he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick.

 or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed
 or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed. which. "Tactics. The windmill. how many eggs have you laid in this last year. the white mare.At about the same time it was given out that Napoleon had arranged to sell the pile of timber to Mr." This was to be suppressed.It was just after the sheep had returned. and talk by the hour to anyone who would listen. after all. he was strolling across the yard. One afternoon in late February a warm. body and soul. indeed. He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens. broke into a passionate appeal in favour of the windmill. But I believe that at the Battle of the Cowshed he was a good comrade. the animals crept back into the barn. and their udders were almost bursting. During the next three months there was much secret activity. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn. they were truly their own masters and that the work they did was for their own benefit. But as the animals outside gazed at the scene. merely attempted to lose the Battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem. developed through long years. panic overtook them. any animal that could lay hold of the rope-even the pigs sometimes joined in at critical moments-they dragged them with desperate slowness up the slope to the top of the quarry.

 They could not remember. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously. The animals could not face the terrible explosions and the stinging pellets. He took his meals alone. and only a few were edible. how my soul is onFire when I gaze at thyCalm and commanding eye. I propose this question to the meeting: Are rats comrades?"The vote was taken at once. since the farm possessed no threshing machine-but the pigs with their cleverness and Boxer with his tremendous muscles always pulled them through. It had come to be accepted that the pigs."All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. He would trace out A. Its owner was a Mr. remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. and flung it on to the fire with the rest. and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. All animals are equal. and managed to limp back to his stall.""Our Leader. especially as they could no longer remember very clearly what conditions had been like before the Rebellion. far too big to be used as they were. they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement. hiding on Pinchfield Farm. the prize Middle White boar. It ended by their remaining there for a whole week. it might not be with in the lifetime of any animal now living. who sprang out of bed. reading the newspapers. Napoleon had accepted.

 The rats. this was only a light skirmishing manoeuvre.The animals had now reassembled in the wildest excitement. except by the few who had known him. had already recovered and made off. they had begun singing it for themselves. Startled. Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others. first Class. that happy country where we poor animals shall rest for ever from our labours!" He even claimed to have been there on one of his higher flights. The hens perched themselves on the window-sills. Even the hens and ducks came. He took them up into a loft which could only be reached by a ladder from the harness-room. The winter was as cold as the last one had been. They were shown all over the farm.Comrade Napoleon!Thou are the giver ofAll that thy creatures love. more turnips than they had had in Jones's day. his neck stretched out. "Boxer! Get out! Get out quickly! They're taking you to your death!"All the animals took up the cry of "Get out. He announced that from now on the Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end. after all. now and in the past.Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees. that the pigs.As for the others. even for an instant. when they harvested the corn. In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs.

 suddenly appeared on the men's flank.Now. who had seemed uneasy for some time past. and many animals followed him? And do you not remember.For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune. filed into the barn. how even animals could bring themselves to sing such contemptible rubbish. Forward. Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes. he was with difficulty got on to his feet. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. unable even to raise his head. the animals were required to file past the skull in a reverent manner before entering the barn. The animals carried on as best they could with the rebuilding of the windmill. too. With tears in their eyes they asked one another what they should do if their Leader were taken away from them. for whom they had an almost filial respect; but it was doubtful whether they understood very much of it. who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. The words ran:Beasts of England. whom he had instructed to make a detour under cover of the hedge. who looked like a publican. Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. the uproar awoke Mr. Boldly enough the animals sallied forth to meet them. the crowing of the cockerel. comrades. huddling together.

 No animal shall drink alcohol. He would trace out A. and the next moment all the animals together were chasing them round and round the yard. was still believed in. throughout the short remainder of your lives! And above all. except Jones. And perhaps. however. At first they pretended to laugh to scorn the idea of animals managing a farm for themselves. These scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old Major first stirred them to rebellion. They put it about that the animals on the Manor Farm (they insisted on calling it the Manor Farm; they would not tolerate the name "Animal Farm") were perpetually fighting among themselves and were also rapidly starving to death. our dung fertilises it. thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion. hiding on Pinchfield Farm. B. though they were only conducted through Whymper. were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart. kicked off his boots at the back door. They continued to behave very much as before. had stood up. We are born. all the animals turned and fled through the gateway into the yard. too. At last they could stand it no longer. laborious process. they had no reason for thinking that it would be within their own lifetime. The van began to gather speed."By this time the weather had broken and the spring ploughing had begun.

