuretomakehimpromiseyoufirstthathewillopentheprison—doorandfindashipforyoutocrosstheseain。\"
\"Thisisallverywell，\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Butitisn’tsoeasytoturnablackmanwhite。
Youspeakasthoughhewereadresstobere—
dyed。It’snotsosimple。`Shalltheleopardchangehisspots，ortheEthiopianhisskin，’youknow？\"
\"Idon’tknowanythingaboutthat，\"saidPolynesiaimpatiently。\"ButyouMUSTturnthismanwhite。Thinkofaway——thinkhard。
You’vegotplentyofmedicinesleftinthebag。
He’lldoanythingforyouifyouchangehiscolor。Itisyouronlychancetogetoutofprison。\"
\"Well，IsupposeitMIGHTbepossible，\"saidtheDoctor。\"Letmesee——，\"andhewentovertohismedicine—bag，murmuringsomethingabout\"liberatedchlorineonanimal—pigment——
perhapszinc—ointment，asatemporarymeasure，spreadthick——\"
Well，thatnightPrinceBumpocamesecretlytotheDoctorinprisonandsaidtohim，\"WhiteMan，Iamanunhappyprince。
YearsagoIwentinsearchofTheSleepingBeauty，whomIhadreadofinabook。Andhavingtraveledthroughtheworldmanydays，Iatlastfoundherandkissedtheladyverygentlytoawakenher——asthebooksaidIshould。
’Tistrueindeedthatsheawoke。Butwhenshesawmyfaceshecriedout，`Oh，he’sblack!’
Andsheranawayandwouldn’tmarryme——butwenttosleepagainsomewhereelse。SoIcameback，fullofsadness，tomyfather’skingdom。
NowIhearthatyouareawonderfulmagicianandhavemanypowerfulpotions。SoIcometoyouforhelp。Ifyouwillturnmewhite，sothatImaygobacktoTheSleepingBeauty，I
willgiveyouhalfmykingdomandanythingbesidesyouask。\"
\"PrinceBumpo，\"saidtheDoctor，lookingthoughtfullyatthebottlesinhismedicine—bag，\"supposingImadeyourhairaniceblondecolor——wouldnotthatdoinsteadtomakeyouhappy？\"
\"No，\"saidBumpo。\"Nothingelsewillsatisfyme。Imustbeawhiteprince。\"
\"Youknowitisveryhardtochangethecolorofaprince，\"saidtheDoctor——\"oneofthehardestthingsamagiciancando。Youonlywantyourfacewhite，doyounot？\"
\"Yes，thatisall，\"saidBumpo。\"BecauseI
shallwearshiningarmorandgauntletsofsteel，liketheotherwhiteprinces，andrideonahorse。\"
\"Mustyourfacebewhiteallover？\"askedtheDoctor。
\"Yes，allover，\"saidBumpo——\"andIwouldlikemyeyesbluetoo，butIsupposethatwouldbeveryhardtodo。\"
\"Yes，itwould，\"saidtheDoctorquickly。
\"Well，IwilldowhatIcanforyou。Youwillhavetobeverypatientthough——youknowwithsomemedicinesyoucanneverbeverysure。I
mighthavetotrytwoorthreetimes。Youhaveastrongskin——yes？Wellthat’sallright。
Nowcomeoverherebythelight——Oh，butbeforeIdoanything，youmustfirstgodowntothebeachandgetashipready，withfoodinit，totakemeacrossthesea。Donotspeakawordofthistoanyone。AndwhenIhavedoneasyouask，youmustletmeandallmyanimalsoutofprison。Promise——bythecrownofJolliginki!\"
SothePrincepromisedandwentawaytogetashipreadyattheseashore。
Whenhecamebackandsaidthatitwasdone，theDoctoraskedDab—Dabtobringabasin。
ThenhemixedalotofmedicinesinthebasinandtoldBumpotodiphisfaceinit。
ThePrinceleaneddownandputhisfacein——rightuptotheears。
Heheldittherealongtime——solongthattheDoctorseemedtogetdreadfullyanxiousandfidgety，standingfirstononelegandthenontheother，lookingatallthebottleshehadusedforthemixture，andreadingthelabelsonthemagainandagain。Astrongsmellfilledtheprison，likethesmellofbrownpaperburning。
AtlastthePrinceliftedhisfaceupoutofthebasin，breathingveryhard。Andalltheanimalscriedoutinsurprise。
ForthePrince’sfacehadturnedaswhiteassnow，andhiseyes，whichhadbeenmud—colored，wereamanlygray!
