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what does The Master Horse tell Gulliver about the women yahoos?

The master horse told Gulliver that just like other Yahoos, the female yahoos were also greedy and selfish creatures. They could fight for even the smallest of things. They often looked at other female stranger Yahoos with dislike and did not hesitate to quarrel with them.  However, they were quite attracted to the males. They loved gazing at the male Yahoos. They often made gestures as to bring male Yahoos closer to them.

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  1. They'll fight at the drop of a hat.
  2. They're endlessly greedy: they kill each other over a certain shiny rock found in Houyhnhnm Land (which, beyond being shiny, has no value). And even if there are only 5 Yahoos supplied with enough meat to fill 50, they will still attack each other for control of these supplies.
  3. "She Yahoos" (4.7.15) or in other words, women, will constantly try to seduce men, even while they are pregnant unlike "other brutes" (4.7.15). (Check out our theme on "Gender" for more analysis of this subject.)
  4. There's nothing Yahoos like better than sneaking up and stealing things or attacking they hate doing things honestly and upfront.
  5. Yahoos are the only animals in Houyhnhnm Land who ever get sick. They treat their own illnesses with "medicines" mixed from their own pee and poo.
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