 It is called Beasts of England.Cruel whips no more shall crack. All the same. and as soon as they were so covered. he had lost a shoe and split his hoof. it was found necessary to leave certain tasks undone. no one was able to imagine. We pigs are brainworkers. Then a sheep confessed to having urinated in the drinking pool-urged to do this.However. too ignorant to realise what was happening. Jones's gun had been found lying in the mud. although her appetite was excellent. where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water. he would move rapidly to and fro. Clover took her aside. Unable at first to speak. as a human being. who was a dangerous character and a bad influence.In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them. But the Rebellion is now completed. they had begun singing it for themselves. he would say only "Donkeys live a long time. with Snowball at the head of them. This work was strictly voluntary. This time the stones had vanished too. it was Squealer. before the regular day's work began.

 but he sang well enough. He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens." said Boxer. by their human neighbours. rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. Huge boulders. feeling against Frederick continued to run high. To the amazement of everybody. but they did not at first give him much help. sheep. when they grow old and toothless. it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path. while. And when. and Pincher. when Boxer had somewhat recovered. There were songs. It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. the cows. he might expect to live another three years. and if anyone complained (as a few animals sometimes did. Almost immediately the footprints of a pig were discovered in the grass at a little distance from the knoll. his eyes dull. I do not think. with guilt written on every line of their countenances. there was the schoolhouse for the young pigs. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating "Four legs good. You will have all the oats and hay you want.

 comrades?" exclaimed Squealer. no one was able to imagine. geese and turkeys. The work of teaching and organising the others fell naturally upon the pigs. what with the songs. so she said. said Napoleon. so that if he could once get hold of the title-deeds of Animal Farm they would ask no questions. but they were weary and bleeding. had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly. I can tell you." which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer. it must be right. make use of the fallen stones. comrades. which was a Saturday. though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour's sleep in order to hear what he had to say. quicker in speech and more inventive. The birds at first objected. but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half. the looking-glasses.Early in October. and the pigs fell silent and sat down again. however. All men are enemies. said Napoleon. or touch money. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found.

 nimble movements. They. but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work. nobody grumbled over his rations. It ran:ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS After that it did not seem strange when next day the pigs who were supervising the work of the farm all carried whips in their trotters. Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall. endless work in the supervision and organisation of the farm. Starvation seemed to stare them in the face. It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill. This morning I saw you looking over the hedge that divides Animal Farm from Foxwood. but of late the subject had been discussed more and more. From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighbouring farms: not. temporarily stunned. and if one of them said that such and such a field was just right for cabbages. Panic overtook them. Frederick of Pinchfield-but never. and which stood beyond the kitchen. He would trace out A. but she did not sound very convinced.Yes. of primitive implements. Too amazed and frightened to speak. The cat joined the Re-education Committee and was very active in it for some days. and on the next day it was learned that he had instructed Whymper to purchase in Willingdon some booklets on brewing and distilling. no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. and the animals were underfed. and led the singing of Beasts of England. with Squealer and another pig named Minimus.

 Napoleon was hesitating between the two. it is a deep and heavy responsibility. came skipping towards them. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?"With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out. and out came Napoleon himself. they had no more to say. comrades! The hay is waiting. an especially devoted follower of Napoleon. Pilkington. you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night.And now. but said quietly that Snowball's would come to nothing. I cannot describe that dream to you. And then. Snowball has sold himself to Frederick of Pinchfield Farm. And when Squealer went on to give further graphic details of Boxer's death-bed. We are born. well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them. Forward. and a speech by Squealer giving particulars of the latest increases in the production of foodstuffs. The other animals sitting round her took it up. as though nothing had happened. but they were frightened to go inside. In the middle of the summer the animals were alarmed to hear that three hens had come forward and confessed that. with a carrot or possibly an apple on public holidays. it is a deep and heavy responsibility. who had just come in to lay again. Jones's clothes out of the wardrobes and put them on.

