The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 6, Chapter 1: New Popsipetel
by Hugh Lofting
Now king of the Popsipetels, Doctor Dolittle works tirelessly to improve the lives of every member of the tribe. The doctor gets a new home.
Now king of the Popsipetels, Doctor Dolittle works tirelessly to improve the lives of every member of the tribe. The doctor gets a new home.
Mrs. Medlock and Dr. Craven visit Colin and notice his improvement. Dickon goes to see Mary and Colin and they make preparations to visit the garden.
Rat and Mole are find a missing child with the help of a mythical creature.
The narrator describes the circumstances of his birth.
Two children, Violet and Peony, construct a girl out of snow. This snow-image comes to life, however, their parents think she is a human girl and bring her inside where she promptly melts.
The author describes his time in a relatively barren landscape.
The twelve sons of the king would be killed if the queen had a daughter. She had a daughter and the sons were banished to the forest until they would meet their sister.
A crazy old man sells Dorothy and the gang his useless wares.
Alice and Ruth get more information about the missing girls.
The Winged Monkeys carry Dorothy and her friends to the Emerald City. The King of the Monkeys tells Dorothy why they must grant whoever has the Magic Cap three wishes.
Pym, Peters, and the native proceed south, eventually encountering a very strange mist.
David reflects on the present state of affairs.
Mary, Dickon, Colin, and Ben continue to tend to the garden while Colin’s strength increases. He is determined to build his strength enough to surprise his father when he returns. They discuss Magic.
The narrators vanity puts him in an embarrassing situation.
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.
The men discover the site of an ambush. Rochford reappears.
Alice increases in size after finishing the cake, causing her to question her own identity. Alice, having fallen in water, swims to shore.
Joseph, Amelia, Georgy, and Dobbin depart for the continent. Amelia starts to appreciate Dobbin's presence.
The narrator discusses the orange groves and how they’ve changed; and the swamps and their surrounding environment.
A fairy tale about the antics of a clever tortoise and a very mischievous monkey.
Longfellow talks to a child about the good and the bad of the real world.
The house lands on top of the Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy is welcomed by the Witch of the North and the Munchkins. Dorothy asks for help to get back to Kansas. The good Witch of the North tells her to go to the Emerald City to talk to the Wizard of Oz who can help her. She is warned that the way is pleasant, but also dark and terrible.
The men reach the forest, where they encounter the various wildlife of the area.
The men are assisted by runaway slaves. They find food, but also discover several dead bodies.
Ruggedo and the Royal Chamberlain look through the magic spyglass and see the adventurers and the dragon coming up the tube. The Nome King and his Chamberlain set out for the tube to attack when the adventurers when the emerge from the tube.