Describe how Gulliver narrowly escaped death on many occasions at Brobdingnag
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The people of Brobdingnag were twelve times taller than Gulliver. His tiny size made him vulnerable to danger. Some of the mishaps he faced were:
i. The farmer's youngest son lifted Gulliver by the legs and held him so high in the air that he began to tremble with fear. Later when he woke he was attacked by a couple of rats which were as big as dogs.
ii. When he was walking under an apple tree the Queen's dwarf shook the tree due to which apples started falling. Gulliver was hit by an apple and he fell flat on his face.
iii. When he was sitting on a plot of grass a sudden hail shower nearly crushed him to death with balls which were about 1,800 times the size of European hail.
iv. Once Glumdalclitch left him in the palace garden. A small white dog which was let loose in the garden picked Gulliver and took him to his master, the head gardener.
v. He caught a bird once but it pecked him almost to death. He was saved by a servant who killed the bird.
vi. He used to go to the trough to row or sail. One day the servants who filled the trough with water accidentally let a frog loose. Gulliver's boat was almost tipped over by the frog.
vii. One day Glumdalclitch left Gulliver in her closet. A monkey came in from outside and found Gulliver. It mistook him to be a baby monkey. It grabbed him and took him to the roof. There it started stuffing Gulliver with treats. A small crowd gathered to free him from the monkey. The people laughed hysterically at the sight. Finally, the monkey dropped him and ran away.
viii. A huge eagle picked him up and dropped him in the sea where he was rescued by a passing ship.
When he was attacked by rats. When the son of the farmer lifted him by legs and he was trembling with fear.When apples were thrown on him which hit him flat. When he caught a bird and the bird pecked him so much that he was about to die.
When he mistakenly caught a monkey which resulted in such a big incident and then monkey ran away. When his boat was tripped by a frog accidentally.When once hail shower was about to crush him.