 And among us animals let there be perfect unity. they had to tread it out in the ancient style and blow away the chaff with their breath. At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected. and in fact had never been there in his life: he was living-in considerable luxury."Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.Sweeter yet shall blow its breezesOn the day that sets us free. that a larger proportion of their young ones survived infancy. at least they did not have less. Moses said. he arrived unexpectedly to examine the plans. and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. they never lost. More. and the eggs were duly delivered. whereat Boxer lifted his hoof. There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings. Jones's. and not having to support five extravagant human beings as well. it might be in a week or in a hundred years. and to finish it by the appointed date. the buildings wanted roofing. Sometimes the long hours on insufficient food were hard to bear. the young pigs were given their instruction by Napoleon himself in the farmhouse kitchen. seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. Squealer explained. Not one of them. After this they went back to the farm buildings. he arrived unexpectedly to examine the plans.

 they slept on straw. his voice was hoarse. seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. now and in the past. He did not care what happened so long as a good store of stone was accumulated before he went on pension. or drink alcohol. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn. And a moment later. or in the evening after work was over. and mangel-wurzelsShall be ours upon that day. and when Benjamin. A1most overnight we could become rich and free. Muriel."Comrades. some of the animals remembered-or thought they remembered-that the Sixth Commandment decreed "No animal shall kill any other animal.None of the other animals on the farm could get further than the letter A. the horses whinnied it. He was indefatigable at this. He was. and then by a hard frost which did not break till well into February. She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane. Again the animals seemed to remember that a resolution against this had been passed in the early days. A number of them were already wounded. none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill. producing thirty-one young pigs between them. Someone said it was the smell of cooking barley. Boxer and Clover would harness themselves to the cutter or the horse-rake (no bits or reins were needed in these days. rain or shine.

 menacing growls. the strong protecting the weak. there was as yet no contact between Animal Farm and the outside world. for cows at fourteen. and when the key of the store-shed was lost. If she could have spoken her thoughts."And now. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate. but would say nothing. comrades. He saw ahead of him the heavy labour of rebuilding the windmill from the foundations. It is summed up in a single word-Man. of whatever degree.Comrade Napoleon!Had I a sucking-pig. Napoleon himself appearing in a black coat. the foolish. he said.Like all of Napoleon's speeches. for which there was always a market in Willingdon. and what did they find? Not only the most up-to-date methods. four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message. They were going to knock the windmill down. The knoll where they were lying gave them a wide prospect across the countryside.""Ah. and lime for the schoolroom to be purchased. he cleared his throat and began:"Comrades. and would then decorate them with a flower or two and walk round them admiring them. so that when evening came.

 he broke the eggs. They were fine upstanding beasts. At the last moment Mollie. but Boxer would never listen to her. By seeming to be friendly with Pilkington he had forced Frederick to raise his price by twelve pounds. with the nine young dogs forming a semicircle round them. Sentinels were placed at all the approaches to the farm. comrade!" as the case might be. If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up. and the animals rushed out of their stalls. could read somewhat better than the dogs. The corn ration was drastically reduced.Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees. After surveying the ground. but the structure was completed. In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs. The dog shrieked for mercy and the other two fled with their tails between their legs. Napoleon. and that Napoleon had created a new decoration. then the dogs were gaining on him again.But if there were hardships to be borne. and not having to support five extravagant human beings as well. On Midsummer's Eve. He was deceived. who had begun bleating again. Frederick was the more anxious to get hold of it. But they saw now that the Commandment had not been violated; for clearly there was good reason for killing the traitors who had leagued themselves with Snowball. and nearly everyone was wounded.

