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On the 16th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our 
captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any 
could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or 
spring nor any inhabitants. I went on to explore. The 
country was barren and rocky. I turned back to join the 
crew, only to see them getting into the boat and rowing 
for life to get to the ship.
Before I could reach them I observed a huge creature 
walking after them in the sea as fast as he could. The 
water of the ocean reached only till his knees! However, 
the monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat. I 
turned back quickly and climbed up a steep hill with fields 
of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. 
There was a fence to pass from one field to the other. 
When a person tells the story of his life in his own 
words it is called an . Gulliver a sailor autobiography , ,
was once caught in the land of Giants. This is how he 
describes his experience.
Gulliver's T ravels
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On the 16th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our 
captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any 
could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or 
spring nor any inhabitants. I went on to explore. The 
country was barren and rocky. I turned back to join the 
crew, only to see them getting into the boat and rowing 
for life to get to the ship.
Before I could reach them I observed a huge creature 
walking after them in the sea as fast as he could. The 
water of the ocean reached only till his knees! However, 
the monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat. I 
turned back quickly and climbed up a steep hill with fields 
of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. 
There was a fence to pass from one field to the other. 
When a person tells the story of his life in his own 
words it is called an . Gulliver a sailor autobiography , ,
was once caught in the land of Giants. This is how he 
describes his experience.
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It was impossible for me to climb because every step 
was six feet high. I was trying to find a gap in the hedge 
when I discovered one of the inhabitants in the next field 
walking towards the fence. He was of the same size as the 
creature chasing the boat. I was struck with utmost 
fear and astonishment and ran to hide myself. He called 
in a voice much louder than a  trumpet. It sounded like 
thunder! Seven monsters like him came towards the field 
ready to reap the corn. They carried a reaping hook 
which was very big. When one 
of the reapers approached 
where I lay hidden I 
screamed as loud as I 
could. The creature 
stopped reaping, 
p i c k e d 
me up between 
his thumb and 
f o r e f i n g e r a n d 
brought me close to 
his eyes, sixty feet 
above the ground. He 
looked at me with curiosity 
and blew my hair aside to get 
a better view of my face. 
He called his friends and 
gently placed me on the 
ground.
They all sat on the 
ground to take a good 
look at me. I walked 
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On the 16th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our 
captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any 
could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or 
spring nor any inhabitants. I went on to explore. The 
country was barren and rocky. I turned back to join the 
crew, only to see them getting into the boat and rowing 
for life to get to the ship.
Before I could reach them I observed a huge creature 
walking after them in the sea as fast as he could. The 
water of the ocean reached only till his knees! However, 
the monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat. I 
turned back quickly and climbed up a steep hill with fields 
of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. 
There was a fence to pass from one field to the other. 
When a person tells the story of his life in his own 
words it is called an . Gulliver a sailor autobiography , ,
was once caught in the land of Giants. This is how he 
describes his experience.
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It was impossible for me to climb because every step 
was six feet high. I was trying to find a gap in the hedge 
when I discovered one of the inhabitants in the next field 
walking towards the fence. He was of the same size as the 
creature chasing the boat. I was struck with utmost 
fear and astonishment and ran to hide myself. He called 
in a voice much louder than a  trumpet. It sounded like 
thunder! Seven monsters like him came towards the field 
ready to reap the corn. They carried a reaping hook 
which was very big. When one 
of the reapers approached 
where I lay hidden I 
screamed as loud as I 
could. The creature 
stopped reaping, 
p i c k e d 
me up between 
his thumb and 
f o r e f i n g e r a n d 
brought me close to 
his eyes, sixty feet 
above the ground. He 
looked at me with curiosity 
and blew my hair aside to get 
a better view of my face. 
He called his friends and 
gently placed me on the 
ground.
They all sat on the 
ground to take a good 
look at me. I walked 
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On the 16th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our 
captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any 
could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or 
spring nor any inhabitants. I went on to explore. The 
country was barren and rocky. I turned back to join the 
crew, only to see them getting into the boat and rowing 
for life to get to the ship.
Before I could reach them I observed a huge creature 
walking after them in the sea as fast as he could. The 
water of the ocean reached only till his knees! However, 
the monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat. I 
turned back quickly and climbed up a steep hill with fields 
of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. 
There was a fence to pass from one field to the other. 
When a person tells the story of his life in his own 
words it is called an . Gulliver a sailor autobiography , ,
was once caught in the land of Giants. This is how he 
describes his experience.
