Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 9

           Hetooknoticeofageneraltradition,"thatYahooshadnotbeenalwaysintheircountry;butthatmanyagesago,twoofthesebrutesappearedtogetheruponamountain;whetherproducedbytheheatofthesunuponcorruptedmudandslime,orfromtheoozeandfrothofthesea,wasneverknown;thattheseYahoosengendered,andtheirbrood,inashorttime,grewsonumerousastooverrunandinfestthewholenation;thattheHouyhnhnms,togetridofthisevil,madeageneralhunting,andatlastenclosedthewholeherd;anddestroyingtheelder,everyHouyhnhnmkepttwoyoungonesinakennel,andbroughtthemtosuchadegreeoftameness,asananimal,sosavagebynature,canbecapableofacquiring,usingthemfordraughtandcarriage;thatthereseemedtobemuchtruthinthistradition,andthatthosecreaturescouldnotbeyinhniamshy(oraboriginesoftheland),becauseoftheviolenthatredtheHouyhnhnms,aswellasallotheranimals,borethem,which,althoughtheirevildispositionsufficientlydeserved,couldneverhavearrivedatsohighadegreeiftheyhadbeenaborigines,orelsetheywouldhavelongsincebeenrootedout;thattheinhabitants,takingafancytousetheserviceoftheYahoos,had,veryimprudently,neglectedtocultivatethebreedofasses,whichareacomelyanimal,easilykept,moretameandorderly,withoutanyoffensivesmell,strongenoughforlabour,althoughtheyyieldtotheotherinagilityofbody,andiftheirbrayingbenoagreeablesound,itisfarpreferabletothehorriblehowlingsoftheYahoos."

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