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Gulliver held five discourses with the king, explaining to him the
working of the British political and judicial system military exploits
of England, and English spots and past time sports.
Chapter 8
Gulliver's felt home sick although he was well treated and looked
after in Brobdingnag.
The box was carried by a bird, who dropped it in the sea from a
height.
The box was founded by a sailor’s ship, which to them looked like
a floating house.
One day Gulliver discovers Laputa, the flying island that was about
two miles above the ground.
Chapter 2
The inhabitants were a misshapen lot; their heads were inclined at
an angle and their clothes were also decorated with geometric
figures.
Gulliver learnt that the country was called Laputa, which signified
'Flying island.
The Laputians lived in constant dread of mishaps from the sun and
the comets.
It was appeared to Gulliver that Laputa was “the most delicious
spot of ground in the world".