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Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle

CBSE · Class 7 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Main idea and setting

  • Doctor Dolittle was originally a people's doctor.
  • He later becomes an animal doctor after learning animal language with Polynesia's help.
  • The chapter is partly set in Puddleby.
2

Doctor Dolittle and the change in his work

  • The Cat's-food-Man asks Dolittle to give up being a people's doctor and become an animal doctor.
  • He praises Dolittle because he knows animals better than local veterinarians.
  • Polynesia agrees and urges Dolittle to treat animals instead of people.
3

Polynesia and animal language

  • Polynesia is Doctor Dolittle's pet parrot.
  • She speaks in two languages: people's language and bird language.
  • She tells Dolittle that parrots can talk in two languages.
4

Jip and non-verbal communication

  • Jip, the dog, comes in at teatime.
  • The Doctor thinks Jip is scratching his ear and twitching his nose.
  • Polynesia explains that animals speak with their ears, feet, tails, and everything.

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Key Concepts

Doctor John Dolittle was originallyPolynesiaAnimals do not always speakA patient with a stomachA horse brought to Dolittle

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