Dolittle ponders how he will be able to afford a trip to Africa. He receives a message from the monkey kingdom in Africa, telling him his fame as the doctor who can speak with animals has spread worldwide, and he is needed to help cure an epidemic there.
When an alligator takes up residence, his sister, Sarah, announces she cannot take it anymore and is leaving Puddleby to be married.
He learns animal languages and gives up being a people’s doctor entirely.ĭolittle’s fame among animals spreads, and more animals come to live with him. Excited, Dolittle begins to study bird language with Polynesia. Polynesia tells Dolittle that parrots speak both human and parrot, speaking a sample of the parrot language to him. When the Cat’s-Meat Man leaves, Dolittle’s parrot, Polynesia, speaks to him, supporting the suggestion. The Cat’s-Meat Man suggests Dolittle give up being a human doctor entirely and become an animal doctor. Patients avoid coming to see him because of the animals until the only patient he has left is the Cat’s-Meat Man. However, Dolittle’s love of animals is getting out of hand, his many pets threatening to ruin him financially. Fond of animals, the doctor keeps many pets in his small, charming house.
John Dolittle, M.D., a clever and popular doctor, lives with his sister, Sarah, in the small English town of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. The original story contained many plot elements and vocabulary choices that have become controversial over time later editions often bowdlerize these passages. The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), a children’s novel by Hugh Lofting, is the first in a series of books about the adventures of the title character, who learns how to speak with animals.
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