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The farmer, whom I now thought of as my master, had a daughter about nine years old.

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She was very clever and good-natured.

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Her father gave her the responsibility of taking care of me.

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She took her responsibility very seriously and looked after me well.

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I called her "Glumdalclitch," which means "little nurse" in her language.

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She called me "Grildig," which means "toy man," and soon everyone called me that.

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Glumdalclitch made a comfortable bed for me in her doll's crib.

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She was very skilled at making clothes for her doll.

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Before long, she had made me all the shirts, pants, and jackets I needed.

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She spent all her time with me and began to teach me her language.

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Glumdalclitch was a good teacher, and I learned quickly.

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Before long, I was able to talk a bit with her and the family.

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She told me that her country was called Brobdingnag.

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I told her that I came from a faraway country called England.

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"In England," I explained, "people are about my size.

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They are very small compared with the people in Brobdingnag."

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"Oh," she said, clapping her hands in delight.

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"I hope more of them come to Brobdingnag.

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I would love to have more little friends like you."

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Gradually, people in the neighborhood learned that my master had a tiny, human-like "animal" living at his house—me.

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One day, a neighbor came by for a visit.

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"Hello, neighbor," he said to my master.

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"People are talking about some tiny human you found in your cornfield.

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Their stories are unbelievable, so I came to ask you what you found.

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Was it an insect?

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Or a very small animal?"

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"The stories you have heard are true," replied my master.

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"It's a tiny human.

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One of my farm workers found it.

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I would be happy to show him to you.

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Glumdalclitch, bring Grildig here, please."

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Glumdalclitch put me on the table in front of her father and his guest.

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"Grildig," she said, "please walk back and forth so our guest can get a look at you."

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Then she whispered, "Be polite. Our neighbor is a bit bad-tempered."

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"With pleasure," I replied, bowing to the neighbor.

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In his own language, I said,

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"I am pleased to meet you, sir.

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I am called Grildig.

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How are you today?"

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The neighbor was amazed at my size and my ability to speak his language.

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He put on his glasses so that he could see me better.

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I could not help laughing;

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his eyes looked so funny through the lenses of his glasses.

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"Humph!" he exclaimed.

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"What's so funny?

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Why are you laughing at me?"

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"I apologize, sir,"

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I said as I tried to control my laughter.

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"To me your eyes are huge and look like two full moons shining through the windows of a room."

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"How dare you!" he replied.

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"Oh sir," said Glumdalclitch, "Grildig did not mean to laugh at you.

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He is just happy to see you."

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Unfortunately, the neighbor had no sense of humor and was not about to forgive me.

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I had made an enemy.

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"Take Grildig away," my master said to his daughter.

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"Yes, Papa," Glumdalclitch replied.

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"Come on, Grildig, let's go have another lesson and learn some new words."

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From the next room I could see my master and the neighbor whispering together for a long time.

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Sometimes they pointed at me.

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"What are they discussing?" I asked Glumdalclitch.

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"I don't know, Grildig," she answered with a worried look.

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I soon found out what they were talking about.

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I was not happy to learn of their plans for me.