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GR&"FS 7 LL *N--"! 0 A DOCTOR2 & 8 "N 0
,DOLITTLE--,JOHN ,DOLITTLE1 ,M4,D4
8,M4,D40 M1NS T HE 0 A PROP] DOCTOR &
KNEW A :OLE LOT4

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ON-!-,M>%4 ,ALL ! FOLKS1 "Y & OLD1
KNEW HM WELL 0SI<T4 ,& :5"E HE
WALK$ D[N ! /REET 9 8 HI< HAT "EY"O
WD SAY1 8,"! GOES ! ,DOCTOR6--,HE'S
A CL"E MAN40 ,&! DOGS &! *N
WD ALL RUN UP & FOLL[ 2H HM2 &
EV5 ! CR[S T LIV$ 9 ! *UR*-T[]
WD CAW & NOD _! H1DS4


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! ,DOCTOR LOOK$ AF ! G>D5 HMF4

,HE 0 V FOND ( ANIMALS & KEPT _M
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AT ! BOTTOM ( 8 G>D51 HE _H RA2ITS 9
! PANTRY1 :ITE MICE 9 8 PIANO1 A
  SQUIRREL
9 ! L95 CLOSET &A H$GEHOG 9 ! CELL>4
,HE _H A C[ )A CALF TOO1 & AN OLD LAME
HORSE-TW5TY-FIVE YE>S ( AGE--& *ICK5S1
& PIGEONS1 & TWO LAMBS1 & _M O!R
ANIMALS4 ,B 8 FAVORITE PETS 7 ,DAB-,DAB
! DUCK1 ,JIP ! DOG1 ,GUB-,GUB ! BABY
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ANIMALS & SD !Y MADE ! H\SE UNTIDY4
,& "O "D :5 AN OLD LADY ) RHEUMATISM
CAME 6SEE ! ,DOCTOR1 %E SAT ON ! H$GEHOG
:O 0 SLEEP+ ON ! S(A & N"E CAME
6SEE HM ANY M1 B DROVE E ,SATUR"D
ALL ! WAY 6,OX5?ORPE1 ANO!R T[N T5
MILES (F1 6SEE A DI6]5T DOCTOR4

,!N 8 SI/]1 ,S>AH ,DOLITTLE1 CAME 6HM
& SD1

8,JOHN1 H[ C Y EXPECT SICK P TO
-E & SEE Y :5 Y KEEP ALL ^! ANIMALS
9 ! H\SE8 ,X'S A F9E DOCTOR WD H
8 P>LOR FULL ( H$GEHOGS & MICE6 ,T'S
! F\R? P]SONAGE ^! ANIMALS H DRIV5
AWAY4 ,SQUIRE ,J5K9S &! ,P>SON SAY !Y
WDN'T -E NE> YR H\SE AG--NO MATT]
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E "D4 ,IF Y G ON L ?1 N"O (!
BE/ P W H Y =A DOCTOR40

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P'10 SD ! ,DOCTOR4
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WALK$ \ (! ROOM4

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M ANIMALS2 &! P :O CAME 6SEE
HM GOT LESS & LESS4 ,TILL AT LA/ HE _H
  NO "O
LEFT--EXCEPT ! ,CAT'S-M1T-,MAN1 :O
  DIDN'T
M9D ANY K9D ( ANIMALS4 ,B ! ,CAT'S-M1T
,MAN WASN'T V RI* & HE ONLY GOT SICK
  ONCE
A YE>--AT ,*RI/MAS-"T1 :5 HE US$ 6GIVE
! ,DOCTOR SIXP;E =A BOTTLE ( M$IC9E4

,SIXP;E A YE> WASN'T 5 6LIVE ON--
EV5 9 ^? "DS1 L;G AGO2 & IF ! ,DOCTOR
_HN'T _H "S M"OY SAV$ UP 9 8 M"OY-
BOX1 NO "O "KS :AT WD H HAPP5$4

,& HE KEPT ON GETT+ / M PETS2 &(
C\RSE X CO/ A LOT 6FE$ !M4 ,&! M"OY
HE _H SAV$ UP GREW LLR & LLR4


,!N HE SOLD 8 PIANO1 & LET ! MICE LIVE
9 A BUR1U-DRAW]4 ,B ! M"OY HE GOT =
T TOO 2GAN 6G1 S HE SOLD ! BR[N SUIT
HE WORE ON ,SUN"DS & W5T ON 2COM+
POOR] & POOR]4

,& N[1 :5 HE WALK$ D[N ! /REET
9 8 HI< HAT1 P WD SAY 6"O ANO!R1

8,"! GOES ,JOHN ,DOLITTLE1 ,M4,D46 ,"! 0
  A
"T :5 HE 0 ! BE/ "KN DOCTOR 9 !
,WE/ ,C.TRY--,LOOK AT HM N[--,HE HASN'T
ANY M"OY & 8 /OCK+S >E FULL ( HOLES60

,B ! DOGS &! CATS &! *N
/ RAN UP & FOLL[$ HM "? ! T[N
--! SAME Z !Y _H D"O :5 HE 0 RI*4