Gulliver's Travels begins in 1699 and Gulliver was on a ship called the Antelope. They were sailing towards the East Indies but they"re trip was suddenly ended by hitting a rock. With thinking everybody was dead, Gulliver swam toward shore. When he reached land he collapsed exhausted.
Whenever he awoke he found that he could not move. There were little people all around. Gulliver found out that the tiny men weren't going to hurt him. Still tied down, Gulliver was transported to an empty temple near the capital. He was chained just for a precaution. Finally one day Gulliver said he would be loyal to the little people's government, the Lilliputian. Then he was allowed to visit the capital, Mildendo. While there he learned of the people, their government, and religion. One day a nearby country attacked Lilliput. But when the country's navy saw Gulliver they jumped their ships and swam for shore. Unfortunately the Admiral of the Lilliputian navy was jealous of Gulliver. While visiting Blefusu, the country that tried to attack Lilliput, Gulliver was tried and convicted of treason. The punishment was having to leave. So Gulliver went to live in Blefuscu. Three days after arriving Gulliver found a boat. He wanted to go home so the Blefuscian people and Gulliver rebuilt the boat. After saying good-bye he left.
After two days of sailing he spotted a ship which took him aboard. Gulliver told the captain his story, but he didn't believe his story. So Gulliver took some small sheep out of his pocket. The captain then took Gulliver home.
But liking adventure he went to sea headed for the Cape of Good Hope. They sailed for a year and then were blown of coarse by a storm. They landed on a strange land. Gulliver went looking for a better view. Suddenly he found himself with twenty-foot high grass above him. Then this huge giant spotted Gulliver and picked him up. The giant took Gulliver to his home and showed him to his family.