Gulliver's Travels - World Children's Literature Classics Library for Primary School Students

Author: (English) Swift / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: I served as the ship's doctor on the "Gazelle," and Captain Blythe was my good friend. We had been sailing together for six years. Every time we went out to sea, we returned safely. But this time, we had a special encounter. Around May, the ship encountered a storm, and the entire "Gazelle" was shrouded in thick clouds and fog. Massive waves fiercely attacked it. The strong wind made the "Gazelle" uncontrollable, and it crashed forward into several rocks standing prominently. "Quick to the dinghy!" the captain ordered decisively. But the storm did not spare us. Shortly after, a huge wave capsized the dinghy, and before we could even scream, we were tossed into the merciless sea. Struggling in the water, the thought of living to return to my wife and children kept me swimming forward. After about a quarter of an hour, the storm gradually subsided, and my foot suddenly touched something solid—blessed by God, I had actually swam to land. I was too tired, and as soon as I landed, I collapsed onto the ground and fell into a deep sleep. When I woke up, it was already the next morning. I tried to turn over and get up, but found my hands and feet tightly bound by many ropes. Suddenly, I seemed to hear a noisy human voice coming from all directions. Then, I felt a small two-legged creature crawl along my left leg to my chest. I looked up slightly and saw a tiny figure, no taller than six inches, with a quiver and a bow, staring at me. Behind him, there were more than forty of his kind. "What do you want?" I shouted. To my disbelief, I had actually become a captive of a group of little people! P1-P3