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1. 1.

   Write tre or false.

   1. The animals told their friends that there was a doctor in a big house with a small garden.
   2. The animals liked the doctor and his house very much.
   3. The crocodile ate the fish in the pond.
   4. Polynesia suggested that they do the house work themselves.
   5. The fishmonger gave them a regular supply of fish.
2. 2.

   Why was it easy for Doctor Dolittle to cure sick animals? Which little things from the field came to the doctor's house?

3. 3.

   Why was Doctor Dolittle's house overflowing with animals?

4. 4.

   How did Doctor Dolittle get Chee-Chee?

5. 5.

   On what condition did Doctor Dolittle let the crocodile stay in his house? What happened as a result of this decision?

6. 6.

   But he wept such big crocodile tears, and begged so hard to be allowed to stay, that the Doctor hadn't the heart to turn him out.

   1. Who wept and begged to be allowed to stay?
   2. What did he promise the Doctor in return?
   3. Why did the Doctor want him to leave?