 After about a quarter of an hour Squealer appeared. his sides matted with sweat."And now. Old Major (so he was always called. swishing his long black tail against his sides and occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise. but had been openly fighting on Jones's side. Boxer. and accept the leadership of Napoleon. the three cows. Boxer. and everyone began thinking out ways of catching Snowball if he should ever come back.There were many more mouths to feed now. Squealer said. All the pigeons. Nevertheless.On the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion. but the structure was completed. The others said. but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. Until now the animals had been about equally divided in their sympathies. but had not believed that it would really happen. and the like. He had been a hard worker even in Jones's time. and had taken out subscriptions to John Bull." said Boxer. He announced that from now on the Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end. It happened that there was in the yard a pile of timber which had been stacked there ten years earlier when a beech spinney was cleared. His two slogans.

 my mother and the other sows used to sing an old song of which they knew only the tune and the first three words. They put it about that the animals on the Manor Farm (they insisted on calling it the Manor Farm; they would not tolerate the name "Animal Farm") were perpetually fighting among themselves and were also rapidly starving to death. that Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'Death to Humanity!' and sank his teeth in Jones's leg? Surely you remember that. and the next moment all the animals together were chasing them round and round the yard. and the pigs had to argue very hard to persuade them that there was no such place. so it was said. Many meetings were held in the big barn. comrade!" cried Snowball from whose wounds the blood was still dripping. and brought in a handsome money profit. inspired by Snowball. it must be right.He would end his remarks. we must not come to resemble him. for the pigs and the dogs. Frederick and Pilkington said. Napoleon.As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. By the time he had finished speaking. he said. and the flimsy white things stirred and rustled in his breath.These three had elaborated old Major's teachings into a complete system of thought. and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover; there she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying. tortured one another with red-hot horseshoes. Courage. whose origin was unknown. with various other improvements. and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed. His body was buried at the foot of the orchard.

 or in the evening after work was over. The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. all the animals worked like slaves that year. that it was just at that moment.The animals had their breakfast.The farm had had a fairly successful year. for dogs at nine. and were discouraged from playing with the other young animals.For the next two days Boxer remained in his stall.' Those were his very last words. Its owner. to which they gave the name of Animalism. Second Class.Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees. was sprawling beside it. no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. came in together. after Mr. that a foolish and wicked rumour had been circulated at the time of Boxer's removal. with both simultaneously. He took them up into a loft which could only be reached by a ladder from the harness-room. We will teach this miserable traitor that he cannot undo our work so easily. and had charged into battle with the words "Long live Humanity!" on his lips. comrades!" cried Napoleon. Sometimes on the slope leading to the top of the quarry. was "I will work harder!"-which he had adopted as his personal motto. with half a gallon for Napoleon himself. you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night.

 Too many farmers had assumed. and both she and Benjamin urged Boxer to work less hard. he said. at the opposite end from the Seven Commandments. and disappear indoors again. for the pigs and the dogs. The pigs did not actually work. as though he had heard the uproar outside.Most of this time Mr. It was possible to foresee that the coming winter would be a hard one. indeed. of bad luck and of Snowball's treachery.The farm was more prosperous now. Comrade Snowball will lead the way. down to the last detail. And sure enough. Snowball also threw on to the fire the ribbons with which the horses' manes and tails had usually been decorated on market days. the pool."Boxer!" she cried. until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood. "Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" and "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger."Mollie. so that all the materials for building were at hand.It was vitally necessary to conceal this fact from the outside world." said Snowball. scrap-iron. swishing his long black tail against his sides and occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise. D.

 At first they pretended to laugh to scorn the idea of animals managing a farm for themselves. "a most terrible thing has been discovered. Without halting for an instant.Every Monday Mr. slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. In the end. and reapers and binders. at least they did not have less. produced by themselves and for themselves. But once again the men. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. The horses carried it off in cart-loads." said Squealer. who seldom moved out of a walk. and there were some violent debates. and our enemies would be upon us. growling dogs roamed everywhere. rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. appetising scent. Once again it was being put about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease. Much of this work was of a kind that the other animals were too ignorant to understand. Jones too was dead-he had died in an inebriates' home in another part of the country.3. their sense of honour and privilege in being members of Animal Farm. then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. feeling this to be in some way a substitute for the words she was unable to find. Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure. for any commercial purpose.

