With his sincerity and polite manners, Gulliver was able to establish good relationship with the tiny inhabitants of the island, which was called Lilliput. Still, some of the people were frightened of Gulliver. ln fact, some even thought of putting him to death, as they feared that he would consume all of their food supplies due to his huge appetite, in which case there would be a famine. Most of the Lilliputians, however, realized that Gulliver might be useful to them, so they agreed to spare his life. Six hundred persons were assigned to feed and care for him, and three hundred taitlors were told to make him nice clothes. Besides, he was taught the language and customs of Lilliput by the Emperor’s greatest scholars.