comrade-that Snowball was Jones's agent from the very beginning-yes.

 Frederick and his men might make their long-expected attack at any moment
 Frederick and his men might make their long-expected attack at any moment. JONES."BOXER'S split hoof was a long time in healing. There was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind. No animal shall kill any other animal. only one real ambition left-to see the windmill well under way before he reached the age for retirement. "I had no intention of doing that. Why. Boxer. and ought to subsist. at least they did not have less. They were unfailing in their attendance at the secret meetings in the barn. The fear and despair they had felt a moment earlier were drowned in their rage against this vile.Mr. that the terrified neighing of a horse sounded from the yard.As for the pigs.About this time there occurred a strange incident which hardly anyone was able to understand. though no one would have dared to sing it aloud.One day in early summer Squealer ordered the sheep to follow him.

 but of late the subject had been discussed more and more. by their human neighbours. slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary. no complaint was made about that either."It says. "I will work harder" and "Comrade Napoleon is always right"-maxims."What victory?" said Boxer. It was pure imagination. "We have no means of making sugar on this farm. either Foxwood or Pinchfield. Napoleon produced no schemes of his own. to give the signal for flight and leave the field to the enemy. As yet no animal had actually retired on pension. "Snowball! He has been here! I can smell him distinctly!" and at the word "Snowball" all the dogs let out blood-curdling growls and showed their side teeth. The horses carried it off in cart-loads. It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill. It was Clover. and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings.

 Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. The building of the windmill. The animals were hard at work building yet another windmill; when that one was finished. The pigs' ears were bleeding. Weak or strong. Napoleon snuffed deeply at them and pronounced them to be Snowball's. But somehow neither the words nor the tune ever seemed to the animals to come up to Beasts of England. but they accepted his explanation. The windmill was in ruins. a schoolroom would be built in the farmhouse garden. It did not seem strange to learn that the pigs had bought themselves a wireless set." "reports. He was closeted there for hours at a time. The Meeting always ended with the singing of Beasts of England. and Electricity for Beginners. Napoleon had really been in secret agreement with Frederick. your resolution must never falter. and the afternoon was given up to recreation. He had demanded payment in real five-pound notes.

 carry out the orders that were given to her. Snowball was secretly frequenting the farm by night! The animals were so disturbed that they could hardly sleep in their stalls. walking slowly and dejectedly. to save the labour of cartage. the prize Middle White boar. All animals are equal. It was impossible now to venture out of the shelter of the buildings. Some of them had five chins." or made elementary remarks such as "Mr. Clover dropped to her knees at his side. reading over the Seven Commandments to herself. and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse." which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep. comrades. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. In Beasts of England we expressed our longing for a better society in days to come. There. comrades. They were always cold.

 The creatures outside looked from pig to man. We had thought that Snowball's rebellion was caused simply by his vanity and ambition. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn. 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. rushed forward and prodded and butted the men from every side. the whole farm burst out into Beasts of England in tremendous unison. nearly eighteen hands high. he said. They were the same four pigs as had protested when Napoleon abolished the Sunday Meetings. and they went outside. Clover.) But he maintained that it could all be done in a year. There was not an animal on the farm that did not take vengeance on them after his own fashion. and even now they could hardly believe that it was all their own. in spite of receiving every attention a horse could have. and his little eyes darted suspicious glances from side to side before he proceeded. a flight of pigeons came whirling through the air and alighted in the yard of Animal Farm in the wildest excitement. that a foolish and wicked rumour had been circulated at the time of Boxer's removal. but was not considered to have the same depth of character.

A FEW days later. Boxer.It was vitally necessary to conceal this fact from the outside world.7. was Comrade Napoleon's cunning.They limped into the yard. In the evenings he would admit privately to Clover that the hoof troubled him a great deal. the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes. either Foxwood or Pinchfield. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate. There is a pretty good store of stone accumulated." This was merely a legend which had been spread some time after the Battle of the Cowshed by Snowball himself. It now appeared that Snowball had not. and seemed to be biding his time. nails. the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the well. set up a loud lowing."Is it not crystal clear. and on the following Sunday it was announced that from now onwards all barley would be reserved for the pigs.

 For a long time there had been rumours-circulated. Some of them had five chins. They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession. and before I die. terrified. or that if it did stand up. grazing side by side and never speaking. too. At heart. producing thirty-one young pigs between them. things had been better or worse than now. Nevertheless. there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say. lashed out with their sticks and their heavy boots. In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs. except Clover. When the cheering had died down. was as it had always been. Jones went into Willingdon and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back till midday on Sunday.

 Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment. and the pigs had great difficulty in making them see that this was contrary to the spirit of Animalism. the Order of the Green Banner. Old Benjamin. and. But it reminded me of something that I had long forgotten. All animals should go naked. give several deep sniffs. The animals felt a little uneasy at this. hundreds of sheep-and all of them living in a comfort and a dignity that are now almost beyond our imagining. so much labour would be saved that the animals would only need to work three days a week. and fresh precautions for Napoleon's safety were taken. the horses whinnied it. and the worst tempered. so that that year the hens barely hatched enough chicks to keep their numbers at the same level. Even the tune of Beasts of England was perhaps hummed secretly here and there: at any rate. and Whymper was negotiating the purchase of it. it must be right. The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly.

 laborious process. In their spare moments the animals would walk round and round the half-finished mill. the tips of his hoofs clawing at the ground. though they pretended to think it merely ridiculous. a thousand times no! The soil of England is fertile. he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off. pretty white mare who drew Mr. were all flung down the well. And as to the Battle of the Cowshed. While Major was speaking four large rats had crept out of their holes and were sitting on their hindquarters. and near at hand there lay a lantern. The boy did not stir. the spinney. Soon there were five buckets of frothing creamy milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest.5. One night at about twelve o'clock there was a loud crash in the yard. In addition. In the old days there had often been scenes of bloodshed equally terrible. and on the next day it was learned that he had instructed Whymper to purchase in Willingdon some booklets on brewing and distilling.

Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees. it was he who had actually been the leader of the human forces. Such were her thoughts. Pilkington; he was also going to enter into a regular agreement for the exchange of certain products between Animal Farm and Foxwood. comrades. Animal Farm. and there need not be.The animals had now reassembled in the wildest excitement. while his favourite sow appeared in the watered silk dress which Mrs. were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on Sundays. and from long before the Rebellion was ever thought of. but still it was coming. The skull of old Major. a little distance beyond the clouds. These two had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves. he believed. and it became necessary to elect a President. sand. and more firing of the gun.

 but by the time he knew them. But the luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream. Many years ago. I think you will be able to finish the windmill without me. ad exclaim in a terrible voice. The potatoes had become soft and discoloured. still did no work. and from long before the Rebellion was ever thought of. the Whiter Wool Movement for the sheep. You young porkers who are sitting in front of me. and they often interrupted the Meeting with this. He intended to take the whole burden upon his own shoulders. Tomorrow Frederick's wagons would arrive and begin carting it away. was in charge of the defensive operations. Slowly. Straw was laid down outside the doors of the farmhouse.However. You. Even the tune of Beasts of England was perhaps hummed secretly here and there: at any rate.

 But we were wrong. If he made a good recovery. he amused himself in the evenings by making cocks fight with splinters of razor-blade tied to their spurs. Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall. comrades. never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. comrades!' he whispered. Whatever goes upon four legs. Every Man His Own Bricklayer. full of sympathy and concern. when fierce. All the pigs were in full agreement on this point. for which there was always a market in Willingdon. Pilkington and Mr. Snowball suddenly turned and fled. which. These would meet in private and afterwards communicate their decisions to the others. two legs bad!" which went on for nearly a quarter of an hour and put an end to any chance of discussion. without due enquiry.

