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1、THEVOYAGESOFDOCTORDOOLITTLETHEVOYAGESOFDOCTORDOOLITTLEHUGHLOFTINGToColinandElizabeth1THEVOYAGESOFDOCTORDOOLITTLEPROLOGUEALLthatIhavewrittensofaraboutDoctorDolittleIheardlongafterithappenedfromthosewhohadknownhim--indeedagreatdealofittookplacebeforeIwasborn.ButInowcometosetdownthatpartofth
2、egreatman'slifewhichImyselfsawandtookpartin.ManyyearsagotheDoctorgavemepermissiontodothis.Butwewerebothofussobusythenvoyagingaroundtheworld,havingadventuresandfillingnote-booksfullofnaturalhistorythatIneverseemedtogettimetositdownandwriteofourdoings.Nowofcourse,whenIamquiteanoldman,mymemo
3、ryisn'tsogoodanymore.ButwheneverIamindoubtandhavetohesitateandthink,IalwaysaskPolynesia,theparrot.Thatwonderfulbird(sheisnownearlytwohundredandfiftyyearsold)sitsonthetopofmydesk,usuallyhummingsailorsongstoherself,whileIwritethisbook.And,aseveryonewhoevermetherknows,Polynesia'smemoryisthem
4、ostmarvelousmemoryintheworld.IfthereisanyhappeningIamnotquitesureof,sheisalwaysabletoputmeright,totellmeexactlyhowittookplace,whowasthereandeverythingaboutit.InfactsometimesIalmostthinkIoughttosaythatthisbookwaswrittenbyPolynesiainsteadofme.Verywellthen,Iwillbegin.AndfirstofallImusttellyo
5、usomethingaboutmyselfandhowIcametomeettheDoctor.2THEVOYAGESOFDOCTORDOOLITTLEPARTITHEFIRSTCHAPTERTHECOBBLER'SSONMYnamewasTommyStubbins,sonofJacobStubbins,thecobblerofPuddleby-on-the-Marsh;andIwasnineandahalfyearsold.AtthattimePuddlebywasonlyquiteasmalltown.Ariverranthroughthemiddleofit;and
6、overthisrivertherewasaveryoldstonebridge,calledKingsbridge,whichledyoufromthemarket-placeononesidetothechurchyardontheother.Sailing-shipscameupthisriverfromtheseaandanchorednearthebridge.Iusedtogodownandwatchthesailorsunloadingtheshipsupontheriver-wall.Thesailorssangstrangesongsastheypull
7、edupontheropes;andIlearnedthesesongsbyheart.AndIwouldsitontheriver-wallwithmyfeetdanglingoverthewaterandsingwiththemen,pretendingtomyselfthatItoowasasailor.ForIlongedalwaystosailawaywiththosebraveshipswhentheyturnedtheirbacksonPuddlebyChurchandwentcreepingdowntheriv
