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I was fairly happy living at the palace.

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Glumdalclitch often carried me in my traveling box into the palace garden.

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Sometimes, she put me on her hand or set me down on the ground.

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One such day, however, she got distracted and walked off a little way with a friend.

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The gardener's dog ran up to me and picked me up in his mouth.

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"Oh no, this is the end!" I thought.

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But the dog was well trained.

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It went right to its master and put me down at his feet.

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"Did my dog hurt you?" the gardener asked with alarm.

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"No, it scared me but was very gentle.

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I'm just a bit wet," I replied.

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"I am very sorry," the gardener said.

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"I will make sure the dog does not get loose again.

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Let me carry you to Glumdalclitch."

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Glumdalclitch was very upset with the gardener when she heard what had happened.

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She knew she was partly to blame, though, for forgetting about me.

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"Let's not tell the queen what happened," she said.

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"I would not want the gardener to get into trouble."

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"I wonder," I said to myself, "who would be in the most trouble—the gardener or Glumdalclitch."

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Of course, I told no one about the danger I had been in.

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Glumdalclitch had left me by myself a few times, and I had been in danger before.

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Once, a hawk had dived at me out of the sky to try to catch me.

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I had saved myself by running under a bush.

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The smaller birds, though, were not much bigger than me.

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They didn't mind if I walked close to them.

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They just kept hopping around and looking for food.

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One afternoon, a hungry sparrow took some cake right out of my hand!

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After the incident with the gardener's dog, Glumdalclitch never let me out of her sight.

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I had much less freedom than before.

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She wanted to protect me, but having no freedom made me a bit sad.

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The queen liked hearing about my sea voyages.

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She knew that I was a doctor, not a sailor, on the ships I traveled on.

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One day she asked me, "Grildig, do you know how to sail or row a boat?"

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"Oh yes, Your Majesty," I replied.

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"I always helped the sailors on my ships.

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I like rowing too, but I cannot do either in Brobdingnag.

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Your boats are much too big for me."

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"I think exercise would be good for you," said the queen.

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"Draw some plans for a boat.

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I will have my carpenter make it."

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"You are very kind," I replied.

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"I will draw the plans right away."

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Before long, the carpenter had made me a perfect little sailboat big enough to carry eight people of my size.

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"How beautiful it is!" exclaimed the queen.

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"Well done, carpenter! The king will be pleased."

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The king liked the sailboat very much.

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"Carpenter," he ordered, "make a container that will hold water.

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It must be big enough for Grildig's sailboat to sail in."

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The container was ready in a few days.

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From then on, I rowed or sailed my boat in the container every day as the queen and the palace ladies watched.

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"There is no wind today," said the queen one afternoon.

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"Blow, ladies! Blow so that Grildig has a bit of wind to fill his sails."

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The laughing ladies blew at the sails and clapped their hands in delight as I happily steered my little boat.