Describe Gulliver's stay in Blefuscu.

Gulliver helps save the Lilliputians during a battle with Blefuscu, their mortal enemies, by destroying Blefuscu's fleet. Nonetheless, Gulliver falls out of favor with the emperor of Lilliput because he refuses to destroy the Blefuscudians. After Gulliver is accused of treason in Lilliput, he escapes to the nearby island of Blefuscu, where two guides, who are expecting him, guide him to the capital city. There, the emperor and empress greet him, and Gulliver lies on...

Gulliver helps save the Lilliputians during a battle with Blefuscu, their mortal enemies, by destroying Blefuscu's fleet. Nonetheless, Gulliver falls out of favor with the emperor of Lilliput because he refuses to destroy the Blefuscudians. After Gulliver is accused of treason in Lilliput, he escapes to the nearby island of Blefuscu, where two guides, who are expecting him, guide him to the capital city. There, the emperor and empress greet him, and Gulliver lies on the ground to kiss their hands. He must rest on the ground under his coverlet, as there is no house or bed to fit him. 


Gulliver then sees an overturned boat off shore, and the emperor of Blefuscu lends him some vessels and a crew to tow the boat ashore. Gulliver receives the emperor's permission and materials to fix up the boat and use it to return home. The monarch also grants Gulliver protection when an envoy arrives from Lilliput and demands that Gulliver return there, as the monarch of Blefuscu is pleased with Gulliver for having brought about peace between the two nations.


The court allows Gulliver to borrow the labor of 500 workingmen to make sails from their linen, and Gulliver fashions an anchor from a stone and chains from the small ropes and chains he finds on the island. Carpenters on the island help him sand his boat, and he uses the tallow of 300 cows to grease the boat. When he is about to depart, the emperor gives him 50 purses and a full-length picture of himself, which Gulliver stores in his glove. Gulliver also loads the carcasses of sheep and oxen, as well as live cows and bulls, and drinks on board his ship, and the emperor bids him a fond farewell. 

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