Little Fox Lesson (-JzcRaa9wII)

gulliver's travels chapter six

lily put in danger

there are two political groups in

lilliput began raldrasal

the high heels and the low heels

the groups are named after the style of

shoes their members wear

once the high heels were the most

popular group raldrasal went on

our king and his officials however are

low heels

do the two groups get along i asked

oh no

the two groups hate each other said

raldrasal

the king is afraid that the high heels

may try to take his power

and could they

perhaps

we think that there are more high heels

than low heels in lilliput

said raldrasal

what's worse the king is very upset with

his son the prince of lilliput

the prince wears one shoe with a high

heel

his other shoe has a low heel

that's why the prince moves up and down

as he walks

the king also has enemies in other

places

rodrison continued

lilliput and a nearby island blefuscu

have been at war for three years

that island to the east

rodrison nodded

how did this war start i asked

the war began over how people cut open

boiled eggs rodrisol explained

i beg your pardon

i thought that i had misunderstood his

words

i was still learning lilliputian

boiled eggs he repeated

people in lilliput like to eat boiled

eggs

an egg has a big end and a small pointed

end almost everyone in lilliput used to

cut open their boiled eggs at the big

end

the problem started when our king's

grandfather was a little boy

he was then the prince of lilliput and

his father was the king one day the

prince cut open his egg at the big end

he got careless and cut his finger

the king got very angry because the

prince was hurt

that day the king made a new law

from then on everyone in lilliput had to

cut open their boiled eggs at the small

end

small enders are people who obey the law

big enders refuse to obey the law

i suppose i said

that these two groups also hate each

other

correct over the years they have had

many fights said raudra saul

our current king is a small lender

some big enders have gone to live in

blefuscu

the king of blefuscu would like to take

over lilliput and the big enders support

him

we have heard rumors that the blefuscan

king plans to attack lilliput with many

ships

can you find a way to help us

redressell i said

i'm sure i can

he told me that more than 50 ships were

in the harbor at blefuscu

only about a kilometer of sea separates

the two islands

the water between them is quite shallow

for the next few days

i kept away from the shore of lilliput

that is opposite blufuscu

i did not want the blefuscans to see me

i had figured out a plan for helping the

king of lilliput

but if the blefuscans knew about me my

plan would fail

a few days later i spoke to the king

i have a secret plan i said to steal

many of the blefuscan ships

then your enemies will not be able to

invade lilliput

i would appreciate your help enormous

one

replied the king

after i explained my plan he said

tell me what you need to make your plan

work

have your workman make 50 very large

metal hooks i told him

i need lots of strong rope as well

those things will be ready in two days

promised the king

the look on his face was very serious

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