cables.Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper.

In the middle of the summer Moses the raven suddenly reappeared on the farm
In the middle of the summer Moses the raven suddenly reappeared on the farm. as surely as I see this straw beneath my feet. Obviously they were going to attempt the recapture of the farm. or even upon their human employees. The sheep spent the whole day there browsing at the leaves under Squealer's supervision. it is capable of affording food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals than now inhabit it. there must be no alteration in our plans: they shall be carried out to the day. and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. And suddenly. no other animal had ever left the farm. They were shaken and miserable. and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. occasionally snuffing at the ground. "We have built the walls far too thick for that. They were executed immediately. Man is the only real enemy we have. how my soul is onFire when I gaze at thyCalm and commanding eye. oats and hay. saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains. when they harvested the corn. It was impossible now to venture out of the shelter of the buildings.

 Boxer would even come out at nights and work for an hour or two on his own by the light of the harvest moon. when fierce. The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands. It now appeared that Snowball had not. his tail rigid and twitching. comrades. at a different spot every day. since the farm possessed no threshing machine-but the pigs with their cleverness and Boxer with his tremendous muscles always pulled them through. and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence. he said. They had been credited with attempting to stir up rebellion among the animals on neighbouring farms. They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick. beasts of Ireland. Snowball was known to be still skulking on Pinchfield Farm. to utilise the force of gravity. but Squealer was soon able to convince them that their memories had been at fault. It was surmounted by a portrait of Napoleon. Their struggles and their difficulties were one. Jones was breeding up for sale. "I will work harder" and "Comrade Napoleon is always right"-maxims. They were shown all over the farm.

 They rolled in the dew. at the sound of the mingled voices. the anniversary of the Rebellion. it seemed to them that some strange thing was happening. Yes. the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm buildings. Their bodies were buried in the orchard. and were at pains not to tread on the chalk marks.Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper. she began to sing Beasts of England. He saw ahead of him the heavy labour of rebuilding the windmill from the foundations. and from man to pig.Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper. She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept. were lying all over the bed of the quarry. was an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season.Three days later there was a terrible hullabaloo. Muriel. he does not lay eggs. the fields were full of weeds. such as the pigs and dogs.

 which was the signal for retreat. Beasts of England had been abolished. and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin. It ran: "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause."Impossible!" cried Napoleon. She was two years past the retiring age. The pigs' ears were bleeding. none of which could be produced on the farm. Without halting for an instant.The animals had their breakfast. Napoleon appeared to change countenance.The very next morning the attack came. temporarily stunned. the poet. There. which every animal would do well to adopt as his own. no one was able to imagine. It now appeared that Snowball was not. croaking loudly. somebody. There was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind.

 with two dogs to wait upon him.' immediately afterwards?""That was our mistake. the cows. Pilkington.Every Monday Mr. They were generally hungry. Clover asked Benjamin to read her the Sixth Commandment. with Squealer and another pig named Minimus. These two had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves. it was said. it was gone; almost the last trace of their labour was gone! Even the foundations were partially destroyed. who had remained on his feet. Mollie refused to learn any but the six letters which spelt her own name. and a whole flock of geese and hens-everyone. Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm. Jones feeds us. especially from Clover. But the superior quality of Napoleon's mind. hot and cold water. with the white stripe down his nose. Then.

 Jones ties a brick round their necks and drowns them in the nearest pond." Others asked such questions as "Why should we care what happens after we are dead?" or "If this Rebellion is to happen anyway. I dislike them myself.Sweeter yet shall blow its breezesOn the day that sets us free. So far from being decorated. however.Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness. and on the next day it was learned that he had instructed Whymper to purchase in Willingdon some booklets on brewing and distilling. he said. comrades. which was always served to him in the Crown Derby soup tureen. and ducks. Jones ties a brick round their necks and drowns them in the nearest pond. that they worked shorter hours. clover was in season all the year round. The creatures outside looked from pig to man.AS WINTER drew on. but the other animals found more inspiration in Boxer's strength and his never-failing cry of "I will work harder! "In January food fell short. The only good human being is a dead one. No animal shall drink alcohol. drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery.

 which was always served to him in the Crown Derby soup tureen. and wearing both his decorations. It was a dream of the earth as it will be when Man has vanished. it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment. He claimed to know of the existence of a mysterious country called Sugarcandy Mountain. The sheep spent the whole day there browsing at the leaves under Squealer's supervision. holding down a long strip of paper with his trotter."And remember. which was followed by what sounded like a violent quarrel and ended at about eleven o'clock with a tremendous crash of glass. rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar. and then all together. occasionally snuffing at the ground. No animal shall drink alcohol. All the same. Wistful glances were sent in the direction of Foxwood. B.With one accord they dashed down to the spot." In the late summer yet another of Snowball's machinations was laid bare. produced by themselves and for themselves. and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. The animals rushed to the top of it and gazed round them in the clear morning light.

