It was a long, long way and they often got very tired-especially Gub–Gub. But they were quite safe, for no one knew of that hiding–place but Chee–Chee-not even the other monkeys.Īt last, when daylight began to come through the thick leaves overhead, they heard Queen Ermintrude saying in a very tired voice that it was no use looking any more-that they might as well go back and get some sleep.Īs soon as the soldiers had all gone home, Chee–Chee brought the Doctor and his animals out of the hiding–place and they set off for the Land of the Monkeys. They often heard the King's men searching and talking in the jungle round about. So there they stayed the whole night through. Then we can go on into the Land of the Monkeys.' 'We had better wait here,' said Chee–Chee, 'till the soldiers have gone back to bed. And he led the Doctor and his pets to the very thickest part of the forest-a place where no man had ever been before-and hid them all in a big hollow tree between high rocks. But he was wrong because the monkey, Chee–Chee, knew all the paths through the jungle-better even than the King's men did. The King of the Jolliginki thought it would be easy for his army to find them, because the Doctor was in a strange land and would not know his way. Gub–Gub, with his short legs, soon got tired and the Doctor had to carry him-which made it pretty hard when they had the trunk and the hand–bag with them as well. Then he made all his servants go too-his cooks and his gardeners and his barber and Prince Bumpo's tutor-even the Queen, who was tired from dancing in a pair of tight shoes, was packed off to help the soldiers in their search.Īll this time the Doctor and his animals were running through the forest towards the Land of the Monkeys as fast as they could go.

He rushed round in his night–shirt and woke up all his army and sent them into the jungle to catch the Doctor. He threw his tooth–brush at the palace cat. Queen Ermintrude had never in her life seen her husband so terrible as he got that night. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.

The story of doctor dolittle