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—fromGulliver’sTravels(Chapter1)

JonathanSwift

Iwasextremelytired,andwiththat,aheweather,andabouthalfapintofbrandythatIdraheship,Ifoundmyselfmuedtosleep.Ilaydownonthegrass,whichwasveryshortandsoft,whereIsleptsouhaneverIrememberedtohavedoneinmylife,and,asIreed,aboutninehours;forwhewasjustday-light.Iattemptedtorise,butwasir:for,asIhappeolieonmybayarmsaronglyfastenedoneachsidetotheground;andmyhair,whigandthick,tieddowninthesamemanseveralsleuresaybody,frommyarm-pitstomythighs.Ilylookupwards;thesuogrowhot,aoffendedmyeyes.Iheardaoiseaboutme;butiureIlay,couldseehesky.IimeIfeltsomethingalivemovingoleg,whitlyforwardovermybreast,camealmostuptomy,bendingmyeyesdownwardsasmuchasIcould,Iperceivedittobeahumasixincheshigh,withabowandarrowinhishands,ahisbathemeaatleastfortymoreofthesamekind(asIjectured)followi.Iwasiasto,androaredsoloud,thattheyallranbaafright;ahem,asIwasafterwardstold,werehurtwiththefallstheygotbyleapingfrommysidesuponthegrouheysoourned,ahem,whoventuredsetafullsightofmyfaguphishandsandeyesbywayofadmiratioinashrillbutdistinctvoiAHDEGUL:theothersrepeatedthesamewordsseveraltimes,butthewhattheymeant.Ilayallthiswhile,asthereadermaybelieve,iulength,struggliloose,Ihadtheforturings,ahepegsthatfasteotheground;for,byliftingituptomyface,Idiscoveredthemethodstheyhadtakentobithesametimewithaviolentpull,whichgavemeexcessivepain,Ialittlelooseringsthattieddownmyhairoside,sothatIwasjustabletoturtwoihecreaturesraime,beforeIcouldseizethem;whereupreatshoutinaveryshrilladafteritceasedIheardohemcryaloudTOLGOPHONAaninstaaboveahundredarrowsdisylefthand,which,prickedmelikesomanyneedles;aheyshhtintotheair,aswedobombsinEurope,pose,fellonmybody,(thoughIfeltthemnot),andsomeonmyface,whichIimmediatelycoveredwithmylefthahisshowerofarrowswasover,Ifellagroaningwithgriefandpairivingagailoose,theydisothervertha,ahemattemptedwithspearstostithesides;butbygoodluckIhadonabuffjerkin,whichtheyotpierce.Ithoughtitthemostprudeoliestill,andmydesignwastouesotillnight,whehandbeingalreadyloose,Icouldeasilyfreemyself:andasfortheinhabitants,IhadreasontobelieveImightbeamatchfreatestarmytheygagaiheywereallofthesamesizewithhimthatIsaw.Butfortuherwiseofme.WhenthepeopleobservedIwasquiet,theydisorearrows;but,bythenoiseIheard,Ikheirnumbersincreased;andaboutfouryardsfromme,ainstmyrightear,Iheardaknogforaboveanhour,likethatofpeopleatwork;whenturway,asegsandstringswouldpermitme,Isawastageerectedaboutafootandahalffromtheground,capableofholdingfouroftheinhabitants,withtwoorthreeladderstomountit:fromwhehem,whoseemedtobeapersonofquality,mademealongspeech,whereofIuoodnotonesyllable.ButIshouldhavemebeforetheprincipalpersonbeganhisoratiohreetimes,LANGRODEHULSAN(thesewordsandtheformerwereaftereatedandexplaiome);whereupoely,aboutfiftyoftheinhabitathestringsthatfastesideofmyhead,whichgavemethelibertyittht,ahepersoureofhimthateak.

Heappearedtobeofamiddleage,ahanahreewhoattendedhim,whereofoneagethathelduphistraiobesomewhatlohanmymiddlefiwostoodoneoneachsidetosupporthiHeactedeverypartofanorator,andIanyperis,andothersofpromises,pity,andkindness.Iansweredinafewwords,butisubmissivemaingupmylefthand,andbothmyeyestothesun,asghimforawitness;andbeingalmostfamishedwithhunger,havienamorselforsomehoursbeforeIlefttheship,IfoundthedemandsofroImyimpatience(perhapsagairulesofdecy)byputtingmyfiomymouth,tosignifythatIwaheHURGO(forsotheycallagreatlord,asIafterwardslearoodmeverywell.Hedesthestage,andaseveralladdersshouldbeappliedtomysides,onwhichaboveahuheinhabitantsmountedaowardsmymouth,ladenwithbasketsfullofmeat,rovidedaherbytheking’sorders,upointelligenceheree.Iobservedtherewasthefleshofseveralanimals,butotdistihetaste.Therewereshs,andloihoseofmutton,andverywelldressed,butsmallerthanthewingsofalark.Iatethembytwoorthreeatamouthful,andtookthreeloavesatatime,aboutthebignessofmusketbullets.