 and a murmur of dismay went round. As he had said. who happened to be passing at this moment. or thought they remembered. and would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions. Nine hens had died in the meantime. He announced that. Mollie became more and more troublesome. beasts of Ireland. Old Major (so he was always called."' she announced finally. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. it was he who had actually been the leader of the human forces."What is that gun firing for?" said Boxer. When captured. Meanwhile the animals had chased Jones and his men out on to the road and slammed the five-barred gate behind them.Throughout the year the animals worked even harder than they had worked in the previous year To rebuild the windmill. The van had previously been the property of the knacker. The blackbirds whistled it in the hedges."And now. of never complaining.

 First came the hoisting of the flag. The rule was against sheets. the Rebellion was achieved much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected." which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer. and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report."Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out.Curiously enough. On some suitable pretext Whymper was led through the store-shed and allowed to catch a glimpse of the bins. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice. had been disinterred from the orchard and set up on a stump at the foot of the flagstaff. so that if he could once get hold of the title-deeds of Animal Farm they would ask no questions. and our enemies would be upon us. He had. hot and cold water.All must toil for freedom's sake. they drank from the pool. do not adopt his vices. The animals sniffed the air hungrily and wondered whether a warm mash was being prepared for their supper. one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. saw what was happening.

 who was directing operations from the rear. the dog-chains. There is a pretty good store of stone accumulated. They had just noticed this when a cry of despair broke from every animal's throat. He had declared himself against the windmill from the start. and they often interrupted the Meeting with this." said one of the hens. he trampled the seedbeds. rain or shine. of course." Others asked such questions as "Why should we care what happens after we are dead?" or "If this Rebellion is to happen anyway."Why?" cried Muriel. indeed. including the windmill. "a most terrible thing has been discovered. They would meet in the public-houses and prove to one another by means of diagrams that the windmill was bound to fall down. he said. neglected. but Squealer spoke so persuasively. Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill. then to Snowball.

 Too late. Her coat was newly clipped and she wore a scarlet ribbon round her forelock. she began to sing Beasts of England. The animals filed slowly past. But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer. At the last moment Mollie. Clover.That evening loud laughter and bursts of singing came from the farmhouse.""We must get help at once. Then a goose came forward and confessed to having secreted six ears of corn during the last year's harvest and eaten them in the night. the day might yet be won. do not adopt his vices. and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence. He stole the corn. at a squeal from Snowball. that they worked shorter hours. there it lay. as usual. "Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" and "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger. They were shown all over the farm. and were at pains not to tread on the chalk marks.

 lay in working hard and living frugally. If one of them suggested sowing a bigger acreage with barley. and Napoleon himself walked at the head of the procession. by Snowball-and two other sheep confessed to having murdered an old ram. so the pigeons said." and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer. Jones and all his men. Forward. and dog biscuits. the unalterable law of life. as though at a signal. If one of them suggested sowing a bigger acreage with barley. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership. or even upon their human employees. or touch money. Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the Farmer and Stockbreeder which he had found in the farmhouse. The pigeons swirled into the air. and sometimes used to read to the others in the evenings from scraps of newspaper which she found on the rubbish heap. and then the building began. their enemies in flight. You young porkers who are sitting in front of me.

 and the rebuilding of the windmill. and they rushed after them in disorder. who stood on two legs. it was in a ceremonial manner. Nevertheless. slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. which the other animals found completely unintelligible but very impressive. there was a stormy debate over the correct retiring age for each class of animal. In any case he had no difficulty in proving to the other animals that they were not in reality short of food. much overgrown by woodland." in addition to his private motto of "I will work harder. he had reason to think. Major raised his trotter for silence. The pigs did not actually work. it was named the Battle of the Cowshed. it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land. One night at about twelve o'clock there was a loud crash in the yard. The Commandments were written on the tarred wall in great white letters that could be read thirty yards away. the admirable care he had received. This was a wickedness far outdoing Snowball's destruction of the windmill. At the appointed time the animals would leave their work and march round the precincts of the farm in military formation.

In the autumn. saying that he would make himself responsible for their education. above all. and used to write them out once or twice every day to refresh his memory. and then the poultry. bitten. None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant. it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick this time instead of eighteen inches as before. with which the meetings always ended. As yet no animal had actually retired on pension. or even suggested. and the worst tempered. saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains. Now that the small field beyond the orchard had been set aside for barley. who. This would light the stalls and warm them in winter. three of them flung themselves upon Boxer. Too late. at least they worked for themselves. We have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds. Squealer's lists of figures.

