_Published by
FREDK. A. STOKES Co.
at 443 Fourth Avenue New York A.D. 1922_
_Copyright, 1922, by_
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
_All rights reserved, including that of translation
into foreign languages_
First Printing, August 18, 1922
Second Printing, November 10, 1922
Third Printing, February 28, 1923
Fourth Printing, June 20, 1923
Fifth Printing, August 16, 1923
Sixth Printing, November 30, 1923
Seventh Printing, April 18, 1925
Eighth Printing, March 19, 1926
Ninth Printing, July 30, 1927
Tenth Printing, April 11, 1928
Eleventh Printing, June 19, 1929
Twelfth Printing, September 12, 1930
Thirteenth Printing, August 10, 1931
Fourteenth Printing, September 1, 1933
_Printed in the United States of America_
_To
Colin
and
Elizabeth_
_CONTENTS_
PART ONE
CHAPTER PAGE
PROLOGUE 1
I THE COBBLER’S SON 3
II I HEAR OF THE GREAT NATURALIST 8
III THE DOCTOR’S HOME 15
IV THE WIFF-WAFF 24
V POLYNESIA 32
VI THE WOUNDED SQUIRREL 41
VII SHELLFISH TALK 45
VIII ARE YOU A GOOD NOTICER? 50
IX THE GARDEN OF DREAMS 55
X THE PRIVATE ZOO 60
XI MY SCHOOLMASTER, POLYNESIA 65
XII MY GREAT IDEA 70
XIII A TRAVELER ARRIVES 75
XIV CHEE-CHEE’S VOYAGE 80
XV I BECOME A DOCTOR’S ASSISTANT 84
PART TWO
I THE CREW OF “THE CURLEW” 88
II LUKE THE HERMIT 91
III JIP AND THE SECRET 95
IV BOB 99
V MENDOZA 105
VI THE JUDGE’S DOG 111
VII THE END OF THE MYSTERY 116
VIII THREE CHEERS 121
IX THE PURPLE BIRD-OF-PARADISE 126
X LONG ARROW, THE SON OF GOLDEN ARROW 129
XI BLIND TRAVEL 135
XII DESTINY AND DESTINATION 140
PART THREE
I THE THIRD MAN 144
II GOOD-BYE! 151
III OUR TROUBLES BEGIN 155
IV OUR TROUBLES CONTINUE 160
V POLYNESIA HAS A PLAN 167
VI THE BED-MAKER OF MONTEVERDE 172
VII THE DOCTOR’S WAGER 177
VIII THE GREAT BULLFIGHT 184
IX WE DEPART IN A HURRY 193
PART FOUR
I SHELLFISH LANGUAGES AGAIN 198
II THE FIDGIT’S STORY 205
III BAD WEATHER 221
IV WRECKED! 225
V LAND! 233
VI THE JABIZRI 239
VII HAWK’S-HEAD MOUNTAIN 245
PART FIVE
I A GREAT MOMENT 253
II “THE MEN OF THE MOVING LAND” 262
III FIRE 266
IV WHAT MAKES AN ISLAND FLOAT 271
V WAR! 275
VI GENERAL POLYNESIA 282
VII THE PEACE OF THE PARROTS 287
VIII THE HANGING STONE 291
IX THE ELECTION 300
X THE CORONATION OF KING JONG 308
PART SIX
I NEW POPSIPETEL 314
II THOUGHTS OF HOME 322
III THE RED MAN’S SCIENCE 328
IV THE SEA-SERPENT 332
V THE SHELLFISH RIDDLE SOLVED AT LAST 340
VI THE LAST CABINET MEETING 346
VII THE DOCTOR’S DECISION 350
_ILLUSTRATIONS_
The Popsipetel Picture-History of King Jong Thinkalot
(in colors) _Frontispiece_
PAGE
“I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling
over the water” 5
“And in her right foot she carried a lighted candle!” 22
“‘Being a good noticer is terribly important’” 53
A traveler arrives 77
“On the bed sat the Hermit” 101
“Sat scowling down upon the amazed and gaping jury” 115
“‘What else can I think?’” 133
“‘Boy, where’s the skipper?’” 147
“In these lower levels we came upon the shadowy shapes
of dead ships” (in colors) 162
“The Doctor started chatting in Spanish to the bed-maker” 175
“Did acrobatics on the beast’s horns” 189
“‘He talks English!’” 201
“I was alone in the ocean!” 226
“It was a great moment” 257
The Terrible Three 279
“Working away with their noses against the end of the
island” 293
“The Whispering Rocks” 295
“Had to chase his butterflies with a crown upon his head” 317
“‘Tiptoe incognito,’ whispered Bumpo” 353
_THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE_