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Gulliver'sTravels

1AvoyagetoLilliput

IwasborninNottinghamshireandwasthethirdoffivesons．Myfatherwasnotarichman，buthewasabletosendmetoCambridgeUniversity，whereIstudiedforthreeyears．WhenIleftcollege，Icontinuedmystudiesandbecameadoctor．ButIalwayswantedtotravel，andsoImadeseveralvoyagesasaship'sdoctor．WhenImarriedmywifeMary，however，Iplannedtostayathomeforawhile．ButafterafewyearsIdiscoveredIwasnotearningenoughmoneyfrommypatients．Idecidedtogotoseaagain，andthistimeIjoinedashipsailingtotheislandsintheSouthPacificOcean．WestartedourjourneyfromBristolonMay4th，1699．

Atfirstourvoyagewentwell．WesailedacrosstheAtlantic，roundthecoastofAfricaandintotheIndianOcean．ButbeforewecouldreachthePacific，aviolentstormhitusanddroveustothenorth-westofTasmania．Thewinddroveourshipontoarock，whichbroketheshipinhalf．SomeofthesailorsandImanagedtogetaboatintothewater，andwerowedawaytolookforland．Butwhenweweretootiredtorowanymore，agreatwavehitoursmallboat，andweallfellintothesea．Idonotknowwhathappenedtomycompanions，butIsupposetheywerealldrowned．

ThewindandwavespushedmealongasIstruggledtokeepmyheadabovewater．IbecameverytiredandsoonfeltIcouldnotswimanymore．Luckily，justthenmyfeettouchedtheground．Iwalkedoutoftheseaandontoabeach，wheretherewasnosignofanypeopleorhouses．IwassoexhaustedthatIlaydownandwenttosleep．

WhenIwokeupnextmorning，andtriedtogetup，Icouldnotmove．Iwaslyingonmybackandmywholebody，myarmsandlegswerestronglyfastenedtotheground．Evenmyhair，whichwaslongandthick，wastiedtotheground．Thesunbegantogrowhot，andIwasveryuncomfortable．SoonIfeltsomethingalivemovingalongmylegandupmybodytomyface，andwhenIlookeddown，Isawaverysmallhumanbeing，onlyfifteencentimetrestall．Hehadabowandarrowinhishands，andtherewerefortymoreoftheselittlemenfollowinghim．IwassosurprisedthatIgaveagreatshout．Theyalljumpedback，veryfrightened，andsomehurtthemselvesbyfallingoffmybody．Meanwhile，Iwasstrugglingtounfas－tenmyself，butjustasImanagedtopullmyleftarmfreeoftheropes，Ifeltahundredarrowslandonmyfreehand，andmorearrowsonmyfaceandbody．Thiswasverypainful，andmademecryaloud．Ilayquietly，toseewhatwouldhappennext．

WhentheysawIwasnolongerstruggling，theyquicklybuiltaplatformnexttomyhead，andanofficialclimbeduptheretospeaktome．AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandhislan－guage，Iunderstoodthattheywouldbefriendlytowardsme-ifIdidnottrytoharmthem．BynowIwasextremelyhungry，soIusedsignlanguagetobegtheofficialforfood．Heseemedtounderstandme，becauseimmediatelyladderswereputagainstmysidesandlittlemenclimbedupwithbasketsoffoodanddrink．TheyweresurprisedathowmuchIcouldeatanddrink．InjustonemouthfulIatethreeoftheirmeatdishesandthreeoftheirloavesofbread．Idranktwooftheirbarrelsofwine，andwasstillthirsty，becausethatwasonlyhalfalitre．Whiletheywerebringingmefood，Iwonderedwhethertopickupahandfulofthelittlemenandthrowthemtotheirdeath．ButIwasafraidtheywouldshootatmeagain，andanywayIwasgratefulfortheirkindnessingivingmefoodanddrink，soIdidnotmove．

Aftersometime，anotherofficialclimbeduptotheplatformandspoketome．FromhissignsIunderstoodthattheyweregoingtomoveme．TheKingofthiscountry（whichwascalledLilliput）hadorderedhispeopletocarrymetothecapitalcity，aboutakilometreaway．ImadesignstoaskwhetherIcouldbeuntied，buttheofficialpolitelyrefused．

WhileIwaseating，aplatformhadbeenpreparedtocarryme．ThepeopleofLilliput，knownastheLilliputians，areveryintelligentandcleverwiththeirhands．Forme，fivehun-dredmenbuiltaspecialwoodenplatformwithtwenty－twowheels．Ninehundredofthestrongestmenworkedforaboutthreehourstoliftmeontotheplatform，andonethousandfivehundredoftheKing'slargesthorses（eachelevenandahalfcentimetreshigh）pulledmetothecapital．Ididnotknowaboutanyofthis，becausetheyhadputasleepingpowderinmywine，andIwasinadeepsleep．

TheKinghaddecidedIwouldstayinthelargestavailablebuilding，justoutsidethecitygates．Itsdoorwasonlyametrehighandhalfametrewide，soIcouldonlyjustgetinsideonmyhandsandknees．Myguardsputninety－onechainsonmyleftleg，sothatIcouldnotescape．ThentheycuttheropesthattiedmeandIwasabletogettomyfeet．AsIstoodup，Iheardcriesofastonishmentallaroundme．Ifeltrathermiser－able，butatleastIcouldwalkaboutnow，inatwo-metrecir-cle．IwascertainlyaninterestingsightfortheLilliputians，whohadcomeoutofthecityincrowdsofseveralthousandtoseeme．