WhenJohnDolittlelenthimalittlelooking—
glasstoseehimselfin，hesangforjoyandbegandancingaroundtheprison。ButtheDoctoraskedhimnottomakesomuchnoiseaboutit；andwhenhehadclosedhismedicine—baginahurryhetoldhimtoopentheprison—door。
Bumpobeggedthathemightkeepthelooking—
glass，asitwastheonlyoneintheKingdomofJolliginki，andhewantedtolookathimselfalldaylong。ButtheDoctorsaidheneededittoshavewith。
ThenthePrince，takingabunchofcopperkeysfromhispocket，undidthegreatdoublelocks。AndtheDoctorwithallhisanimalsranasfastastheycoulddowntotheseashore；whileBumpoleanedagainstthewalloftheemptydungeon，smilingafterthemhappily，hisbigfaceshininglikepolishedivoryinthelightofthemoon。
WhentheycametothebeachtheysawPolynesiaandChee—Cheewaitingforthemontherocksneartheship。
\"IfeelsorryaboutBumpo，\"saidtheDoctor。
\"IamafraidthatmedicineIusedwillneverlast。Mostlikelyhewillbeasblackaseverwhenhewakesupinthemorning——that’sonereasonwhyIdidn’tliketoleavethemirrorwithhim。Butthenagain，heMIGHTstaywhite——I
hadneverusedthatmixturebefore。Totellthetruth，Iwassurprised，myself，thatitworkedsowell。ButIhadtodosomething，didn’tI？
——Icouldn’tpossiblyscrubtheKing’skitchenfortherestofmylife。Itwassuchadirtykitchen!——Icouldseeitfromtheprison—
window。——Well，well!——PoorBumpo!\"
\"Oh，ofcoursehewillknowwewerejustjokingwithhim，\"saidtheparrot。
\"Theyhadnobusinesstolockusup，\"saidDab—Dab，wagglinghertailangrily。\"Weneverdidthemanyharm。
Servehimright，ifhedoesturnblackagain!Ihopeit’sadarkblack。\"
\"ButHEdidn’thaveanythingtodowithit，\"
saidtheDoctor。\"ItwastheKing，hisfather，whohaduslockedup——itwasn’tBumpo’sfault……IwonderifIoughttogobackandapologize——
Oh，well——I’llsendhimsomecandywhenIgettoPuddleby。Andwhoknows？——
hemaystaywhiteafterall。\"
\"TheSleepingBeautywouldneverhavehim，evenifhedid，\"saidDab—Dab。\"Helookedbetterthewayhewas，Ithought。Buthe’dneverbeanythingbutugly，nomatterwhatcolorhewasmade。\"
\"Still，hehadagoodheart，\"saidtheDoctor——\"romantic，ofcourse——butagoodheart。
Afterall，`handsomeisashandsomedoes。’\"
\"Idon’tbelievethepoorboobyfoundTheSleepingBeautyatall，\"saidJip，thedog。
\"Mostlikelyhekissedsomefarmer’sfatwifewhowastakingasnoozeunderanapple—tree。
Can’tblameherforgettingscared!Iwonderwhohe’llgoandkissthistime。Sillybusiness!\"
Thenthepushmi—pullyu，thewhitemouse，Gub—Gub，Dab—Dab，Jipandtheowl，Too—Too，wentontotheshipwiththeDoctor。ButChee—
Chee，Polynesiaandthecrocodilestayedbehind，becauseAfricawastheirproperhome，thelandwheretheywereborn。
AndwhentheDoctorstoodupontheboat，helookedoverthesideacrossthewater。AndthenherememberedthattheyhadnoonewiththemtoguidethembacktoPuddleby。
Thewide，widesealookedterriblybigandlonesomeinthemoonlight；andhebegantowonderiftheywouldlosetheirwaywhentheypassedoutofsightofland。
Butevenwhilehewaswondering，theyheardastrangewhisperingnoise，highintheair，comingthroughthenight。AndtheanimalsallstoppedsayingGood—byandlistened。
Thenoisegrewlouderandbigger。Itseemedtobecomingnearertothem——asoundliketheAutumnwindblowingthroughtheleavesofapoplar—tree，oragreat，greatrainbeatingdownuponaroof。
AndJip，withhisnosepointingandhistailquitestraight，said，\"Birds!——millionsofthem——flyingfast——that’sit!\"
