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My master wanted to get as much money as he could from showing me.

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He decided to take me and Glumdalclitch to the capital of Brobdingnag.

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"We'll stop at every town along the way,"

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I heard him say to his wife.

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He was greedy, and I had begun to dislike him.

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One August morning, we set off for the capital city.

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We stopped often, and Glumdalclitch took me out of my traveling box to let me stretch and see the countryside.

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Our trip lasted ten weeks, and I performed in 18 large towns and many villages.

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Finally, we reached the capital.

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Again my master rented a meeting room in a hotel and made me perform at least ten times every day.

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Crowds lined up to see me.

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As the weeks passed I became more and more exhausted and lost a lot of weight.

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I looked so terrible that my master began to think that I would die soon.

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"I might as well get rid of you," he said unkindly.

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"You will be no use to me when you are dead."

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One day, a messenger arrived from the palace nearby.

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"You are ordered to come to the palace with your creature," said the messenger to my master.

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"The queen and her ladies want to be entertained."

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We went to the palace immediately.

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A servant showed us into the room where the queen and her ladies were waiting.

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I kneeled down in front of the queen, and asked for the honor of kissing her foot.

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Instead, the queen held out her little finger to me.

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"You may kiss my finger," she said.

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I bowed, kissed her finger, and said,

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"It is a great honor to meet you, Your Majesty."

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"Tell me about your country and your travels," she said.

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She showed great interest as I talked, and then she asked me a surprising question:

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"Would you like to live here in the palace?"

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I bowed again and replied,

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"That is not for me to decide.

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I must serve my master."

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"Will you sell your creature?" she asked my master.

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Since he thought I was dying anyway, he was happy to accept a thousand pieces of gold in exchange for me.

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"Your Majesty," I said politely to the queen, "Glumdalclitch looks after me and teaches me well.

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Could she stay here too?"

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"Will you allow this, farmer?" the queen asked my master.

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"She may stay if she wants to," he replied.

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Glumdalclitch could hardly hide her joy.

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My master said good-bye to me and his daughter.

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As he was leaving, I bowed to him slightly.

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"You seem cold toward your master," the queen observed.

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"Tell me why."

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With some hesitation, I said, "Your Majesty, he has worked me hard."

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And I explained what my master had made me do so that he could get rich.

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My story interested her, and she carried me to see the king.

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He seemed a serious and intelligent man.

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At first he thought I might be some sort of machine.

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He did not believe that someone of my size could be human.

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When I began to speak, however, the king could not hide his amazement.

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The queen asked me to tell my story all over again.

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The king was so impressed that he sent for his three best scholars.

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They asked me many questions and discussed my answers at length.

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They decided that I could not be a human.

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"There are millions of people my size in England," I explained, "but no one of your size."

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The scholars just smiled in disbelief.

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After they left, the king asked me and Glumdalclitch many questions.

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Finally, he decided that my story must be true.