A journey to lilliput-

• Father


  Had some land in the north of England, but it was not very much, and I was the youngest of five brothers
• Narrator


  Left school at 17 because father could not pay for him after that, then went on the ship Antelope sailing for the South Seas
• Ship's journey

  1. Set out from Bristol in May 1700

  2. Had an easy time at first

  3. Carried the wrong way by a great wind so they came to the north of Van Diemen's Land

  4. Twelve men died from hard work and bad food, rest were not very strong

  5. Ship hit a rock and was damaged, six got a boat but it was overturned by the wind
• Narrator was carried by the wind and water, doesn't know which way he went or how far
• Narrator thought he was going to die, but found he could stand in shallow water
• Narrator walked about a kilometre before reaching dry land, then fell into a deep sleep on the grass
• Narrator woke up


  Found his arms, feet and hair were held down to the ground with strings, thousands of strings had been passed across his body
• Narrator saw tiny men, less than 15 cm high, who seemed to be soldiers
• The tiny men were afraid of the narrator and shot small arrows at him
• Tiny men's actions

  1. Built a wooden table for four of them to stand on

  2. One man with a long coat spoke to the narrator, telling him they would not hurt him if he obeyed

  3. Forty men cut the strings holding the narrator's head so he could see them better

  4. Brought food and drink to the narrator
• The narrator ate and drank a lot, surprising the tiny people
• A great person brought a letter from the king, saying the narrator must be carried to the city
• Transporting the narrator

  1. Tiny men cut the strings on one side so the narrator could turn over

  2. Applied oil to the narrator's face to take away the pain

  3. Mixed a sleeping powder into the narrator's food to make him sleep

  4. Brought a great cart and 1500 horses to transport the sleeping narrator to the city
• The narrator was taken to a large church building in the city, where he was tied with a ring so he could only walk about a metre from the door
• The country

  • Like a garden
  • Fields were about twelve metres square
  • Tallest trees seemed to be about two metres high
  • City looked like a picture in a child's book
• The king came with a great many ladies and gentlemen


  1. They went up on to the top of the house to look at me

  2. The king came down

  3. He got up on his horse and began to ride nearer to me

  4. The horse was afraid of such a sight

  5. The king got down and began to walk round me
• Food was brought to me on carts


  The queen and the young princes sat on the top of the house and watched me eating
• Some of the people shot at me


  One of the shots nearly hit my eye
• The captain ordered his soldiers to catch six of the men who had done this


  1. He made the soldiers throw them to me

  2. I took the other and raised him to my mouth, as if I wanted to eat him

  3. I laughed and put the six men carefully on the ground, and let them run away
• The people and the soldiers seemed to be very pleased at my gentleness, and they told the king about it
• The king and all his great men had met together to talk about me


  1. Some were afraid that I might get free

  2. Others were afraid that my food would cost them a great deal of money, and that the people of the country would not have enough to eat

  3. Some thought that perhaps it might be best to kill me

  4. Others thought that if they did that, the smell of the dead body might cause illness in the city
• The great men were very pleased and said that they should keep me alive
• The king ordered six very wise men to teach me


  So that I could speak to them and know what they said
• In about three weeks I could speak quite well
• The king often came to see me and helped my teachers


  We began to talk to each other
• One of the first things that I said to him was that I wished to be set free
• The king answered that this could not be done at once, but he must think about it
• The king said he was afraid that I may have some things which might be dangerous to him and to his people

  1. Two men came and walked all over me looking into all parts of my clothing

  2. They drew pictures of all my things and made notes on each thing
• Orders of Golbasto Momaren Evlame Gurdilo Shefin mully Ully Gue, King of Lilliput, Giant among Men, Loved and Feared by all peoples upon Earth


  1. The Man-Mountain shall not leave our country without our orders

  2. He shall not come into the city without our orders

  3. He shall walk only upon the roads. He shall not walk over the fields, or lie down in them

  4. When he walks, he shall take great care not to put his foot upon any of our people, or on their horses, or on their carts; and he shall not take them up in his hands

  5. He shall help our ships and our army, in the war against the people of the Island of Blefusco

  6. He shall help our workmen to raise certain great stones for bulding a wall round our garden

  7. He shall be given such food as would be enough for 1728 of our people
• The reader will notice the number 1728. It was found by the king's learned men that I was twelve times as high as any one of the people of Lilliput. My mass would then be 12 x 12 x 12 times that of a man of Lilliput. 12 times 12 is 144; 144 X 12 is 1728
• Reldresal


  A great man in Lilliput, and a close friend of the king
• Quarrels in Lilliput

  1. There are two sides: the Big-enders and the Little-enders

  2. The king is a Little-ender, and so are most of the people

  3. The Big-enders are helped by the people of the Island of Blefusco

  4. War has already started
• Big-enders


  Believe the big end of the egg should be cut off
• Little-enders


  Believe the little end of the egg should be cut off
• Blefusco ships waiting to come against Lilliput


  As soon as they can get the right wind
• Gulliver's plan to help Lilliput

  1. Measured the depth between Lilliput and Blefusco

  2. Walked into the water and reached Blefusco

  3. Tied the Blefusco ships together with a string

  4. Pulled 40 of the largest ships back to Lilliput
• Gulliver refused to help Lilliput conquer Blefusco


  The king became angry
• Peace negotiations between Lilliput and Blefusco


  1. 6 great men from Blefusco came to Lilliput

  2. They spoke for several hours

  3. 6 great men from Lilliput responded

  4. They signed a peace treaty
• Lilliput won a great deal of land, ships and other things from Blefusco
• Blefusco lost less than they would have, because Gulliver told the Lilliputians to be wise and not take too much