Play The Story of Doctor Dolittle — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Hugh Lofting, 1920

Give up doctoring people to learn the language of animals from your parrot Polynesia. Sail to Africa to cure the monkeys' plague, out-talk the pirates, and win the two-headed pushmi-pullyu — a warm, funny voyage steered by kindness.

A moment from one playthrough

The monkeys have built a living bridge across the ravine, hand to hand and tail to tail, and the sick ones are waiting on the far side while the King's men close in behind you. The bridge sways and groans under one crossing at a time. Send the medicine chest over first, or carry the weakest monkey across before the men arrive?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live The Story of Doctor Dolittle, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Story of Doctor Dolittle, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Hugh Lofting's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Hugh Lofting's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Story of Doctor Dolittle unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Is The Story of Doctor Dolittle free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Story of Doctor Dolittle and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Hugh Lofting's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Story of Doctor Dolittle as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play The Story of Doctor Dolittle aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and The Story of Doctor Dolittle plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.