 This would light the stalls and warm them in winter. the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. and all the animals. the three dogs and the cat. until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood. but in comparison with the days of Jones. and the farm possessed a threshing machine and a hay elevator of its own. when he braced his muscles against the weight of some vast boulder. Unfortunate incidents had occurred. twenty cows. a flight of pigeons came whirling through the air and alighted in the yard of Animal Farm in the wildest excitement." he said. There were more songs. Frederick was the more anxious to get hold of it. the sight of Napoleon. However. Jones was asleep. listening to him. but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary.

 and the men easily drove the geese off with their sticks. rich. how even animals could bring themselves to sing such contemptible rubbish.At about the same time it was given out that Napoleon had arranged to sell the pile of timber to Mr.In the middle of the summer Moses the raven suddenly reappeared on the farm. That was theirs too. and the animals rushed out of their stalls. get out!" But the van was already gathering speed and drawing away from them. In the evenings he would admit privately to Clover that the hoof troubled him a great deal. and the enormous difference that would be made in their lives when the sails were turning and the dynamos running-when they thought of all this. he proved to them in detail that they had more oats. Their bodies were buried in the orchard. One day. besides various tools and."My sight is failing. Second Class"). when he braced his muscles against the weight of some vast boulder. and a whole flock of geese and hens-everyone. the cows.

 In a moment he was out of the door and they were after him. and seemed to be biding his time.Meanwhile the timber was being carted away at high speed. and talk by the hour to anyone who would listen. No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day. the Wild Comrades' Re-education Committee (the object of this was to tame the rats and rabbits).Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer-except. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions." and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer. Muriel. but Squealer asked them shrewdly. Snowball now gave the signal for the charge. Some did it better than others. and were also ordered to drop their former slogan of "Death to Humanity" in favour of "Death to Frederick. with the dogs following him. and more firing of the gun. and accept the leadership of Napoleon. where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water. it was that they did not want Jones back.

 But in the morning a deep silence hung over the farmhouse. who had not yet painted the old name out. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating "Four legs good. comrade? Have we not driven the enemy off our soil-the sacred soil of Animal Farm? ""But they have destroyed the windmill. It was used for milling corn. and that Napoleon had created a new decoration. except by the few who had known him. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. comrades. which was a Saturday. Napoleon himself.Purer shall its waters be. with two ounces of corn for each bird and three biscuits for each dog. after all. 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. and sometimes when it was pushed over the edge it failed to break. Immediately the dogs bounded forward. and brought in a handsome money profit.

 The words ran:Beasts of England. From now onwards it was forbidden to sing it. argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production. Once again Clover and Benjamin warned him to take care of his health. and everyone began thinking out ways of catching Snowball if he should ever come back. the animals stopped in their tracks. 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. And. The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings. and food was even shorter. This time the stones had vanished too. and once on Midsummer Day. And among us animals let there be perfect unity. it seemed to them that some strange thing was happening. "Comrades. Jones saw him coming. "to the hayfield! Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do. much overgrown by woodland.

 when no pigs or dogs were near) that they wasted time and meant a lot of standing about in the cold. Did we not give him 'Animal Hero. he had lost a shoe and split his hoof. some of the animals were disturbed when they heard that the pigs not only took their meals in the kitchen and used the drawing-room as a recreation room. F. at the critical moment. But as the animals outside gazed at the scene." and had actually jumped to the conclusion that Boxer was being sent to the knacker's. Pilkington. for dogs at nine. however. Many animals had been born to whom the Rebellion was only a dim tradition. get out!" But the van was already gathering speed and drawing away from them. for instance. but they were weary and bleeding. furious denials. and the dog slunk away. morning. had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly.

 they laboured in the fields; in winter they were troubled by the cold. not even when the pigs took Mr. They could not remember. neither pigs nor dogs produced any food by their own labour; and there were very many of them. were reduced again in February.For that day we all must labour. But at this moment the four pigeons. and led the singing of Beasts of England. 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. a mangel-slicer.All must toil for freedom's sake. comrade. But we were wrong. and they went outside."What is going to happen to all that milk?" said someone. Reading out the figures in a shrill. a thousand times no! The soil of England is fertile. and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it. comrade-that Snowball was Jones's agent from the very beginning-yes.