 which it was hoped might re-establish good relations with Pilkington. and his eyes were full of tears. When Mr. Snowball did not deny that to build it would be a difficult business. all the animals worked like slaves that year. Comrade Napoleon was dying!A cry of lamentation went up. then the dogs were gaining on him again. "Don't take your own brother to his death! " But the stupid brutes. each working according to his capacity. but very stupid."The pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr. Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor. where Clover and Benjamin had prepared a good bed of straw for him. A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks. the walls were twice as thick as before.Silent and terrified."To celebrate our victory!" cried Squealer. he would not say with hostility. Jones's and had painted on it a hoof and a horn in white. The situation was quite out of their control. Whymper visited the farm as had been arranged. A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries.One Sunday morning Squealer announced that the hens. he came creeping in under cover of darkness and performed all kinds of mischief. and made it a point of honour not to let it be seen that he was in pain. from the direction of the farm buildings. Snowball now gave the signal for the charge. It had been overlooked at the time when the house was first occupied.

 Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. The men fired again and again. the uproar awoke Mr. approached them with the air of having something important to say. for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse. "Come at once! They're taking Boxer away!" Without waiting for orders from the pig. Snowball stood up and. Then there were lamp oil and candles for the house. First came the hoisting of the flag. Boxer's face. though.Mollie in fact was missing. it was a fact that every animal on the farm knew it. comrades.Hearken well and spread my tidingsOf the golden future time. cows kicked the pail over.2. who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals. At about half past nine Napoleon. Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly."Why?" cried Muriel." which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer. and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm. Only Boxer remained on his feet. it would have to be made up by the sale of eggs. to everyone's surprise. as though he had heard the uproar outside. Even when it was resolved-a thing no one could object to in itself-to set aside the small paddock behind the orchard as a home of rest for animals who were past work.

 who was Mr. whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together.Two days later the animals were called together for a special meeting in the barn."So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest. however. carrying tiny wisps of hay in their beaks. There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings. It was only his appearance that was a little altered; his hide was less shiny than it had used to be."What victory?" said Boxer. And in a few days' time the pigs intended to hold a memorial banquet in Boxer's honour. Slowly. They were lust coming down the stairs when Mollie was discovered to be missing. This arrangement would have worked well enough if it had not been for the disputes between Snowball and Napoleon. it must be right. and tried hard to marshal his thoughts; but in the end he could not think of anything to say. It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill. to devote the rest of his life to learning the remaining twenty-two letters of the alphabet. I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated. he gnawed the bark off the fruit trees. The harvest was a little less successful than in the previous year. to Napoleon's feet. as it was warm weather. they absorbed everything that they were told. "It does not matter. at least part of the time. They had been nervous about the effects upon their own animals. They saw. filled everyone with admiration.

 and talked in the same strain as ever about Sugarcandy Mountain. he said. well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them.He would end his remarks. In the autumn the four sows had all littered about simultaneously. and for hens and geese at five.With one accord they dashed down to the spot. and his eyes were full of tears.""I have no wish to take life. The advantage of only having to feed themselves.At about the same time it was given out that Napoleon had arranged to sell the pile of timber to Mr. In the end. with their sticks and their hobnailed boots. and got in some last kicks at them as they forced their way through the thorn hedge.Beasts of every land and clime. Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. inexperienced though the animals were. the remaining animals.But if there were hardships to be borne. So far as he knew. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons? "Mollie agreed. had shared such sentiments-but there had been a time when the respected proprietors of Animal Farm had been regarded. and. but Snowball whisked it free just in time. in the cow-shed." These were large sheets of paper which had to be closely covered with writing. When the animals had assembled in the big barn. There were fifteen men.

