Gulliver wins the favour of the Emperor
Gulliver's gentleness win him a favourable place in the court. The Emperor,the army and the people in general liked him. He become hopeful that he would soon be liberated from the chains. By now, he had also learnt the language of Lilliputians. The Lilliputians too were not so apprehensive of him. Gulliver would sometime let five or six little men dance on his hand.
Rope - dancing
Some of the activities of Lilliputians amused and entertained him. One activity was rope dancing. It was performed by those persons who were candidates were asked to dance on a rope. Whoever jumped the highest without falling was given a high office. Many times the Emperor aak the chief ministers or high officials to display the skill. For example, once , Flimnap, the Treasurer ,was asked to dance on a tight rope and exhibit his superiority over others. . In the same way, Reldresal, Principal Secret for Private Affairs, was asked to show rope dancing skill.
Leaping over sticks
In order to gain high office, another activity was performed by candidates. They were to leap over a creep under a stick which the Emperor held. Anyone who performed this activity was awarded a blue colour silken thread. The man who stood second was given a red coloured thread and one who stood third was awarded a green colour thread. The winners wore these threads as round their their waists as a mark of honour.
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