Gulliver's T ravels
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It was impossible for me to climb because every step 
was six feet high. I was trying to find a gap in the hedge 
when I discovered one of the inhabitants in the next field 
walking towards the fence. He was of the same size as the 
creature chasing the boat. I was struck with utmost 
fear and astonishment and ran to hide myself. He called 
in a voice much louder than a  trumpet. It sounded like 
thunder! Seven monsters like him came towards the field 
ready to reap the corn. They carried a reaping hook 
which was very big. When one 
of the reapers approached 
where I lay hidden I 
screamed as loud as I 
could. The creature 
stopped reaping, 
p i c k e d 
me up between 
his thumb and 
f o r e f i n g e r a n d 
brought me close to 
his eyes, sixty feet 
above the ground. He 
looked at me with curiosity 
and blew my hair aside to get 
a better view of my face. 
He called his friends and 
gently placed me on the 
ground.
They all sat on the 
ground to take a good 
look at me. I walked 
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slowly backward and forward, pulled off my hat and made a 
low bow towards the farmers. I tried to speak to them loudly in 
several languages. Each time I did so the farmer who picked 
me up held his ear very close to me but in vain. The farmer 
took me to his house and placed me at some distance on the 
dining table which was thirty feet high from the floor. 
Dinner was brought for the farmer in a dish which was ten 
feet in diameter. The farmer's wife crumbled some bread and 
placed it before me. In the middle of the dinner I heard a noise 
behind me. It was the purring of a cat that was ten times larger 
than an ox. The farmer's wife was stroking him. Then entered 
the farmer's one year-old son in the arms of a lady. On seeing 
me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head 
into his mouth. I shouted so loudly that the baby 
dropped me. I would have broken my neck if the 
mother had not held her apron under me. 
Later she put me on her own bed and 
covered me with a clean white 
handkerchief.
I slept dreaming of my home, my 
wife and my children.
(Adapted from Jonathan Swift’s
Gulliver’s Travels)
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On the 16th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our 
captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any 
could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or 
spring nor any inhabitants. I went on to explore. The 
country was barren and rocky. I turned back to join the 
crew, only to see them getting into the boat and rowing 
for life to get to the ship.
Before I could reach them I observed a huge creature 
walking after them in the sea as fast as he could. The 
water of the ocean reached only till his knees! However, 
the monster was unable to overtake the speeding boat. I 
turned back quickly and climbed up a steep hill with fields 
of barley on either side and the corn rising upto forty feet. 
There was a fence to pass from one field to the other. 
When a person tells the story of his life in his own 
words it is called an . Gulliver a sailor autobiography , ,
was once caught in the land of Giants. This is how he 
describes his experience.
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It was impossible for me to climb because every step 
was six feet high. I was trying to find a gap in the hedge 
when I discovered one of the inhabitants in the next field 
walking towards the fence. He was of the same size as the 
creature chasing the boat. I was struck with utmost 
fear and astonishment and ran to hide myself. He called 
in a voice much louder than a  trumpet. It sounded like 
thunder! Seven monsters like him came towards the field 
ready to reap the corn. They carried a reaping hook 
which was very big. When one 
of the reapers approached 
where I lay hidden I 
screamed as loud as I 
could. The creature 
stopped reaping, 
p i c k e d 
me up between 
his thumb and 
f o r e f i n g e r a n d 
brought me close to 
his eyes, sixty feet 
above the ground. He 
looked at me with curiosity 
and blew my hair aside to get 
a better view of my face. 
He called his friends and 
gently placed me on the 
ground.
They all sat on the 
ground to take a good 
look at me. I walked 
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slowly backward and forward, pulled off my hat and made a 
low bow towards the farmers. I tried to speak to them loudly in 
several languages. Each time I did so the farmer who picked 
me up held his ear very close to me but in vain. The farmer 
took me to his house and placed me at some distance on the 
dining table which was thirty feet high from the floor. 
Dinner was brought for the farmer in a dish which was ten 
feet in diameter. The farmer's wife crumbled some bread and 
placed it before me. In the middle of the dinner I heard a noise 
behind me. It was the purring of a cat that was ten times larger 
than an ox. The farmer's wife was stroking him. Then entered 
the farmer's one year-old son in the arms of a lady. On seeing 
me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head 
into his mouth. I shouted so loudly that the baby 
dropped me. I would have broken my neck if the 
mother had not held her apron under me. 
Later she put me on her own bed and 
covered me with a clean white 
handkerchief.
I slept dreaming of my home, my 
wife and my children.
(Adapted from Jonathan Swift’s
Gulliver’s Travels)
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1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?
2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?
3. Choose the correct answer.
 (i) The giant carried a reaping hook because 
  (a) he was fighting with the other giants.
  (b) he was going to reap the corn.
  (c) he wanted to frighten Gulliver.
 (ii) They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because
  (a)  they had never seen a human before.
  (b) they thought he was a doll.
  (c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
New Words
bellowing : very loud noise
inhabitants  : occupants 
barren  : land with no vegetation
astonishment : greatly surprised 
crumbled : broken into pieces
grab  : (here) pick suddenly
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