Andthentheyalllookedup。Andthere，streamingacrossthefaceofthemoon，likeahugeswarmoftinyants，theycouldseethousandsandthousandsoflittlebirds。Soonthewholeskyseemedfullofthem，andstillmorekeptcoming——moreandmore。Thereweresomanythatforalittletheycoveredthewholemoonsoitcouldnotshine，andtheseagrewdarkandblack——likewhenastorm—cloudpassesoverthesun。
Andpresentlyallthesebirdscamedownclose，skimmingoverthewaterandtheland；andthenight—skywasleftclearabove，andthemoonshoneasbefore。Stillneveracallnoracrynorasongtheymade——nosoundbutthisgreatrustlingoffeatherswhichgrewgreaternowthanever。Whentheybegantosettleonthesands，alongtheropesoftheship——anywhereandeverywhereexceptthetrees——theDoctorcouldseethattheyhadbluewingsandwhitebreastsandveryshort，featheredlegs。Assoonastheyhadallfoundaplacetosit，suddenly，therewasnonoiseleftanywhere——allwasquiet；
allwasstill。
AndinthesilentmoonlightJohnDolittlespoke：
\"IhadnoideathatwehadbeeninAfricasolong。ItwillbenearlySummerwhenwegethome。Forthesearetheswallowsgoingback。Swallows，Ithankyouforwaitingforus。Itisverythoughtfulofyou。Nowweneednotbeafraidthatwewillloseourwayuponthesea……Pulluptheanchorandsetthesail!\"
Whentheshipmovedoutuponthewater，thosewhostayedbehind，Chee—Chee，Polynesiaandthecrocodile，grewterriblysad。ForneverintheirliveshadtheyknownanyonetheylikedsowellasDoctorJohnDolittleofPuddleby—on—
the—Marsh。
AndaftertheyhadcalledGood—bytohimagainandagainandagain，theystillstoodthereupontherocks，cryingbitterlyandwavingtilltheshipwasoutofsight。
THETHIRTEENTHCHAPTER
REDSAILSANDBLUEWINGS
SAILINGhomeward，theDoctor’sshiphadtopassthecoastofBarbary。ThiscoastistheseashoreoftheGreatDesert。
Itisawild，lonelyplace——allsandandstones。AnditwasherethattheBarbarypirateslived。
Thesepirates，abadlotofmen，usedtowaitforsailorstobeshipwreckedontheirshores。
Andoften，iftheysawaboatpassing，theywouldcomeoutintheirfastsailing—shipsandchaseit。
Whentheycaughtaboatlikethisatsea，theywouldstealeverythingonit；andaftertheyhadtakenthepeopleofftheywouldsinktheshipandsailbacktoBarbarysingingsongsandfeelingproudofthemischieftheyhaddone。Thentheyusedtomakethepeopletheyhadcaughtwritehometotheirfriendsformoney。Andifthefriendssentnomoney，thepiratesoftenthrewthepeopleintothesea。
NowonesunshinydaytheDoctorandDab—
Dabwerewalkingupanddownontheshipforexercise；anicefreshwindwasblowingtheboatalong，andeverybodywashappy。PresentlyDab—Dabsawthesailofanothershipalongwaybehindthemontheedgeofthesea。
Itwasaredsail。
\"Idon’tlikethelookofthatsail，\"saidDab—
Dab。\"Ihaveafeelingitisn’tafriendlyship。
Iamafraidthereismoretroublecomingtous。\"
Jip，whowaslyingneartakinganapinthesun，begantogrowlandtalkinhissleep。
\"Ismellroastbeefcooking，\"hemumbled——
\"underdoneroastbeef——withbrowngravyoverit。\"
\"Goodgracious!\"criedtheDoctor。\"What’sthematterwiththedog？IsheSMELLINGinhissleep——aswellastalking？\"
\"Isupposeheis，\"saidDab—Dab。\"Alldogscansmellintheirsleep。\"
\"Butwhatishesmelling？\"askedtheDoctor。
\"Thereisnoroastbeefcookingonourship。\"
\"No，\"saidDab—Dab。\"Theroastbeefmustbeonthatothershipoverthere。\"
\"Butthat’stenmilesaway，\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Hecouldn’tsmellthatfarsurely!\"
