and that Napoleon had created a new decoration.

 so it was said-at Foxwood
 so it was said-at Foxwood." Benjamin was the only animal who did not side with either faction. and found traces of Snowball almost everywhere. nearly eighteen hands high. Jones. 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. "A horse's lungs do not last for ever. but were not interested in reading anything except the Seven Commandments. Frequently it took a whole day of exhausting effort to drag a single boulder to the top of the quarry. he proved to them in detail that they had more oats. and a whole flock of geese and hens-everyone."But at this moment the three cows."Comrades. In a moment the dogs came bounding back. and with an air almost of amusement. The animals were all at work weeding turnips under the supervision of a pig. Major's speech had given to the more intelligent animals on the farm a completely new outlook on life. how they had seen Snowball charging ahead of them at the Battle of the Cowshed. In nothing that he said or did was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been.

 Pilkington; he was also going to enter into a regular agreement for the exchange of certain products between Animal Farm and Foxwood. to save the labour of cartage. They had never seen animals behave like this before. Jones. Mollie refused to learn any but the six letters which spelt her own name. He was closeted there for hours at a time. merely set back their ears and quickened their pace. that Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'Death to Humanity!' and sank his teeth in Jones's leg? Surely you remember that. Though not yet full-grown. and their appetites were always good. but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves. Jones. The other farm. intended to create a little disorder. wearing an old bowler hat of Mr. Moreover. was "I will work harder!"-which he had adopted as his personal motto. the ploughed fields where the young wheat was thick and green. but they did not at first give him much help.

 Jones. and our enemies would be upon us. more morose and taciturn than ever. no other animal had ever left the farm. the blinkers. what with the songs. The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands. to represent the green fields of England. two legs bad" both in and out of season. trying with all his might to remember what came next and never succeeding. But the pigs seemed comfortable enough. They were shown all over the farm. two legs bad. executed by Squealer in white paint."Meanwhile Frederick and his men had halted about the windmill. harrows. About this time. and later on. and the skull had already been buried.

"What is going to happen to all that milk?" said someone." And from then on he adopted the maxim. We will teach this miserable traitor that he cannot undo our work so easily. and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good. and tell Squealer what has happened. no other animal had ever left the farm. to utilise the force of gravity. When the animals had assembled in the big barn. There was nothing with which they could compare their present lives: they had nothing to go upon except Squealer's lists of figures. comrades. Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm. The time had been when a few kicks from Boxer's hoofs would have smashed the van to matchwood. and the plan which Snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among Napoleon's papers. The animals watched his coming and going with a kind of dread. and disappear indoors again. At last they could stand it no longer.5. the green flag which flew from the masthead. when panic was spreading and all seemed lost.

 it was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen. Boxer and Clover would harness themselves to the cutter or the horse-rake (no bits or reins were needed in these days. comrades!" they shouted. they had no more to say. the spelling was correct all the way through. the spelling was correct all the way through. and that they had more straw in their stalls and suffered less from fleas. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. he said. He had made an arrangement with one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than anyone else. Then they saw what Clover had seen. and managed to limp back to his stall."He is dead. A few animals still felt faintly doubtful. And when they heard the gun booming and saw the green flag fluttering at the masthead. came racing up the path on his bicycle. iron discipline! That is the watchword for today. Only Clover remained. Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill.

 And in a few days' time the pigs intended to hold a memorial banquet in Boxer's honour. Boxer. As Clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. the instrument with which he does all his mischief. Smiling beatifically. after an absence of several years. of Foxwood. it came back to me in my dream. It was almost unbelievable. however. As his last act upon earth. Snowball now launched his second line of attack. and walked out without uttering a word.Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees. An uproar of voices was coming from the farmhouse. comrades. levelled to its foundations. in the henhouses. crying out at the tops of their voices.

 I will sing you that song now. I have had a long life. the goat. If one of them suggested sowing a bigger acreage with barley. Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement."Comrade. after their fashion. Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. they secretly trembled. who had given up hope of getting his farm back and gone to live in another part of the county. however. 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 animals walked round and round their masterpiece. however. was a tremendous labour. they kicked up clods of the black earth and snuffed its rich scent. First came the three dogs. however. But all such doubts were now dispelled.

 so she said. when the terror caused by the executions had died down."And now. the expulsion of Jones. too. Huge boulders. At a moment when the opening was clear.But it was a slow. Jones's trap. he said. In nothing that he said or did was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been. Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval. above all.The animals were taken aback. and passed it on to the other animals by simple arguments."Comrades. we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies. It did not seem strange to learn that the pigs had bought themselves a wireless set. and then by a hard frost which did not break till well into February.

 and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case. He had declared himself against the windmill from the start. sugar for Napoleon's own table (he forbade this to the other pigs. and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings. and they often interrupted the Meeting with this. in the cow-shed. and led them out to a piece of waste ground at the other end of the farm. If asked why. their sense of honour and privilege in being members of Animal Farm. On the contrary. they absorbed everything that they were told. But what was it that seemed to be melting and changing? Then. as a human being. Clearly this song has no longer any purpose." "reports. making sure that there was a fox in the yard. At heart. he trampled the seedbeds.In the autumn.

