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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
door. They say they have run away from the boy who kept them because they didn't get the right stuff to eat. They want to know if you will take them in."
"All right," said the Doctor. "Show them the way to the zoo. Give them the house on the left, near the gate—the one the black fox had. Tell them what the rules are and give them a square meal—Now, Stubbins, we will go on to the aquariums. And first of all I must show you my big, glass, sea-water tank where I keep the shellfish."