\"Oh，yes，hecould，\"saidDab—Dab。\"Youaskhim。\"
ThenJip，stillfastasleep，begantogrowlagainandhislipcurledupangrily，showinghisclean，whiteteeth。
\"Ismellbadmen，\"hegrowled——\"theworstmenIeversmelt。Ismelltrouble。Ismellafight——sixbadscoundrelsfightingagainstonebraveman。Iwanttohelphim。Woof——oo——WOOF!\"
Thenhebarked，loud，andwokehimselfupwithasurprisedlookonhisface。
\"See!\"criedDab—Dab。\"Thatboatisnearernow。
Youcancountitsthreebigsails——allred。
Whoeveritis，theyarecomingafterus……
Iwonderwhotheyare。\"
\"Theyarebadsailors，\"saidJip；\"andtheirshipisveryswift。TheyaresurelythepiratesofBarbary。\"
\"Well，wemustputupmoresailsonourboat，\"saidtheDoctor，\"sowecangofasterandgetawayfromthem。Rundownstairs，Jip，andfetchmeallthesailsyousee。\"
Thedoghurrieddownstairsanddraggedupeverysailhecouldfind。
Butevenwhenallthesewereputuponthemaststocatchthewind，theboatdidnotgonearlyasfastasthepirates’——whichkeptcomingonbehind，closerandcloser。
\"ThisisapoorshipthePrincegaveus，\"saidGub—Gub，thepig——\"theslowesthecouldfind，Ishouldthink。Mightaswelltrytowinaraceinasoup—tureenashopetogetawayfromtheminthisoldbarge。Lookhowneartheyarenow!
——Youcanseethemustachesonthefacesofthemen——sixofthem。Whatarewegoingtodo？\"
ThentheDoctoraskedDab—Dabtoflyupandtelltheswallowsthatpirateswerecomingaftertheminaswiftship，andwhatshouldhedoaboutit。
Whentheswallowsheardthis，theyallcamedownontotheDoctor’sship；andtheytoldhimtounravelsomepiecesoflongropeandmakethemintoalotofthinstringsasquicklyashecould。Thentheendsofthesestringsweretiedontothefrontoftheship；andtheswallowstookholdofthestringswiththeirfeetandflewoff，pullingtheboatalong。
Andalthoughswallowsarenotverystrongwhenonlyoneortwoarebythemselves，itisdifferentwhenthereareagreatlotofthemtogether。Andthere，tiedtotheDoctor’sship，wereathousandstrings；andtwothousandswallowswerepullingoneachstring——allterriblyswiftfliers。
AndinamomenttheDoctorfoundhimselftravelingsofasthehadtoholdhishatonwithbothhands；forhefeltasthoughtheshipitselfwereflyingthroughwavesthatfrothedandboiledwithspeed。
Andalltheanimalsontheshipbegantolaughanddanceaboutintherushingair，forwhentheylookedbackatthepirates’ship，theycouldseethatitwasgrowingsmallernow，insteadofbigger。Theredsailswerebeingleftfar，farbehind。
THEFOURTEENTHCHAPTER
THERATS’WARNING
DRAGGINGashipthroughtheseaishardwork。Andaftertwoorthreehourstheswallowsbegantogettiredinthewingsandshortofbreath。ThentheysentamessagedowntotheDoctortosaythattheywouldhavetotakearestsoon；andthattheywouldpulltheboatovertoanislandnotfaroff，andhideitinadeepbaytilltheyhadgotbreathenoughtogoon。
AndpresentlytheDoctorsawtheislandtheyhadspokenof。Ithadaverybeautiful，high，greenmountaininthemiddleofit。
Whentheshiphadsailedsafelyintothebaywhereitcouldnotbeseenfromtheopensea，theDoctorsaidhewouldgetoffontotheislandtolookforwater——becausetherewasnonelefttodrinkonhisship。Andhetoldalltheanimalstogetouttooandromponthegrasstostretchtheirlegs。
Nowastheyweregettingoff，theDoctornoticedthatawholelotofratswerecomingupfromdownstairsandleavingtheshipaswell。
Jipstartedtorunafterthem，becausechasingratshadalwaysbeenhisfavoritegame。ButtheDoctortoldhimtostop。
