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。