Why was Gulliver's master so eager to teach him the language of the Houyhnhnms? a. He wanted Gulliver to be able to teach him toc. He wanted to learn about Gulliver, and to
speak English
understand him.
b. He wanted to train Gulliver to perform d. He wanted to learn where Gulliver came from,
menial tasks.
because he wanted to send an army there to
conquer the people.

But this, but you – small, pitiful and twiggy – you put me down with wine, you blinded me. come back, odysseus, and i'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you – his son i am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may heal me of this black wound – he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.' few words i shouted in reply to him: 'if i could take your life i would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell! the god of earthquake could not heal you there! ' at this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed poseidon: 'o hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if i am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home -the odyssey, homer what motivates cyclops to ask poseidon to interfere with odysseus's journey home?