Gulliver's Travels
write a comment on flappers of the flying island
this question is from gullivers travels part 3 chapter 2
this question is from gullivers travels part 3 chapter 2
The people on Laputa have terribly short attention spans, so they carry around "Flappers." These are used for hitting other people during conversation in order to keep them focused.
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