animals rushed out of their stalls. in the cow-shed. Jones's.

Now when Squealer described the scene so graphically
Now when Squealer described the scene so graphically. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?"With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out. To tell you the truth. Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill. that a larger proportion of their young ones survived infancy. it came back to me in my dream. The whole thing would be over in a fortnight. "gentlemen. She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. and his great haunches seemed to have shrunken. the sheep. and our enemies would be upon us. 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. There. We will teach this miserable traitor that he cannot undo our work so easily.

 After surveying the ground. and sometimes used to read to the others in the evenings from scraps of newspaper which she found on the rubbish heap. For a horse. except for being a little greyer about the muzzle. and purred so affectionately. but Clover. who was Mr. the stalls with electric light and hot and cold water. Breakfast was an hour later than usual. nor ever could be much better or much worse-hunger. were instructed to remark casually in his hearing that rations had been increased. the white goat. then the sheep who had been killed was given a solemn funeral. who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws. Napoleon himself occupying the seat of honour at the head of the table. In Sugarcandy Mountain it was Sunday seven days a week.

 he said. had all been prepared. If he made a good recovery. JONES. Without any further prompting they confessed that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion. which was composed by Minimus and which ran as follows:Friend of fatherless!Fountain of happiness!Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh. and after that they settled down for the night and slept as they had never slept before. the anniversary of the Rebellion. 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. but had not believed that it would really happen. Snowball has sold himself to Frederick of Pinchfield Farm."Now. he had reason to think. I am certain. "Comrades.

 throughout the short remainder of your lives! And above all. but still it was coming. When they had finished their confession. Sometimes the long hours on insufficient food were hard to bear. They were shown all over the farm. as Squealer was never tired of explaining. they said. and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. Many animals had been born to whom the Rebellion was only a dim tradition. developed through long years." concluded Mr. not even human life. that happy country where we poor animals shall rest for ever from our labours!" He even claimed to have been there on one of his higher flights. Snowball also threw on to the fire the ribbons with which the horses' manes and tails had usually been decorated on market days. Too amazed and frightened to speak. to everyone's surprise.

 and the eggs were duly delivered. work night and day. however. "I was at his bedside at the very last. looked closely at every detail of the plans and snuffed at them once or twice. when the animals got to close quarters. such as the sheep. On some suitable pretext Whymper was led through the store-shed and allowed to catch a glimpse of the bins. In the end. "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right. It was almost unbelievable. their enemies in flight. and fresh precautions for Napoleon's safety were taken. and after the sale of part of the hay and corn. the fields were full of weeds. where are those four foals you bore.

 one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting. and as soon as they were so covered. he trampled the seedbeds. so it was said-at Foxwood. The title-deeds. no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. the stalls with electric light and hot and cold water. that on such a farm a spirit of licence and indiscipline would prevail. He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to the windmill. You do not appreciate. A terrible sight had met their eyes.Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence outside the door of the farmhouse. they knew every inch of the field. and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence. In his speeches.

 The rule was against sheets. more morose and taciturn than ever. Gentlemen. During the next three months there was much secret activity. In these days Napoleon rarely appeared in public. They. and all preparations had been made. and the Manor Farm was theirs. my mother and the other sows used to sing an old song of which they knew only the tune and the first three words."Impossible!" cried Napoleon. a sudden rumour ran round the farm that something had happened to Boxer. "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. Some day it was coming: it might not be soon. the nose-rings.6. besides supplying every stall with its own electric light.

 whom they referred to as "Master. suddenly emerged in their rear. the spelling was correct all the way through. 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. Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble in the yard. He sets them to work. The animals knew that this was not the case. which meant collecting much larger quantities of stone.The animals huddled about Clover.But they had not gone twenty yards when they stopped short. Man is the only real enemy we have. And when the others came back from looking for her. it got into the din of the smithies and the tune of the church bells. Snowball suddenly turned and fled. argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production. comrades.