Andonebigblackrat，whoseemedtowanttosaysomethingtotheDoctor，nowcreptforwardtimidlyalongtherail，watchingthedogoutofthecornerofhiseye。Andafterhehadcoughednervouslytwoorthreetimes，andcleanedhiswhiskersandwipedhismouth，hesaid，\"Ahem——er——youknowofcoursethatallshipshaveratsinthem，Doctor，doyounot？\"
AndtheDoctorsaid，\"Yes。\"
\"Andyouhaveheardthatratsalwaysleaveasinkingship？\"
\"Yes，\"saidtheDoctor——\"soI’vebeentold。\"
\"People，\"saidtherat，\"alwaysspeakofitwithasneer——asthoughitweresomethingdis—
graceful。Butyoucan’tblameus，canyou？
Afterall，whoWOULDstayonasinkingship，ifhecouldgetoffit？\"
\"It’sverynatural，\"saidtheDoctor——\"verynatural。Iquiteunderstand……Wasthere——
Wasthereanythingelseyouwishedtosay？\"
\"Yes，\"saidtherat。\"I’vecometotellyouthatweareleavingthisone。Butwewantedtowarnyoubeforewego。Thisisabadshipyouhavehere。Itisn’tsafe。Thesidesaren’tstrongenough。Itsboardsarerotten。Beforeto—morrownightitwillsinktothebottomofthesea。\"
\"Buthowdoyouknow？\"askedtheDoctor。
\"Wealwaysknow，\"answeredtherat。\"Thetipsofourtailsgetthattinglyfeeling——likewhenyourfoot’sasleep。Thismorning，atsixo’clock，whileIwasgettingbreakfast，mytailsuddenlybegantotingle。AtfirstIthoughtitwasmyrheumatismcomingback。SoIwentandaskedmyaunthowshefelt——yourememberher？——thelong，piebaldrat，ratherskinny，whocametoseeyouinPuddlebylastSpringwithjaundice？Well——andshesaidHERtailwastinglinglikeeverything!Thenweknew，forsure，thatthisboatwasgoingtosinkinlessthantwodays；andweallmadeupourmindstoleaveitassoonaswegotnearenoughtoanyland。It’sabadship，Doctor。Don’tsailinitanymore，oryou’llbesurelydrowned……
Good—by!Wearenowgoingtolookforagoodplacetoliveonthisisland。\"
\"Good—by!\"saidtheDoctor。\"Andthankyouverymuchforcomingtotellme。Veryconsiderateofyou——very!Givemyregardstoyouraunt。Irememberherperfectly……
Leavethatratalone，Jip!Comehere!Liedown!\"
SothentheDoctorandallhisanimalswentoff，carryingpailsandsaucepans，tolookforwaterontheisland，whiletheswallowstooktheirrest。
\"Iwonderwhatisthenameofthisisland，\"
saidtheDoctor，ashewasclimbingupthemountainside。\"Itseemsapleasantplace。
Whatalotofbirdsthereare!\"
\"Why，thesearetheCanaryIslands，\"saidDab—Dab。\"Don’tyouhearthecanariessinging？\"
TheDoctorstoppedandlistened。
\"Why，tobesure——ofcourse!\"hesaid。
\"Howstupidofme!Iwonderiftheycantelluswheretofindwater。\"
Andpresentlythecanaries，whohadheardallaboutDoctorDolittlefrombirdsofpassage，cameandledhimtoabeautifulspringofcool，clearwaterwherethecanariesusedtotaketheirbath；andtheyshowedhimlovelymeadowswherethebird—seedgrewandalltheothersightsoftheirisland。
Andthepushmi—pullyuwasgladtheyhadcome；becausehelikedthegreengrasssomuchbetterthanthedriedappleshehadbeeneatingontheship。AndGub—Gubsqueakedforjoywhenhefoundawholevalleyfullofwildsugarcane。
Alittlelater，whentheyhadallhadplentytoeatanddrink，andwerelyingontheirbackswhilethecanariessangforthem，twooftheswallowscamehurryingup，veryflusteredandexcited。
\"Doctor!\"theycried，\"thepirateshavecomeintothebay；andthey’veallgotontoyourship。
Theyaredownstairslookingforthingstosteal。
Theyhavelefttheirownshipwithnobodyonit。Ifyouhurryandcomedowntotheshore，youcangetontotheirship——whichisveryfast——andescape。Butyou’llhavetohurry。\"
\"That’sagoodidea，\"saidtheDoctor——\"splendid!\"
Andhecalledhisanimalstogetheratonce，saidGood—bytothecanariesandrandowntothebeach。
Whentheyreachedtheshoretheysawthepirate—ship，withthethreeredsails，standinginthewater；and——justastheswallowshadsaid——therewasnobodyonit；allthepiratesweredownstairsintheDoctor’sship，lookingforthingstosteal。
SoJohnDolittletoldhisanimalstowalkverysoftlyandtheyallcreptontothepirate—ship。
THEFIFTEENTHCHAPTER
THEBARBARYDRAGON
EVERYTHINGwouldhavegoneallrightifthepighadnotcaughtacoldinhisheadwhileeatingthedampsugar—caneontheisland。Thisiswhathappened：
Aftertheyhadpulleduptheanchorwithoutasound，andweremovingtheshipvery，verycarefullyoutofthebay，Gub—Gubsuddenlysneezedsoloudthatthepiratesontheothershipcamerushingupstairstoseewhatthenoisewas。
AssoonastheysawthattheDoctorwasescaping，theysailedtheotherboatrightacrosstheentrancetothebaysothattheDoctorcouldnotgetoutintotheopensea。
Thentheleaderofthesebadmen（whocalledhimself\"BenAli，TheDragon\"）shookhisfistattheDoctorandshoutedacrossthewater，\"Ha!Ha!Youarecaught，myfinefriend!
Youweregoingtorunoffinmyship，eh？ButyouarenotagoodenoughsailortobeatBenAli，theBarbaryDragon。Iwantthatduckyou’vegot——andthepigtoo。We’llhavepork—
chopsandroastduckforsupperto—night。AndbeforeIletyougohome，youmustmakeyourfriendssendmeatrunk—fullofgold。\"
PoorGub—Gubbegantoweep；andDab—Dabmadereadytoflytosaveherlife。Buttheowl，Too—Too，whisperedtotheDoctor，\"Keephimtalking，Doctor。Bepleasanttohim。Ouroldshipisboundtosinksoon——theratssaiditwouldbeatthebottomoftheseabeforeto—morrownight——andtheratsareneverwrong。Bepleasant，tilltheshipsinksunderhim。Keephimtalking。\"
\"What，untilto—morrownight!\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Well，I’lldomybest……Letmesee——
WhatshallItalkabout？\"
\"Oh，letthemcomeon，\"saidJip。\"Wecanfightthedirtyrascals。Thereareonlysixofthem。Letthemcomeon。I’dlovetotellthatcollienextdoor，whenwegethome，thatIhadbittenarealpirate。Let’emcome。Wecanfightthem。\"
\"Buttheyhavepistolsandswords，\"saidtheDoctor。\"No，thatwouldneverdo。Imusttalktohim……Lookhere，BenAli——\"
ButbeforetheDoctorcouldsayanymore，thepiratesbegantosailtheshipnearer，laughingwithglee，andsayingonetoanother，\"Whoshallbethefirsttocatchthepig？\"
PoorGub—Gubwasdreadfullyfrightened；
andthepushmi—pullyubegantosharpenhishornsforafightbyrubbingthemonthemastoftheship；whileJipkeptspringingintotheairandbarkingandcallingBenAlibadnamesindog—language。
Butpresentlysomethingseemedtogowrongwiththepirates；theystoppedlaughingandcrackingjokes；theylookedpuzzled；somethingwasmakingthemuneasy。
ThenBenAli，staringdownathisfeet，suddenlybellowedout，\"ThunderandLightning!——Men，THEBOAT’SLEAKING!\"
Andthentheotherpiratespeeredoverthesideandtheysawthattheboatwasindeedgettinglowerandlowerinthewater。AndoneofthemsaidtoBenAli，\"Butsurelyifthisoldboatweresinkingweshouldseetheratsleavingit。\"
AndJipshoutedacrossfromtheothership，\"Yougreatduffers，therearenoratstheretoleave!Theylefttwohoursago!`Ha，ha，’
toyou，`myfinefriends!’\"
Butofcoursethemendidnotunderstandhim。