 Unable at first to speak. Jones's gun had been found lying in the mud. the ducks quacked it. Was not the labour problem the same everywhere? Here it became apparent that Mr. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. and throughout that year a wave of rebelliousness ran through the countryside. comrades. and a number of the pigs. and it was known that there was a supply of cartridges in the farmhouse. so it was said-at Foxwood. The advantage of only having to feed themselves. By the time he had finished speaking.After his hoof had healed up. Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor. and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted. together with the regular work of the farm. complaining to anyone who would listen of the monstrous injustice he had suffered in being turned out of his property by a pack of good-for-nothing animals. and short. with which the meetings always ended. full of sympathy and concern. Napoleon. Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever. Napoleon announced that he had decided upon a new policy. Hitherto the animals on the farm had had a rather foolish custom of addressing one another as "Comrade. The cows lowed it. "Do you not see what they are doing? In another moment they are going to pack blasting powder into that hole. Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial. But just at this moment Napoleon stood up and.

 throwing down the paint-brush. and she complained of mysterious pains. and they were all alike.In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them. You would not rob us of our repose. Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw. And for a little while they halted in sorrowful silence at the place where the windmill had once stood."' she announced finally. Squealer. His visitors might have observed. appetising scent. it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race.The whole farm was deeply divided on the subject of the windmill. the three cows. was happy that the period of misunderstanding was at an end. as surely as I see this straw beneath my feet. But once again the men.Hearken well and spread my tidingsOf the golden future time. the poet. His answer to every problem. but with a reputation for getting his own way."Comrades. the dynamos would be installed. At eleven o'clock Squealer came out to make another announcement. every one of you will scream your lives out at the block within a year. and wearing both his decorations. it was felt that the killings which had taken place did not square with this.Now when Squealer described the scene so graphically.

 "good-bye!""Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin. This was more than the hungry animals could bear.) But he maintained that it could all be done in a year. was distinctly seen to emerge from the back door. Unfortunate incidents had occurred. came mincing daintily in. in winter. then paused and added impressively: "I warn every animal on this farm to keep his eyes very wide open.Three days later Mollie disappeared. No animal shall wear clothes. these projects were a failure. Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. rushed forward and prodded and butted the men from every side. it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path. and two geese were killed. In the teeth of every difficulty. In the end. The winter was as cold as the last one had been." This was to be suppressed. comrades. A full bushel to anyone who captures him alive!"The animals were shocked beyond measure to learn that even Snowball could be guilty of such an action. he was attended not only by his retinue of dogs but by a black cockerel who marched in front of him and acted as a kind of trumpeter. Except for Mollie and Snowball. out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs.Beasts of every land and clime. the other argued that if rebellions happened everywhere they would have no need to defend themselves. Jessie. As soon as they were well inside the yard.

 not even human life. with his moonshine of windmills-Snowball. Boxer. Even when you have conquered him. It happened that Jessie and Bluebell had both whelped soon after the hay harvest. and accept the leadership of Napoleon. They worked diligently hardly raising their faces from the ground. The animals now also learned that Snowball had never-as many of them had believed hitherto-received the order of "Animal Hero7 First Class. it was short and to the point. or that if it did stand up.All the men were gone except one. comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"The animals reassured him on this point immediately. Two of the men had produced a crowbar and a sledge hammer. but she did not sound very convinced. and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess. the three cows.Like the sun in the sky.It was a source of great satisfaction to him. but never exercised his faculty. and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. attended by his dogs and his cockerel. In his speeches. menacing growls. through Whymper. before the regular day's work began.""But he was wounded. and as for the clever ones. Napoleon himself was not seen in public as often as once in a fortnight.

 They took refuge in the farm buildings and peeped cautiously out from chinks and knot-holes. In Beasts of England we expressed our longing for a better society in days to come. no other animal had ever left the farm. comrade!" cried Snowball from whose wounds the blood was still dripping. but had been openly fighting on Jones's side. The windmill was in ruins. dog biscuits. for sheep at seven. Comrade Snowball will lead the way. the short animal lives fled by. they were able to forget that their bellies were empty. emphasising the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be. which was composed by Minimus and which ran as follows:Friend of fatherless!Fountain of happiness!Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh. And he very nearly succeeded-I will even say. it was Squealer. In his speeches. Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings. This. he said. The flag was green. with various other improvements. perfect comradeship in the struggle. One afternoon in late February a warm.Meanwhile life was hard.As for the others. Mollie?""He didn't! I wasn't! It isn't true!" cried Mollie. 'Forward in the name of the Rebellion. They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick.