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monkeys that he must now go back to Puddleby。
They were very surprised at this； for they
had thought that he was going to stay with them
forever。 And that night all the monkeys got
together in the jungle to talk it over。
And the Chief Chimpanzee rose up and said；
〃Why is it the good man is going away？ Is
he not happy here with us？〃
But none of them could answer him。
Then the Grand Gorilla got up and said；
〃I think we all should go to him and ask him
to stay。 Perhaps if we make him a new house
and a bigger bed； and promise him plenty of
monkey…servants to work for him and to make
life pleasant for himperhaps then he will
not wish to go。〃
Then Chee…Chee got up； and all the others
whispered； 〃Sh！ Look！ Chee…Chee； the great
Traveler； is about to speak！〃
And Chee…Chee said to the other monkeys；
〃My friends； I am afraid it is useless to ask
the Doctor to stay。 He owes money in Puddleby；
and he says he must go back and pay it。〃
And the monkeys asked him； 〃What is MONEY？〃
Then Chee…Chee told them that in the Land of the
White Men you could get nothing without money；
you could DO nothing without moneythat it was
almost impossible to LIVE without money。
And some of them asked； 〃But can you not
even eat and drink without paying？〃
But Chee…Chee shook his head。 And then he
told them that even he； when he was with the
organ…grinder； had been made to ask the
children for money。
And the Chief Chimpanzee turned to the Oldest
Orangoutang and said； 〃Cousin； surely these Men
be strange creatures！ Who would wish to live
in such a land？ My gracious； how paltry！〃
Then Chee…Chee said；
〃When we were coming to you we had no
boat to cross the sea in and no money to buy
food to eat on our journey。 So a man lent us
some biscuits； and we said we would pay him
when we came back。 And we borrowed a boat
from a sailor； but it was broken on the rocks
when we reached the shores of Africa。 Now
the Doctor says he must go back and get the
sailor another boatbecause the man was poor
and his ship was all he had。〃
And the monkeys were all silent for a while；
sitting quite still upon the ground and thinking
hard。
At last the Biggest Baboon got up and said；
〃I do not think we ought to let this good man
leave our land till we have given him a fine
present to take with him； so that he may know
we are grateful for all that he has done for us。〃
And a little； tiny red monkey who was
sitting up in a tree shouted down；
〃I think that too！〃
And then they all cried out； making a great
noise； 〃Yes； yes。 Let us give him the finest
present a White Man ever had！〃
Now they began to wonder and ask one another
what would be the best thing to give him。
And one said； 〃Fifty bags of cocoanuts！〃
And another〃A hundred bunches of bananas！
At least he shall not have to buy his fruit in the
Land Where You Pay to Eat！〃
But Chee…Chee told them that all these
things would be too heavy to carry so far and
would go bad before half was eaten。
〃If you want to please him；〃 he said； 〃give
him an animal。 You may be sure he will be
kind to it。 Give him some rare animal they
have not got in the menageries。〃
And the monkeys asked him； 〃What are
MENAGERIES？〃
Then Chee…Chee explained to them that
menageries were places in the Land of the
White Men； where animals were put in cages
for people to come and look at。 And the
monkeys were very shocked and said to one
another；
〃These Men are like thoughtless young onesstupid
and easily amused。 Sh！ It is a prison he means。〃
So then they asked Chee…Chee what rare
animal it could be that they should give the
Doctorone the White Men had not seen before。
And the Major of the Marmosettes asked；
〃Have they an iguana over there？〃
But Chee…Chee said； 〃Yes； there is one in the
London Zoo。〃
And another asked； 〃Have they an okapi？〃
But Chee…Chee said； 〃Yes。 In Belgium；
where my organ…grinder took me five years ago；
they had an okapi in a big city they call Antwerp。〃
And another asked； 〃Have they a pushmi…pullyu？〃
Then Chee…Chee said； 〃No。 No White Man
has ever seen a pushmi…pullyu。 Let us
give him that。〃
THE TENTH CHAPTER
THE RAREST ANIMAL OF ALL
PUSHMI…PULLYUS are now extinct。 That means； there aren't
any more。 But long ago； when Doctor Dolittle was alive；
there were some of them still left in the deepest jungles
of Africa； and even then they were very； very scarce。
They had no tail； *but a head at each end；
and sharp horns on each head。 They were very
shy and terribly hard to catch。 The black men
get most of their animals by sneaking up behind
them while they are not looking。 But you could
not do this with the pushmi…pullyubecause；
no matter which way you came towards him； he
was always facing you。 And besides； only one
half of him slept at a time。 The other head
was always awakeand watching。 This was
why they were never caught and never seen in
Zoos。 Though many of the greatest huntsmen
and the cleverest menagerie…keepers spent years
of their lives searching through the jungles
in all weathers for pushmi…pullyus； not a single
one had ever been caught。 Even then； years
ago； he was the only animal in the world with
two heads。
Well； the monkeys set out hunting for this
animal through the forest。 And after they had
gone a good many miles； one of them found
peculiar footprints near the edge of a river；
and they knew that a pushmi…pullyu must be
very near that spot。
Then they went along the bank of the river
a little way and they saw a place where the
grass was high and thick； and they guessed that
he was in there。
So they all joined hands and made a great
circle round the high grass。 The pushmi…
pullyu heard them coming； and he tried hard
to break through the ring of monkeys。 But he
couldn't do it。 When he saw that it was no
use trying to escape； he sat down and waited to
see what they wanted。
They asked him if he would go with Doctor Dolittle
and be put on show in the Land of the White Men。
But he shook both his heads hard and said；
〃Certainly not！〃
They explained to him that he would not be
shut up in a menagerie but would just be looked
at。 They told him that the Doctor was a very
kind man but hadn't any money； and people
would pay to see a two…headed animal and the
Doctor would get rich and could pay for the
boat he had borrowed to come to Africa in。
But he answered； 〃No。 You know how shy
I amI hate being stared at。〃 And he almost
began to cry。
Then for three days they tried to persuade
him。
And at the end of the third day he said he
would come with them and see what kind of a
man the Doctor was； first。
So the monkeys traveled back with the
pu