NowIhadagoodviewofthecountryside．Thefieldslookedlikeflowerbedsinagarden，andeventhetallesttreeswereon-lytwometreshigh．

IwassoonvisitedbytheKinghimself．Hehasastrong，handsomeface，andisverypopularamonghispeople．Hear-rivedwithhisQueen，hischildren，andhislordsandladies，alldressedinbeautifulgoldandsilverclothes．Inordertomakeconversationeasier，Ilayonmysidesothatmyfacewasclosetohim．IspoketohiminallthelanguagesIknew，butwestillcouldnotunderstandeachother．

TheKingorderedhispeopletomakemeabed，usingsixhundredLilliputianbeds．Itwasnotverycomfortable，butitwasbetterthansleepingonthestonefloor．Heorderedthecrowdsofsightseerstogobacktotheirhomes，sothattheworkofthecountrycouldcontinueandIwouldnotbeannoyed．Foralongtimehediscussedwithhislordsinprivatewhatshouldbedonewithme．Iwastoldallthislaterbyagoodfriendofmine．Clearly，suchalargepersoncouldbeadangertohissmallpeople．Atlastitwasdecidedthat，asIhadbehavedsowelluptonow，Iwouldbekeptalive．Foodanddrinkwouldbebroughttomeeverydayfromallthevil－lages，sixhundredpeoplewouldbemyservants，threehun－dredmenwouldmakemeanewsuit，andsixteacherswouldteachmetheirlanguage．

AndsoinaboutthreeweeksIbegantospeakthelanguageofLilliput．TheKingoftenvisitedme，andeverytimehecame，Iaskedhimtotakeoffmychains．HeexplainedthatfirstImustpromisenottofightagainstLilliputorhurtLil－liputians，andthatImustbesearchedforweapons．Iagreedtoboththesethingsandcarefullypickeduptwoofhisofficersinmyhands．Iputthemfirstinonepocket，thenmovedthemtoallmyotherpockets，excepttwowhichIkeptsecret．Astheysearched，theywrotedowninanotebookdetailsofallthethingstheyfound．

AfterwardsIreadsomeoftheirreport：

‘Inthesecondcoatpocketwefoundtwoverylargepiecesofwood，andinsidethemweregreatpiecesofmetal，verysharp．Inanotherpockettherewasamostwonderfulengine，attheendofalongchain．Theenginewasinsideahugeroundcon－tainer，whichwasmadehalfofsilverandhalfofanothermetal．Thissecondmetalwasverystrangeaswecouldseethroughittosomemysteriouswritingandpictures．Theen－ginemadeacontinuousloudnoise．’

Theofficerscouldnotguesswhatthesethingswere，buttheywere，ofcourse，mytwopocketknivesandmywatch．Theyalsofoundmycomb，apursewithseveralgoldandsilvercoins，mygunandbullets．

TheKingwantedtoknowwhatthegunwasusedfor．

‘Bringitout，’heorderedme，‘andshowmehowitworks．’

Itookthegunoutandputabulletintoit．

‘Den'tbeafraid，’IwarnedtheKing．ThenIfiredthegunintotheair．

ItwastheloudestnoisetheLilliputianshadeverheard．Hundredsofthemthoughttheyweredead，andfelldown．TheKinghimselfwasveryfrightened．AsIgavemyguntotheofficialstokeep，Iwarnedthemtobecarefulwithit．Theyallowedmetokeepallmyotherthings，andIhopedthatonedaysoonIwouldbefree．

2LifeinLilliput

Iwascarefultobehaveaswellaspossible，topersuadetheKingtogivememyfreedom．Lilliputianssoonbegantolosetheirfearofme．TheycalledmetheMan－Mountain．SometimesIlaydownandletthemdanceonmyhand，andfromtimetotimechildrencametoplaygamesinmyhair．BynowIwasabletospeaktheirlanguagewell．

OnedaytheKinginvitedmetowatchtheregularentertain－ments，whicharegreatlyenjoyedbyhim，hisfamily，andhislordsandladies．Iwasmostinterestedintherope－dancing．Averythinropeisfixedthirtycentimetresabovetheground．PeoplewhowanttobecometheKing'smostimportantofficialsjumpanddanceonthisrope，andwhoeverjumpshighestwith-outfallinggetsthebestjob．SometimestheKingordershislordstodanceontherope，toshowthattheycanstilldoit．Thissportis，ofcourse，ratherdangerous，andthereareocca－sionaldeathsasaresult．Itseemsastrangewayofchoosingof－ficials．

Therewasanotherinterestingentertainment．TheKingholdsastickinfrontofhim，andsometimesmovesitupanddown．Onebyone，peoplecomeuptohimandjumpoverthestickorcrawlunderit．TheygoonjumpingandcrawlingastheKingmovesthestick．Thewinneristheonewhojumpsandcrawlsforthelongesttime，andhereceivesablueribbontowearroundhiswaist．Thesecondbestreceivesaredribbon，andthethirdbestgetsagreenone．ManyoftheLil－liputlordsweartheirribbonsproudlyatalltimes．Ihadcer－tainlyneverseenentertainmentlikethisinanyofthecountriesIhadvisitedbefore．

SomedayslaterastrangeblackthingwasseenonthebeachwhereIhadfirstarrivedinLilliput．Whenthepeoplerealizeditwasnotalive，theydecidedthatitmustbelongtotheMan-Mountain，andtheKingo