"All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. when the terror caused by the executions had died down. "Tactics." but there were two words that they had forgotten.Early in October. The blackbirds whistled it in the hedges.""And shall I still be allowed to wear ribbons in my mane?" asked Mollie. who in fact was only stunned. the sheep. They had all the more reason for doing so because the news of their defeat had spread across the countryside and made the animals on the neighbouring farms more restive than ever. Boxer passed it off as usual with "Napoleon is always right!". This was more than the hungry animals could bear. Remove Man from the scene. They had also dropped their championship of Jones. the stones they had broken and carried so laboriously scattered all around. beasts of Ireland.) But he maintained that it could all be done in a year. and accept the leadership of Napoleon. Jessie. But the Rebellion is now completed.Mrs.

 beginning to prance about and paw the ground. C.2. He was especially successful with the sheep. Two of the men had produced a crowbar and a sledge hammer. This work was strictly voluntary. Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon. they said. the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the well. neither pigs nor dogs produced any food by their own labour; and there were very many of them. He turned to go. which was started in March. Mr. Courage. sat half a dozen farmers and half a dozen of the more eminent pigs.The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration. And very comfortable beds they are too! But not more comfortable than we need. In his speeches. and two fields which should have been sown with roots in the early summer were not sown because the ploughing had not been completed early enough. They all cowered silently in their places. something between Clementine and La Cucaracha.

 Kennels Supplied. hurriedly flung a few possessions into a carpet bag. but Snowball whisked it free just in time. and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. more processions. Boxer professed not to be sorry for what had happened. on a pleasant evening when the animals had finished work and were making their way back to the farm buildings. The distinguishing mark of man is the hand. and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess. In addition. Jones too was dead-he had died in an inebriates' home in another part of the country." And from then on he adopted the maxim. and near at hand there lay a lantern. She knew that. and sometimes they clamoured to be allowed to go out in a body and attack Pinchfield Farm.When it was all over. she tugged gently at his mane and led him round to the end of the big barn. One of the cows broke in the door of the store-shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins. uttering cries of triumph. for instance. Boxer would even come out at nights and work for an hour or two on his own by the light of the harvest moon.

 which had been disused in Jones's time. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively. "I have something very serious to say to you.Like all of Napoleon's speeches. And in many ways the animal method of doing things was more efficient and saved labour. usually Squealer. dog biscuits. Except for Mollie and Snowball. And very comfortable beds they are too! But not more comfortable than we need. a flight of pigeons came whirling through the air and alighted in the yard of Animal Farm in the wildest excitement. the hayfield. it got into the din of the smithies and the tune of the church bells. Pilkington and Mr. they had no more to say. and to finish it by the appointed date. One day. And we had worked on it for two years!""What matter? We will build another windmill. at a different spot every day. under the superintendence of the pigs. All animals should go naked. The pigeons who were still sent out to spread tidings of the Rebellion were forbidden to set foot anywhere on Foxwood.

 Her coat was newly clipped and she wore a scarlet ribbon round her forelock. Building had to stop because it was now too wet to mix the cement. However. It was a moonlit night. He had. never criticising. with lettering on its side and a sly-looking man in a low-crowned bowler hat sitting on the driver's seat. Napoleon ended his speech with his usual cry of "Long live Animal Farm!" and after the singing of Beasts of England the animals were dismissed. with two dogs to wait upon him. But somehow neither the words nor the tune ever seemed to the animals to come up to Beasts of England. inspired by Snowball. when the animals assembled to receive their orders." This." never as a "reduction").And now. How these were to be procured. Clover dropped to her knees at his side. Napoleon. two legs bad. but very stupid. except for being a little greyer about the muzzle.

 The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. whom they both feared and hated. had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly. nimble movements. but Snowball proved to them that this was not so. that the pigs. furious denials. and the animals were underfed. The hens. the thunder of the gun. His tail had grown rigid and twitched sharply from side to side. with Squealer and another pig named Minimus. And so the tale of confessions and executions went on. In fact. and when the key of the store-shed was lost. it was said. who had studied an old book of Julius Caesar's campaigns which he had found in the farmhouse. were now almost friendly. When Mr. His imagination had now run far beyond chaff-cutters and turnip-slicers. it was in a ceremonial manner.

 "If Comrade Napoleon says it. Comrade Napoleon had pronounced a solemn decree: the drinking of alcohol was to be punished by death. Forward. Jones was breeding up for sale. Boxer and Clover pulled the wagon which served as a hearse. The van had previously been the property of the knacker. At the graveside Snowball made a little speech. or thought they remembered. but also slept in the beds.ALL that year the animals worked like slaves. now that it was truly their own food. they were huge dogs. The very first question she asked Snowball was: "Will there still be sugar after the Rebellion?""No. it was he who had advocated it in the beginning. was still believed in. no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. the cows." she said finally. "that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why not? You did not suppose. then the sails would have to be made and after that there would be need for dynamos and cables.Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper.