Chapter 3
The war with Blefuscu
Gulliver meets the empress and offers her his services. Reldresal, a council member tells him that he is needed to fight the Blefuscudians who plan to invade the land of Lilliput. Gulliver manages to capture their entire fleet. For this, he is given the highest honour, Nardac. However, his happiness is short-lived. The emperor orders Gulliver to bring in the Blesfuscudians as prisoners but Gulliver refuses. This makes the emperor very angry.
Three weeks later, the residents of Blefuscu invited Gulliver to their kingdom. The emperor of Lilliput is even more upset when Gulliver tells him abouthis plan to visit Blefuscu. However, Gulliver gets the opportunity to gain the emperor’s trust when a fire breaks at the palace. He puts out the fire by urinating on it. A council member informs him secretly that the council is charging him for dishonouring the palace and showing disloyalty to Lilliput for planning to visit Blesfuscu. The council member also informs him that he will be put to death the following morning. Sensing the danger that lies ahead, Gulliver leaves for Blefuscu and is greeted well by the people. With their help, he leaves for his homeland on 24 September 1701. He arrives in England and tells the people there of his adventures with the tiny people. They do not believe him until he shows them the tiny animals that he has brought along.
