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Doctor De Soto Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work, so he had no end of patients. Those close to his own size — moles, chipmunks, et cetera — sat in the regular dentist’s chair. Larger animals sat on the floor, while Doctor De Soto stood on a ladder. For extra-large animals, he had a special room. There Doctor De Soto was hoisted up to the patient’s mouth by his assistant, who also happened to be his wife. Doctor De Soto was especially popular with the big animals. He was able to work inside their mouths, wearing rubber boots to keep his feet dry; and his fingers were so delicate, and his drill so dainty, they could hardly feel any pain. Being a mouse, he refused to treat animals dangerous to mice, and it said so on his sign. When the doorbell rang, he and his wife would look out the window. They wouldn’t admit even the most timid-looking cat. One day, when they looked out, they saw a well-dressed fox with a flannel bandage around his jaw. mole chipmunk hoist delicate dainty timid-looking jaw 15 20 Fable 5 10 17