GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (5)

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (5)

At last we arrived at the capital city.

The platform to which I was tied stopped outside a church which was no longer used.

Since this was the largest building in the whole country, the emperor had planned that I should live there.

The door was just big enough for me to creep through when I wanted to sleep.
Once inside, I could only lie down.

 

However, the little men would not let me go free.
They put nearly a hundred of their tiny chains round my left leg , so that although I could stand up, I could not move very far.

When this was done, the emperor came to see me.

He carried in his hand a sword about as big as one of our darning needles, to defend himself if I should break loose.

He was a handsome little man, much taller than the rest of his court, who were with him, and he wore a gold helmet with a plume on the crest. 

All the ladies and gentleman of the court were dressed in gold and silver, which flashed in the sun.    

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