The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, here is the first adventure of everyone’s favorite doctor Doctor Doolittle. He lives a boring life in the sleepy little town Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. But that all changes when an crocodile moves in and his parrot Polynesia takes it upon herself to teach the Good Doctor how to speak to animals. His fame as the very best veterinarian alive quickly spreads through animal kingdom. In short order the Doctor finds himself on a ship sailing to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Adventure awaits.