I left again with my wife at home pregnant with the children. I did feel bad, but I promised her this was my last one, for sure this time. When we set sail a lot of crewmembers got sick and died. I found new ones, and they turned out being pirates that invaded the ship and threw me off. While on the island they dumped me off at, I saw many weird animals so I was trying to figure out how to get off. On my way "out" I was stopped by one of them. I tried defending myself, but that just brought more of them my way. I finally got to safety, and when I did I saw horses. These horses came to me and started having a conversation and I tried leaving, but just couldn't! I really think these "horses" are actually magicians that transformed themselves to horses. I asked them to take me to a village of some sort and all they said was, "Yahoo" and "Houyhnhnm" which I couldn't pronounce. The horses took me to a house where I saw MORE (talking) horses. I assumed the house belonged to humans that had horses as their servants. All the horses just kept saying "Yahoo" to me and led me out to the courtyard. There are many of those ugly creatures tied up out there. I am compared to those things and the horses offered me food that I turned down, because it looked gross, and that made them KNOW I wasn' t one of those ugly creatures. Another horse came to the house and all of them taught me their language. I found a bed and food at the house and I was happy. After a month or so, I am pretty good at their language. They still think I am a Yahoo though. I ask them not to call me that anymore, and they consent and quit. I explained to them that in England, the Yahoo's are made for governing and Houyhnhnms are made for racing and carrying chariots. They really don't believe me, so I explain how horses are trained to be stronger. They like hearing about my country so I keep telling them stuff.
Over the past two years here, I have told my Houyhnhnm master about Europes wars and their laws and such.I also explained to them about food, money and the different occupations people have. I really like this country and try my hardest to stay here as long as I can. My master tells me that the people in Europe are much different than the Yahoo's. Their ways of living, government, , law, ways of living, but their "personalities" aren't different at all! Ireally wanted to see if he was correct on this statement. I learned that they really can't learn anything. The main virtues for Houyhnhnms are their friendship and benevolence. They care more about the community than they do with each other. The master decided to casterate the Yahoo's so they will just die out. The Houyhnhnms society begins to progress, they create poetry, build houses, have a knowledge of medecine and live to about seventy- five years old. They have NO way of saying anything evil to anyone. I got a room and made it feel really like home, because I had a feeling I would be there for a while. Some of the Houyhnhnms have taken this as an offence and I have to move out and go home. I am really sad about this because I really liked it here! I really do not want to go to England, so I try to find an island that I would want to live on. I found one, but am struck by an arrow and forced out. I then found another one, and I am dicovered by Don Pedro de Mendez. He gave me some food and drink then kicked me off that island. I decided to just return home to my family and spend time with them. They really figured I was dead since I hadn't been home in so long. I really don't even want to be with my wife and kids because I was so used to the nicer people. I started spending my time with two horses that I bought and I talk to them almost every day.
So long,
Lemeul Gulliver
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