30 short stories in 30 days: # 8 The reverse Gullivert

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The tallest among the multitude of dwarves, no one in the village exceeded his stature and, therefore, he always took advantage of this fact to intimidate the community and that the people did what he ordered. There was no way that this giant respected others, it was his people, his rules, they had to do what this great dictator ordered. He liked to destroy the morale of the villagers, humiliate them, make them feel that he is stronger and taller and, therefore, it is natural, because according to him "God made me a giant to subdue all of you, it is his will and you must respect it and not discussed. "

This giant liked fishing, he did it very often. One afternoon he took his boat and his fishing rod and went to sea, unfortunately a storm caught him by surprise and destroyed his boat. He could barely make it back to shore by floating on a log, collapsed on the beach as a result of his battle not to drown. Such was the exhaustion that lasted all night lying on the sand enveloped by the stars under the watchful glow of the moon. At dawn he realized that he was lying in the town square and a crowd around him made fun of him, perhaps because he was half-naked among the people.

Evidently, the giant was furious, from the ground he cursed them all: "I will get up and beat them up for their lives," he said. When he made the effort to get up, he realized that he had no legs, the dwarves mutilated him and now he was not the giant of the village, he became the smallest in the city by popular will.

Carlos D. Pérez Guerrero / @ waraira777