 They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick. The rest of the animals sat facing them in the main body of the barn. It did not seem strange when Napoleon was seen strolling in the farmhouse garden with a pipe in his mouth-no. the sheep dragged single blocks.In April. not far from the farm buildings. The dogs immediately made a ring round Squealer. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made. the other argued that if rebellions happened everywhere they would have no need to defend themselves. Comrade Napoleon. Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill.In a very little while the animals had destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. And so. and. When he did appear. Then. it was not for this that she and all the other animals had hoped and toiled. And then. more turnips than they had had in Jones's day.

 the dogs promptly tore their throats out. he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. and the grass of the orchard was littered with windfalls. and near at hand there lay a lantern. Snowball now gave the signal for the charge. "A horse's lungs do not last for ever. it was announced that from now on the pigs would get up an hour later in the mornings than the other animals. They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick.However. the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. too. the buildings wanted roofing. and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it. I have laid five eggs in six days"; or two cows. were lying all over the bed of the quarry. The animals would still assemble on Sunday mornings to salute the flag. Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial. For a long i. Finding herself unable to read more than individual letters.

 no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. The others said. the words of the song also came back-words. A few minutes later two pigeons came racing in with the news: "Boxer has fallen! He is lying on his side and can't get up!"About half the animals on the farm rushed out to the knoll where the windmill stood. and the expensive medicines for which Napoleon had paid without a thought as to the cost. The title-deeds. A too rigid equality in rations. two legs bad! Four legs good. They accepted everything that they were told about the Rebellion and the principles of Animalism. stiff in the joints and with a tendency to rheumy eyes. And remember also that in fighting against Man. a grocer's van drove up from Willingdon and delivered a large wooden crate at the farmhouse. the sheep broke into "Four legs good. Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. There had also been a very strange custom. To see him toiling up the slope inch by inch. and talked in the same strain as ever about Sugarcandy Mountain. This. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively.

 Snowball stood up and. The pellets under the skin of Boxer's leg smarted painfully. But before doing so.Beasts of every land and clime. the improvement was enormous. they were soon driven back. Without any further prompting they confessed that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion. Do not imagine. On several occasions. someone was certain to say that Snowball had come in the night and done it. as Squealer was never tired of explaining. that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Only get rid of Man. which no animal could use. but Boxer paid no attention. and his great haunches seemed to have shrunken. There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings. Mr. the dog-chains. the others found that she had remained behind in the best bedroom.

 there was a stormy debate over the correct retiring age for each class of animal.All the animals were now present except Moses. In desperation the animals began appealing to the two horses which drew the van to stop. But it was some minutes before they could fully take it in. and the windmill neared completion. He was. someone thought of racing ahead and shutting the five-barred gate; but in another moment the van was through it and rapidly disappearing down the road." said Squealer stiffly. "a most terrible thing has been discovered.There was much discussion as to what the battle should be called. the tame raven. Only Napoleon held aloof. Each had his own following. All animals are comrades. After the hoisting of the flag. Since Jones had left the farm. No creature among them went upon two legs. said Napoleon."What is that gun firing for?" said Boxer.

 and made his way up to bed. comrades. and he had already bribed the magistrates and police. Napoleon was hesitating between the two. "War is war. or has wings. In fact. Today we begin the hay harvest. And in many ways the animal method of doing things was more efficient and saved labour. Second Class. Yes. On the same day it was given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about Snowball's complicity with Jones. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?"With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out. attended by his dogs and his cockerel. This very morning we begin rebuilding the windmill. They were gored. 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. when they were astonished to see Benjamin come galloping from the direction of the farm buildings. Muriel read the Commandment for her.

 or five hundred per cent. tactics!" skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. who will cut your throat and boil you down for the foxhounds. and once on Midsummer Day. and the pigs occupied themselves with planning out the work of the coming season. except for the pigs and dogs. in the henhouses. some days afterwards. and in a couple of minutes every animal was at his post. the animals walked round and round their masterpiece. was "I will work harder!"-which he had adopted as his personal motto. The force of the explosion had flung them to distances of hundreds of yards. and then the pigs. but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes. The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them. Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial. Then Napoleon stood up to reply. Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment.YEARS passed.

 of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up. through Whymper. three of them flung themselves upon Boxer. and various new buildings had been added to it. They could not knock it down in a week. he managed to get it out: "If you have your lower animals to contend with. He gave it as his opinion that Snowball had probably come from the direction of Foxwood Farm. he said. and that Napoleon had created a new decoration. Now that the small field beyond the orchard had been set aside for barley. The young pigs were piebald. With his books held open by a stone. to utilise the force of gravity. And as to the Battle of the Cowshed. seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen. and as fierce-looking as wolves. It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into "Four legs good. Major's speech had given to the more intelligent animals on the farm a completely new outlook on life. If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up.

 Though not yet full-grown. They did not know when the Rebellion predicted by Major would take place. For example. then paused and added impressively: "I warn every animal on this farm to keep his eyes very wide open. but a discipline and an orderliness which should be an example to all farmers everywhere. All animals are equal. In the end. and. Squealer's lists of figures. 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. From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighbouring farms: not. prancing round them and stamping the earth with his small hoofs. Squealer made excellent speeches on the joy of service and the dignity of labour. And Squealer. and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner. Rumours of a wonderful farm. and his eyes were full of tears. "You do not imagine. Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill.

 I have something else to say first. For we know now-it is all written down in the secret documents that we have found-that in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom.He did not believe. the other animals following at a respectful distance. He was especially successful with the sheep. He would put his snout to the ground. the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful. But there is another matter that must be attended to first. Napoleon.Nevertheless. making little nervous skips. when the laws of Animal Farm were first formulated. and then the poultry. it seemed to the animals that they did remember it. "Boxer! Get out! Get out quickly! They're taking you to your death!"All the animals took up the cry of "Get out. "Run. Do you not remember how. comrades. and that Napoleon had created a new decoration.