The city was called Mildendo, and the country was called Lilliput. The people were called Lilliputians. They put me in an old empty temple, because no house was big enough for me. They tied my leg to the wall with ninety-one chains. Then the Emperor came to see me. He was taller than his people by the width of my nail. His clothes were of gold, and he had a little sword in his hand. Two men went into my pockets and wrote down everything. They found a comb, a knife, a watch and a big pistol. The watch made a noise like a water mill. They thought that it was my god. Every day three hundred cooks made my food. In a few weeks I learned their language.