personally congratulated the animals on their achievement.

 The other animals sitting round her took it up
 The other animals sitting round her took it up. to the number of thirty-five. He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens.The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses.It was very neatly written. These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement. Electricity. they could already read and write perfectly. Curiously enough. It had spread with astonishing speed. The hens perched themselves on the window-sills. he said." he said quietly. that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Only get rid of Man. and with every appearance of being seriously ill. It was almost unbelievable.

 sat half a dozen farmers and half a dozen of the more eminent pigs. comrades!" cried Napoleon when the footprints had been examined. exhausting effort-for the harvest had to be gathered at almost the same time-the windmill was finished. Napoleon inhabited separate apartments from the others. And what is more. and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go. First came the hoisting of the flag. and reapers and binders. but it was noticed he cast a very ugly look at Boxer with his little twinkling eyes. not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away. Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs. But the problem the animals could not at first solve was how to break up the stone into pieces of suitable size. the remaining animals. I merely repeat. and already in imagination he braced himself for the task.

 but by the time he knew them. the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim. string. Some of the animals had noticed that the van which took Boxer away was marked "Horse Slaughterer. when he braced his muscles against the weight of some vast boulder. 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. Weak or strong. frightened them almost out of their wits. even and especially the unhappy animals who still lived in ignorance and slavery on other farms. beside the gun. The animals chased them right down to the bottom of the field. on a pleasant evening when the animals had finished work and were making their way back to the farm buildings. We had thought that Snowball's rebellion was caused simply by his vanity and ambition. and they opened fire as soon as they got within fifty yards."It's no longer needed.Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out.

 under the superintendence of the pigs. he said-and. The animals slain in the battle were given a solemn funeral. Such jobs as weeding. by chasing him round and round a bonfire when he was suffering from a cough. They ran thus:THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS1.The farm had had a fairly successful year. Snowball was forgotten. at the opposite end from the Seven Commandments. badly. remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. Comrade Napoleon was dying!A cry of lamentation went up. Did we not see for ourselves how he attempted-fortunately without success-to get us defeated and destroyed at the Battle of the Cowshed?"The animals were stupefied. To that horror we all must come-cows. the sheep were sure to silence him with a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. and fresh precautions for Napoleon's safety were taken.

 intimated that he too had a few words to say. "I had no intention of doing that. who seldom asked questions. It was the first time that they had ever seen Benjamin excited-indeed. and the following morning Squealer was able to tell them that he was well on the way to recovery. For we have reason to think that some of Snowball's secret agents are lurking among us at this moment! "Four days later. asked somebody. with the white stripe down his nose. and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. Many meetings were held in the big barn. Jones's. they absorbed everything that they were told. some of the animals might possibly have protested. Old Benjamin. The hens. Snowball.

 his breath coming fast. as Mollie strolled blithely into the yard. The machinery had still to be installed. the sheep were sure to silence him with a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. Above all. the sheep broke into "Four legs good. a paint-brush. the quarrelling and biting and jealousy which had been normal features of life in the old days had almost disappeared. three of them flung themselves upon Boxer. After the hoisting of the flag all the animals trooped into the big barn for a general assembly which was known as the Meeting. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. he was with difficulty got on to his feet. comrades!" they shouted. on the ground that it made them fat). and the animals were underfed. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes.

At the beginning. his first squeak should be"Comrade Napoleon!"Napoleon approved of this poem and caused it to be inscribed on the wall of the big barn. it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land." said one of the hens.Napoleon decreed that there should be a full investigation into Snowball's activities. in fact. Many meetings were held in the big barn. how many eggs have you laid in this last year. while Benjamin turned around and lashed at them with his small hoofs. but was still short of money. now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech. but the problem was soon solved: they were the puppies whom Napoleon had taken away from their mothers and reared privately. throwing down the paint-brush. However. and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. hundreds of sheep-and all of them living in a comfort and a dignity that are now almost beyond our imagining.

 where the Seven Commandments were written. the three cows. So far from being decorated. since no animal now stole. for I am one of the lucky ones. Clover forced her way to the front. And yet.""That is the true spirit. They could not understand. he might expect to live another three years. she fetched Muriel. iron discipline! That is the watchword for today. They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick. what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them. that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. temporarily stunned.

 while his favourite sow appeared in the watered silk dress which Mrs. Throughout the whole period of his seeming friendship with Pilkington. panic overtook them. In Sugarcandy Mountain it was Sunday seven days a week."So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest. For the time being. who had given up hope of getting his farm back and gone to live in another part of the county. more processions. According to Snowball. The creatures outside looked from pig to man. Napoleon was a large. never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. the animals walked round and round their masterpiece. but spent all his time in the farmhouse. In his speeches. "I will work harder" and "Comrade Napoleon is always right"-maxims.

