4.10 The Animal Kingdom
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4.10.8 Doctor Dolittle is in Trouble
Chapter 3 - Part 2
Another time a crocodile escaped from the circus and went to his house. The animal had a bad toothache. The doctor made his tooth better.
When the crocodile saw John’s house, he didn’t want to go back to the circus. The doctor said he should. But the crocodile started to cry with big tears and the doctor didn’t have the heart to send him back.
Unfortunately all the people got scared of the crocodile, and they didn’t bring their ill animals anymore to his house. John was not worried about money, but the animals were. They wanted to make some money, so they sold some vegetables and flowers in front of the house.
However winter came soon and there were no more vegetables to sell. They were all really hungry.
- What happened in this chapter?
- What is a circus? What do people do there?
- What would you do in the doctor's place?
- Would you let a crocodile live in your house?