A suggestion from the Cat's-meat-man prompts John Dolittle to undertake a new venture, starting with the understanding of the animal language. Amongst the animals, word spreads of a new doctor with a special ability.
Doctor Dolittle returns to England where he displays the pushmi-pullyu for all to see. The doctor returns to Puddleby a rich man. Life begins to return to normal for the doctor and his animals. Meanwhile, far away in Africa, the other animals ponder the good doctor's fate.
Polynesia begins her tutoring of Tommy on the nuances of understanding animals and their language. Doctor Dolittle performs another of his many services for a local dog missing his owner.
Mary decided to explore the mansion. She comes upon several portraits of a woman that looks just like her. She continues to hear a distant crying. When she tries to find the voice, Mrs. Medlock ushers her back to her room.
An introduction by Hugh Walpole.
This is the well-known classic story about Benjamin Bunny helping his cousin, Peter Rabbit. Peter must reacquire his clothing from the scarecrow in Mr. MacGregor’s garden.
Dr. Dolittle's maritime travels come to an abrupt end. As the doctor and his passengers prepare to go ashore, a stowaway is discovered aboard ship. Dr. Dolittle introduces himself to the natives before embarking on the next leg of his journey.
Dorothy and her friends come upon the flying gargoyles (or “gurgles” as she calls them).
The Toyman teaches the function of a scarecrow and why crows are bad for the corn crops.
Martin saves the lives of a dog and a cat and gains a magic ring. The ring wins him the hand of a princess, but she does not want to marry a poor man and has him put into a tower to starve, accused of witchcraft. But his faithful friends bring him the magic ring and food, and soon the King lets him out, and he forgives his wife.
This book tells the story of a wood-mouse named Mrs. Tittlemouse and her efforts to keep her house in order despite numerous unwanted visitors.
Woot, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow are captured by a giantess for her amusement. She tells them she will transform them so that they can’t be found and rescued by their friends, the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy.
A group of displace animals successfully defend themselves against robbers.
Walter surprises the Count with his approach. The two spend a tense night together.
Squirrel Nutkin goes along with a group of squirrels to Owl Island to gather nuts. However, while all the other squirrels are busy collecting nuts, Nutkin is often playing or making mischief. While the other squirrels present the island’s resident owl, Old Brown, with gifts to earn his permission to gather nuts, Nutkin dances and taunts the owl with sing-song rhymes. Eventually, after Nutkin annoys Old Brown many times, the owl captures Nutkin and tries to skin him alive. Nutkin escapes but not without getting his tail bitten off.
A little girl loses her handkerchiefs and goes on a search for them. She sees some white cloths on the grass high up a hill and climbs up to discover a a little hedgehog washerwoman, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, with her handerchiefs freshly laundered, along with many other interesting articles such as stockings for a hen.
The narrator describes his surroundings as he sits on the bank of the marsh.
Now on the bank, Alice receives a history lesson from a mouse. Alice's story of her Dinah cat causes all the other animals to run away.
Mr. Earnshaw falls ill, and then he sends Hindley Earnshaw off to school when he can no longer put up with Hindley's complaints about Heathcliff. Catherine's fondness for Heathcliff is revealed.
Marian worries about what sort of document Laura is supposed to sign. The group walks to the lake, where a discussion of murder and crime commences. Mention of the Catherick name causes a rapid departure of Sir Percival.
Alice, bored by her sister's reading, follows a passing rabbit down a hole.
Alice increases in size after finishing the cake, causing her to question her own identity. Alice, having fallen in water, swims to shore.
Mariam describes the various personalities staying at Blackwater, including a description of the changes she sees in Laura. Mr. Merriman arrives.
Pip returns to Satis House.