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。
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