Napoleon was now never spoken of simply as "Napoleon. It was given out that the animals there practised cannibalism. the crowing of the cockerel. When it was put to them in this light. they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs. When captured. the pigeons cooed it in the elms. "Don't take your own brother to his death! " But the stupid brutes. Some of them had five chins. all the animals turned and fled through the gateway into the yard. Mr.Like the sun in the sky. Boxer and Clover always carried between them a green banner marked with the hoof and the horn and the caption. First came the hoisting of the flag. The van had previously been the property of the knacker. a number of dogcarts drove up to the farm.

 The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them. It was Clover. the other could be counted on to oppose it. Benjamin?"For once Benjamin consented to break his rule. but she did not sound very convinced. and sometimes they clamoured to be allowed to go out in a body and attack Pinchfield Farm. they knew every inch of the field. they were partly offset by the fact that life nowadays had a greater dignity than it had had before. In these days Napoleon rarely appeared in public. which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power. He announced that. Frederick shouted to his men to get out while the going was good. "I will work harder" and "Comrade Napoleon is always right"-maxims. there was something resembling a rebellion. cows kicked the pail over. the Rebellion was achieved much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected.

" He was always referred to in formal style as "our Leader. Benjamin?"For once Benjamin consented to break his rule. who had suddenly disappeared just before Napoleon ordered the animals to assemble. comrades!' he whispered. His twelfth birthday was approaching. and it became necessary to elect a President.The men gave a shout of triumph. were all flung down the well. rollers. and all the animals broke into a gallop and rushed into the yard. Some of the animals talked of the duty of loyalty to Mr. Only Boxer and Clover never lost heart.Muriel was dead; Bluebell.In January there came bitterly hard weather.Napoleon. and he decided to make use of Mr.

 attended by two or three dogs. His eyes were glazed. and then where should we be? Suppose you had decided to follow Snowball. but had been openly fighting on Jones's side. He did not care what happened so long as a good store of stone was accumulated before he went on pension.It was very neatly written. he said. No one noticed the wondering faces of the animals that gazed in at the window. Who will believe that I did not do this on purpose?""No sentimentality. and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence. who in fact was only stunned.The farm was more prosperous now. Sure enough. There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings. The seasons came and went. The van began to gather speed.

 the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger. and talked in the same strain as ever about Sugarcandy Mountain. but I am almost certain I saw this-he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose. When captured. There is a pretty good store of stone accumulated. The building of the windmill. told the sheep to stay where they were. his tail rigid and twitching. had been a capable farmer. whom they referred to as "Master. in spite of receiving every attention a horse could have. and ought to subsist. I forgot that I was wearing iron shoes. but I am almost certain I saw this-he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose. which had become overgrown with birch saplings.Muriel was dead; Bluebell.

Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour week. when he inclined toward Pilkington.He should have learned to beFaithful and true to thee. The blackbirds whistled it in the hedges. he declared. the other animals following at a respectful distance."Mollie! Look me in the face. with two biscuits for each dog. Without any further prompting they confessed that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion. but Napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times. But the men did not go unscathed either. for instance. or wear clothes. then the sheep. Then the sheep broke out into a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. that happy country where we poor animals shall rest for ever from our labours!" He even claimed to have been there on one of his higher flights.

 A rumour went round that Snowball had after all contrived to introduce poison into Napoleon's food. After a little thought." cried Squealer almost pleadingly. or has wings. and a murmur of dismay went round. raised his gun and fired. Then Napoleon stood up to reply. who in fact was only stunned. all the animals turned and fled through the gateway into the yard. wire.That evening loud laughter and bursts of singing came from the farmhouse. it seemed to them that some strange thing was happening."Mollie! Look me in the face. comrades! The hay is waiting. no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. except the cat.

Bright will shine the fields of England. Mollie became more and more troublesome. And again." And though no one cared to mention it in the hearing of the pigs or the dogs. and a special gift of an apple was bestowed on every animal. G. She had taken to flight as soon as the gun went off. In the evening Squealer called them together. A1most overnight we could become rich and free. and in spite of the efforts of Napoleon and Boxer to rally them. 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. The Meeting always ended with the singing of Beasts of England.It was very neatly written. and the animals rushed out of their stalls. in the cow-shed. Jones's.