Where Does The Word Lilliputian Come From?
The word Lilliputian has come from Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’. The very first remarkable voyage of Gulliver’s takes him to Lilliput. He is astounded to find that the people are only about 15 centimeters tall. They give him a sleeping potion, and when he is asleep, they take him to their king. Gulliver is not allowed to move around the city freely, until the king labels him as safe. He is finally allowed to move around the city, but with certain limitations. He is only allowed to move around the main roads. He is not allowed to pick up any animal, person, not allowed to trample other people’s property and so on. The Lilliputians are extremely intelligent. They are great at Mathematics, and their calculation about Gulliver’s appetite is astounding. They are very intelligent and Gulliver has to help them with lifting things, to maintain his freedom. Gulliver finally finds out that the Lilliputians are planning to kill him because he takes up most of the food in Lilliput. A fait
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