Who were the Big Endians and Little Endians?
PremiumWho were the Big Endians and Little Endians Jonathan Swift - shows the Big Endians and Little Endians in Gulliver s Travels These two groups fight for a silly reason They argue over which side of an egg to break But Swift uses this to make fun of real-world fights He shows how small issues can create big problems in politics and religion Silly Egg Fight The fight started over eggs In the old days people broke eggs at the big end But the Emperor s grandfather hurt his finger So a new law came It said That all true Believers shall break their eggs at the convenient end Some people did not agree They still broke eggs at the big end These people became the Big Endians The new rule followers were called the Little Endians Bloody Rebellions The new egg rule caused anger Six rebellions happened One Emperor