Gullivers Travels

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carry things. There are houses for them, but the houses are not too near the horses' Yahoo because you can learn. They know that. But you cannot live in my family
houses. When they are not working, they stay outside. because you are not a Houyhnhnm. They are afraid. One day perhaps the Yahoos
The Yahoos love to be dirty, and the Houyhnhnms cannot understand that. will fight us, and you will help them.They say you have to leave my house. I do not
Other animals like to be clean. I was clean. In this way I was different from the like this, but please find some wood. Make that thing and travel in it across the sea.
Yahoos. The Houyhnhnms saw this and liked me for it. We will help you. You have to go!'
1 was as sad as my owner. I liked the Houyhnhnms. They were very kind and
One day, I talked to my owner about the wars in my country. they were good friends. They love everybody in their country, not only their
' We had a long war with another country, France,' I told him. ' More than a families. They do not marry for love; they marry for strong children. I wanted to stay
million men died.' there with them.
' Why do you have wars ?' he asked. When I thought about my family and friends in England, I thought: 'In many
' Sometimes the rulers want more cities,' I answered.' Then a strong country ways they're as bad as the Yahoos here. I don't like my face or body now. I don't
fights a weak country. The winner takes the weak country and then the other people want to go home. I don't want to be a Yahoo.'
are his servants.' I fell down at the feet of my owner. For a time I wanted to die. Then I got up
'But you Yahoos cannot hurt other people with your teeth,' he said.' Our and said, 'I understand. You and the other Houyhnhnms are right. I'm a stupid
Yahoos hurt other Yahoos in this way. Your words are a mistake.' Yahoo. I'll leave your country'
I told him about the guns and gunpowder in my country.' We can kill a lot of 'Thank you,' answered my owner. 'You can have two months. Then you will
people with one big gun.' have to go. Which servants can help you?'
He stopped me.' I do not like our Yahoos,' he said,' but they do not think. They ' The young, red-brown horse likes me,' I said.' He and I can build the boat.'
are stupid. They fight for food, for the best places or because they want to fight. You In six weeks we made a light boat from wood. We put food and milk and
Yahoos can think, so why do you fight ? That is worse.' water into it.
'He's calling us Yahoos again!' I thought. 'I'll tell him about the good things in On 15th February, 1715,I was ready. Early in the morning, my owner and his
my country' family came down to the water and watched. The grey horse cried and put his front
So I talked for a long time about our Parliament, our rulers, our laws and our foot to my mouth. When I moved out to sea, I heard the red-brown horse. He called
clever men and women. in his language:'Be careful, goodYahoo!'
There is no word for bad in the Houyhnhnms' language, but they use the word
yahoo when a worker is stupid {hhnm yahoo), for a child's mistake (whnaholm I was on the sea for many days. I wanted to go to India, but I could not find
yahoo), for strong winds and heavy rain. They use it when they cut their feet. They that country. I was nearly dead when I saw a ship.
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The Yahoos on the ship were good men. But I felt ill when I looked at them. I
wanted to jump into the sea.
' I cannot live with Yahoos!' I cried.
But a man stopped me and tied me to my bed.
They spoke to me in the Portuguese language. I know this language well and I
could understand them. This was very strange for me.
After two or three days, I began to feel better and I told them about the
Yahoos.
' This cannot be true!' they cried.
I was angry. After my time in the country of the Houyhnhnms, I could only
speak true words. But they listened to my story again. They thought carefully about
it and said,' This is possible!'
I travelled on this ship to Lisbon. There I found a ship for England.
It was very difficult for me. I had to learn to live with men again. In many
ways, they are not different from Yahoos.
'But I don't want to live with Yahoos!' I cried.' I want to live with good, kind
Houyhnhnms. I hate dirty Yahoos! And I hate bad Yahoos!'
My people make me angry when they are unkind to horses. I bought two
horses. I understand them well and they understand me. I talk to them every day.
They are good friends. I can never forget the wonderful Houyhnhnms.
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