Theysuppliedmeasfastastheycould,showingathousandmarksofwoomybulkahehersign,thatIwaheyfouhatasmallquantitywouldnotsuffidbeingamostingeheyslungup,withgreatdexterity,oheirlargesthogsheads,theowardsmyhahetop;Idrankitoffatadraught,whichImightwelldo,foritdidnotholdhalfapint,andtastedlikeasmallwineundy,butmuchmoredelicious.Theybroughtmeasedhogshead,whikinthesamemanner,andmadesignsformore;buttheyhadogiveme.erformedthesewoedforjoy,anddanybreast,repeatiimesastheydidatfirst,HEKIheymademeasignthatIshouldthroohogsheads,butfirstwarningthepeoplebelowtostandoutoftheway,galoud,BORACHMEVOLAH;aheysawthevesselsiherewasauniversalshoutofHEKINAHDEGUL.IfessIwasofteed,whiletheywerepassingbadforwardsonmybody,toseizefortyorfiftyofthefirstthatmyreaddashthemagainsttheground.ButtheremembraIhadfelt,whiightheycoulddo,andthepromiseofhonourImadethem—forsoIiedmysubmissivebehaviour–sooheseimaginations.Besides,Inowsideredmyselfasboundbythelawsofhospitality,toapeoplewhohadtreatedmewithsomuseandmagnifice.However,inmythoughtsIotsuffitlywoheiyofthesedimials,whodurstveandonmybody,whileoneofmyhandswasatliberty,withattheverysightiousacreatureasImustappeartotheAftersometime,whentheyobservedthatImadenomoredemahereappearedbeforemeapersonofhighrankfromhisimperialmajesty.Hisexgmouhesmall,advancedfortomyface,withaboutadozenofhisretinue;andprodughistialsuroyal,liedyeyes,spokeaboutteanysigwithakieresolutioingforwards,which,asIafterwardsfound,wastowardsthecapitalcity,abouthalfamiledistawasagreedbyhismajestyincilthatImustbeveyed.Iansweredinfewwords,buttonopurpose,andmadeasignwithmyhandthatwasloose,puttingittotheother(butoverhisexcy’sheadforfearhimorhistraiomyownheadandbody,tosignifythatIdesiredmyliberty.Itappearedthatheuoodmewellenough,forheshookhisheadbywayofdisapprobation,andheldhishandinaposturetoshowthatImustbecarriedasaprisoner.However,hemademeuhatIshouldhavemeatanddrinkenough,areatment.Whereupohoughtofattemptingtobreakmybonds;butagaithesmartoftheirarrowsuponmyfads,whichwereallinblisters,andmaillstithem,andlikewisethatthenumberofmyenemiesincreased,Igavetokehemknowthattheymightdowithmeleased.Uponthis,theHURGOandhistraihmuchcivilityandcheerfulafterIheardage,withfrequeionsofthewordsPEPLOMSELAN;anumbersofpeopleosiderelaxiosuchadegree,thatIwasabletoturnupht,andtoeasemyselfwithmakingwater;whichIveryplentifullydid,tothegreatastohepeople;who,jegbymymotionwhatIwasgoingtodo,immediatelyopeahatside,toavoidthetorrent,whichfellwithsuoiseandviolene.Butbeforethis,theyhaddaubedmyfayhandswithasortofoi,verypleasanttothesmell,whiafewminutes,removedallthesmartoftheirarrows.Theseces,addedtotherefreshmentIhadreceivedbytheirviddrink,whichwereveryn,disposedmetosleep.Isleptabouteighthours,asIwasafterwardsassured;anditwashephysis,bytheemperor’sorder,hadmingledasleepypotioninthehogsheadsofwine.

&upomomentIwasdiscoveredsleepingontheground,aftermylanding,theemperorhadearlybyanexpress;aerminedincil,thatIshouldbetiedinthemaned,(whieiwhileIslept;)thatpleanddrinkshouldbesenttome,andamaepreparedtocarrymetothecapitalcity.

1.pletethesummarybeloordslisted.

treason

province

inhabitants Lilliput shipwreck

behaviour permission stealing

passing

blinded

friend

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Inhisfirstvoyage,Gulliveriswashedashoreaftera1)andfindshimselfaprisonerofaraceof2)people,lessthaall,whoare3)oftheislandtryof4).Aftergivingassurancesofhisgood5),heisgivenaresidenLilliputandbeesa6)ofthethere,thebookfollowsGulliver’sobservatioofLilliput.Heisalsogiveoroamarouyonahenotharmtheir8).GulliverassiststheLilliputianstosubduetheirneighbours,theBlefuss,by9)theirfleet.However,herefusestoreducetheislandnatiooa10)ofLilliput,sedwith11)aobe12).Withtheassistanceofakind13),GulliverescapestoBlefuscu,wherehespotsarievesan14)boatandsailsouttoberescuedbya15)shipwhichsafelytakeshimbae.

2.Ahefollowiions.

1)reditdoesGulliverfierheontheshore?

2)Hoeopleturedhim?

3)WhydoesGulliverdethepeopleturedhim?

4)Whatisthehetryofthelittlepeople?Whatarethelittlepeoplecalled?

5)HowmudidGulliverhavewhecametothecity?

&heunderlinedressions.

1)Iattemptedtorise,butwasir...

2)...thesuogrowhot,aoffendedmyeyes.

3)...theyshhtintotheair...

4)...oneagethathelduphistrain...

5)...severalladdersshouldbeappliedtomysides...

6)Iotsuffitlywoheiyofthesedimials...

7)...whehesmartoftheirarrowsuponmyface...

8)...andprodughistialsuroyal...

9)...andtoeasemyselfwithmaking>

10)...theemperorhadearlybyanexpress...

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