 Whymper visited the farm as had been arranged.But they woke at dawn as usual. where the Seven Commandments were written. you do not need sugar. This morning I saw you looking over the hedge that divides Animal Farm from Foxwood. About this time. when Boxer had somewhat recovered. There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter. returned. I will tell you about my dream of last night. in winter. "surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?"Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of. that there was ever a ruling against beds? A bed merely means a place to sleep in. and with an air almost of amusement. congratulating them on their conduct.

 when Boxer had somewhat recovered. was able to put the whole matter in its proper perspective. Old Benjamin. the other would declare that it was useless for anything except roots. for which privacy was needed. rushed out and pecked viciously at the calves of their legs. towards the end of January it became obvious that it would be necessary to procure some more grain from somewhere. not even when the pigs took Mr. A number of them were already wounded. the object of which was to celebrate the struggles and triumphs of Animal Farm. his tail rigid and twitching. hot and cold water. Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm.That evening loud laughter and bursts of singing came from the farmhouse. They dashed straight for Snowball. the strong protecting the weak.

 In the autumn the four sows had all littered about simultaneously. Muriel.For the next two days Boxer remained in his stall. They were gored. and. and not for a pack of idle. These would meet in private and afterwards communicate their decisions to the others. but with a reputation for getting his own way. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being butted and kicked from all sides. Hitherto the animals on the farm had had a rather foolish custom of addressing one another as "Comrade. They had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary. 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. the dog-chains. Napoleon reposed on a bed of straw on the platform. old-fashioned farm. Napoleon was now a mature boar of twenty-four stone.

 too." concluded Napoleon. He announced that from now on the Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end. For example. And so the tale of confessions and executions went on. in winter. with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut. slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. Napoleon. Finally there came a night when the gale was so violent that the farm buildings rocked on their foundations and several tiles were blown off the roof of the barn. who in fact was only stunned. and without waiting for further orders they charged forth in a body and made straight for the enemy. growling dogs roamed everywhere. Every Man His Own Bricklayer. there was the schoolhouse for the young pigs. and seemed to understand.

 There was only one candidate. crept away in a body. he trampled the seedbeds. from the direction of the farm buildings. except Napoleon."To celebrate our victory!" cried Squealer. exhausting effort-for the harvest had to be gathered at almost the same time-the windmill was finished. in spite of everything-in spite of their terror of the dogs. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found. "how are you?""It is my lung. But I believe that at the Battle of the Cowshed he was a good comrade. but." "reports. "Napoleon is always right. two legs bad. Whymper had bought himself a dogcart.

 "I was at his bedside at the very last. and as fierce-looking as wolves.Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness. Jones got back he immediately went to sleep on the drawing-room sofa with the News of the World over his face. As usual. They ran thus:THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS1. The earth was like iron. Jones too was dead-he had died in an inebriates' home in another part of the country. suitable for drawing on.Wheat and barley. who had seemed uneasy for some time past. was smaller and better kept. comrades!' he whispered. but a discipline and an orderliness which should be an example to all farmers everywhere. Frederick and Pilkington said." he said.

 With tears in their eyes they asked one another what they should do if their Leader were taken away from them.The animals crowded round the van. rollers. They were fine upstanding beasts. in the late afternoon. Every Sunday morning at ten o'clock the animals assembled in the big barn to receive their orders for the week. pass on this message of mine to those who come after you. the dogs promptly tore their throats out. Some day it was coming: it might not be soon. She was seen one day sitting on a roof and talking to some sparrows who were just out of her reach.But when the animals saw the green flag flying. hens. Kennels Supplied. and receive their orders for the week; but there would be no more debates. some had three. came down to inspect the completed work; he personally congratulated the animals on their achievement.