Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Thisthemasterhorseobservedbymybehaviour,andthereforesenttheYahoobacktohiskennel.Hethenputhisfore-hooftohismouth,atwhichIwasmuchsurprised,althoughhediditwithease,andwithamotionthatappearedperfectlynatural,andmadeothersigns,toknowwhatIwouldeat;butIcouldnotreturnhimsuchananswerashewasabletoapprehend;andifhehadunderstoodme,Ididnotseehowitwaspossibletocontriveanywayforfindingmyselfnourishment.Whilewewerethusengaged,Iobservedacowpassingby,whereuponIpointedtoher,andexpressedadesiretogoandmilkher.Thishaditseffect;forheledmebackintothehouse,andorderedamare-servanttoopenaroom,whereagoodstoreofmilklayinearthenandwoodenvessels,afteraveryorderlyandcleanlymanner.Shegavemealargebowlful,ofwhichIdrankveryheartily,andfoundmyselfwellrefreshed.

           Aboutnoon,IsawcomingtowardsthehouseakindofvehicledrawnlikeasledgebyfourYahoos.Therewasinitanoldsteed,whoseemedtobeofquality;healightedwithhishind-feetforward,havingbyaccidentgotahurtinhisleftfore-foot.Hecametodinewithourhorse,whoreceivedhimwithgreatcivility.Theydinedinthebestroom,andhadoatsboiledinmilkforthesecondcourse,whichtheoldhorseatewarm,buttherestcold.Theirmangerswereplacedcircularinthemiddleoftheroom,anddividedintoseveralpartitions,roundwhichtheysatontheirhaunches,uponbossesofstraw.

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