that there seemed to be much truth in this tradition, and that those creatures could not be yinhniamshy (or aborigines of the land), because of the violent hatred the Houyhnhnms, as well as all other animals, bore them, which, although their evil disposition sufficiently deserved, could never have arrived at so high a degree if they had been aborigines, or else they would have long since been rooted out;
Zirudienez, egia hutsa zela tradizio hau, eta izaki haiek ezin zirela ylnhniamshy (jatorriz bertakoak) izan, houyhnhnmek eta gainerako animalia guztiek zieten gorroto biziagatik; zeren eta, gorroto hau, aski merezia bazuten ere beren izaera maltzurrarengatik, sekula ez zela hain goren mailara iritsiko jatorriz bertakoak izan balira, edo aspaldi suntsituko zituztela bestela.