that it was happening among themselves.

 that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples
 that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. the three dogs and the cat. Boxer and Clover pulled the wagon which served as a hearse. and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it.' and half a bushel of apples to any animal who brings him to justice. so she said. and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it. and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report. In the autumn the four sows had all littered about simultaneously. attended by two dogs. and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death. who. body and soul. It was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever.

" but there were two words that they had forgotten. frisking from side to side. Clover learnt the whole alphabet. besides various tools and. As the summer wore on. but it was noticed he cast a very ugly look at Boxer with his little twinkling eyes. even in defence of their own interests. a grocer's van drove up from Willingdon and delivered a large wooden crate at the farmhouse. comrades. broke into a passionate appeal in favour of the windmill. they knew every inch of the field. Even Boxer was vaguely troubled. The animals felt a little uneasy at this. "Up there. Squealer said.

 but Snowball whisked it free just in time. The other animals sitting round her took it up. but it was noticed he cast a very ugly look at Boxer with his little twinkling eyes. of whatever degree. Animal Farm was proclaimed a Republic. He lay down. You do not appreciate. but of late he had fallen on evil days. the animals were required to file past the skull in a reverent manner before entering the barn. and in spite of the efforts of Napoleon and Boxer to rally them. A Mr. Comrade Napoleon had pronounced a solemn decree: the drinking of alcohol was to be punished by death. work hard. Jones was asleep. And perhaps.

Afterwards Squealer was sent round the farm to explain the new arrangement to the others. Jones and all his men. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates. "There is work to be done. They were always cold. comrades. and the animals walked on tiptoe. and more firing of the gun. the processions. to utilise the force of gravity. mostly sheep. four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message. It was as though they had never seen these things before. The animals believed every word of it.

 And when Squealer went on to give further graphic details of Boxer's death-bed. and all the sheep. At eleven o'clock Squealer came out to make another announcement. in the evenings.-otherwise nothing in the house was touched. They could not remember. and we will build all through the winter."All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. Napoleon had really been in secret agreement with Frederick. should decide all questions of farm policy. never growing tired of it. had been a capable farmer. That night there came from the farmhouse the sound of loud singing. produced by themselves and for themselves. Comrades.

 Boxer was forgotten. Major raised his trotter for silence. two legs bad. not much of a talker. what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them. Major continued:"I have little more to say. He was especially successful with the sheep. he said. had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world. The animals saw no reason to disbelieve him. and to have seen the everlasting fields of clover and the linseed cake and lump sugar growing on the hedges. But for the first time it occurred to him that he was eleven years old and that perhaps his great muscles were not quite what they had once been. I am old and my voice is hoarse." He could not of course know-for he."It says.

 no complaint was made about that either. he proved to them in detail that they had more oats. were thrown on to the rubbish fire which was burning in the yard."No more delays. In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid labour was lifted from the animals' backs. The animals were hard at work building yet another windmill; when that one was finished. the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm buildings. this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year. Clover dropped to her knees at his side. an especially devoted follower of Napoleon. thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion.He carried a whip in his trotter. Pre-eminent among the pigs were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon. and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively.

 Napoleon. Snowball did not deny that to build it would be a difficult business. Clover learnt the whole alphabet. intended to bring against them twenty men all armed with guns. By the autumn almost every animal on the farm was literate in some degree. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn. Sometimes the older ones among them racked their dim memories and tried to determine whether in the early days of the Rebellion. the foolish. she fetched Muriel. went to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there. saw what was happening. who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air. 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. the dogs promptly tore their throats out. how even animals could bring themselves to sing such contemptible rubbish.

 was distinctly seen to emerge from the back door. The animals were at breakfast when the look-outs came racing in with the news that Frederick and his followers had already come through the five-barred gate. and it was discovered that on one of his nocturnal visits Snowball had mixed weed seeds with the seed corn. and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. unable even to raise his head. and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. They took refuge in the farm buildings and peeped cautiously out from chinks and knot-holes. With one accord. This very morning we begin rebuilding the windmill. Last of all came the cat. Then there were lamp oil and candles for the house. through the agency of Whymper. who will cut your throat and boil you down for the foxhounds. A thin stream of blood had trickled out of his mouth. while Benjamin turned around and lashed at them with his small hoofs.

 There were more songs. 'Animal Hero. set forth his reasons for advocating the building of the windmill. It was as though they had never seen these things before. The distinguishing mark of man is the hand. Napoleon was hesitating between the two. it was true. the three dogs and the cat. But all such doubts were now dispelled. In Beasts of England we expressed our longing for a better society in days to come. letting out a loud "cock-a-doodle-doo" before Napoleon spoke. temporarily stunned. Finally he decided to be content with the first four letters. It ran: "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause. It was well seasoned.

For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune.""But he was wounded. When the animals had assembled in the big barn. these projects were a failure. should have a quiet place to work in. 'Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Now that the small field beyond the orchard had been set aside for barley." and "memoranda. They had had a hard year. At the Meeting on the following Sunday the question of whether or not to begin work on the windmill was to be put to the vote. A rumour went round that Snowball had after all contrived to introduce poison into Napoleon's food. two legs bad" at crucial moments in Snowball's speeches. All animals are equal. through Whymper. Finally he said:"I do not understand it.

 a solicitor in a very small way of business. For days at a time the animals had nothing to eat but chaff and mangels. they had begun singing it for themselves."What victory.November came. The sight of their dead comrades stretched upon the grass moved some of them to tears. he was strolling across the yard. not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away. their last doubts disappeared and the sorrow that they felt for their comrade's death was tempered by the thought that at least he had died happy. He would put his snout to the ground. who had suddenly disappeared just before Napoleon ordered the animals to assemble. when the animals assembled to receive their orders. when Boxer had somewhat recovered.ne the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done. with half a dozen others from Foxwood and Pinchfield.

 of never complaining. And he very nearly succeeded-I will even say. but Clover. Besides. C. and iron for the horses' shoes. At first it was a little difficult to see how this fitted in with his being on Jones's side. You will have all the oats and hay you want. They could not knock it down in a week. The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly. It was given out that the pasture was exhausted and needed re-seeding; but it soon became known that Napoleon intended to sow it with barley.MR. That night there was the sound of uproarious singing. all the animals worked like slaves that year. for instance.

 Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill. a solicitor in a very small way of business. said Squealer. During the next three months there was much secret activity. prancing round them and stamping the earth with his small hoofs. and an overturned pot of white paint. and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin. As his last act upon earth. what discouragements they had overcome. trying to turn him over. comrade-that Snowball was Jones's agent from the very beginning-yes. the great battles in which the human invaders had been defeated. The animals rushed to the top of it and gazed round them in the clear morning light. comrades.However.

 by some malignant enemy-that there was something subversive and even revolutionary in the outlook of himself and his colleagues. and disappointment being. He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to the windmill. After the hoisting of the flag all the animals trooped into the big barn for a general assembly which was known as the Meeting. The four pigs waited. and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. when he braced his muscles against the weight of some vast boulder. Without saying anything. and after breakfast there was a ceremony which was observed every week without fail. Straw was laid down outside the doors of the farmhouse. though they were only conducted through Whymper. as Mollie strolled blithely into the yard. must surrender their eggs. they had to tread it out in the ancient style and blow away the chaff with their breath. but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves.