Gulliver'in Gezileri, Jonathan Swift'in yazdığı, dünya klasikleri arasına girmiş bir eser.
Swift'in 1726 yılında tamamladığı Gulliver'in Gezileri, Türk ve Dünya edebiyatında "100 temel eser" arasında yer almaktadır. Lemuel Gulliver adındaki genç doktorun çıktığı gezilerde sıradışı, olağanüstü öykülerinin ele alındığı kitap; dört bölümden oluşmakta, yazarın yaşadığı günün koşullarında insanların bencil, çıkarcı, zalim yanlarına yönelik bir 'karşı duruştur'. Yanı sıra, zamanın toplumsal, siyasal ve dinsel kurumlarına yöneltilmiş çok sert bir eleştiri ve taşlama niteliği içeren yapıt, yazarını yüceltmiş, ün kazanmasını sağlamıştır.
Gulliver is a young doctor. He is tall and slim. He likes the sea and ships very much. He wants to travel in a ship and see the whole world. One day he goes to the harbour. He sees a beautiful big ship. She has big white sails. Gulliver goes to the ship. He speaks to the captain.
Gulliver says “Sir My name is Gulliver. I am a doctor. I want to work here. Do you need a doctor?
The captain says “Yes we do.”
Gulliver is very happy now. The ship leaves for the South Seas the next day. It is a long way from England. The sailors work very hard but they are happy. The days are fine. The sun is shining.
In the afternoon the captain says “Look at those clouds. The sky will become very dark soon.There will be a storm. A big storm. Be careful. Very careful.”
The wind blows very hard and it rains heavily. It is a terrible storm! The sea is too rough. There are big waves. The ship rocks and rolls. She is in danger. The sailors are afraid and they got sea sick! A big wave overturns the ship and Gulliver falls into the sea. Gulliver wakes up. He is on a beach. He tries to get up but he can not.
He says “What is happening? Where am I?” His hands and feet are tied. He can not move. There are ropes across his body. His hair is tied to the ground too. He feels unhappy. He shouts “Help help.”There are hundreds of soldiers on his body. They are very small. They have swords and bows. There is a king. He is not on Gulliver. He is standing near his soldiers. The king asks “Who are you? Why are you here? Are you our enemy? Gulliver answers “My name is Gulliver. I had a sea accident. I am not your enemy. Where am I?” The king says “This is the island of Lilliput.I am the king of this country.” Gulliver says to the king “Please leave me free.”The king says to his soldiers “Untie him!”
The soldiers untie him.The king says to Gulliver “Come to the castle. I will give you some food.” Gulliver says “Thank you. I am very hungry and thirsty.” Gulliver sits outside the castle. He can not go into the castle. He is too big.He sees the princess. She is at the window. She says “Hello Iam the princess. I want to give you some food. Here is some fresh fruit. There are bananas apples grapes and peaches for you.”Gulliver says “Thank you very much. Can I have some drink please?”The princess says “Yes of course here is some lemonade. Where are you from? “Gulliver says “I am from a big land. It is across the sea. It is very pretty.
There are a lot of trees rivers and beautiful flowers in my country.” The princess asks “Are all the people giants in your country?” Gulliver says “Yes they are.”Gulliver asks to the king “Can I visit your town?” The king says “Yes but don’t walk in the streets. Don’t walk on the houses! Don’t walk on the people. Don’t kill or hurt them. Sit down outside the town!”A soldier shouts “Alarm alarm.” There are six ships in the port. They have skulls and cross bones on the flags. They are pirates.”The king says “Oh dear, they are here for my treasure.”
Gulliver says “Don’t worry. I will help you.” Gulliver goes down to the port. The pirates sees Gulliver. They are terrified of him. they fire cannon balls! BOOM, BOOM! Gulliver catches them in his hands. He blows and blows the ships away He has a big victory. That evening there is a big party in Lilliput. Everybody is happy. They sing songs and dance. Gulliver is the star of the country. Everybody loves him very much. They give him presents.Gulliver likes Lilliput, its people and the king. They are very happy. But Gulliver is unhappy. He is homesick. He wants to go home. The princess asks her “You look very unhappy. Why? Don’t you like us?” Gulliver says “I like you very much. But I missed my family and my people. I want to go home back but, THE END
