SIDE

An from that day forward, John Dolittle gave up being a people doctor an devoted his life not only to looking after animals, but to talking to them in their own languages.

Some languages were simple, with a very small vocabulary  like Mouse, Rabbit, Sheep an Cow  but others were ancient, an very complex  like Tortoise, Elephant and Armadillo.

But by the end of five years, with Polynesia as his teacher, Doctor Dolittle could speak several hundred animal languages fluently! An most of  em were livin in the house!