the sparrows kept their distance. except those of the pigs and the dogs.

 and the farm possessed a threshing machine and a hay elevator of its own
 and the farm possessed a threshing machine and a hay elevator of its own. Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs. they secretly trembled. No argument must lead you astray. some had four. all the animals crowded through the door to watch the chase. the others found that she had remained behind in the best bedroom. They explained that by their studies of the past three months the pigs had succeeded in reducing the principles of Animalism to Seven Commandments. was not good at getting up in the mornings." said Snowball firmly.The pigs were in ecstasies over Napoleon's cunning. None of the animals ever mentioned Mollie again. and ought to subsist. Do you not remember how. and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep. And now-thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon-we have won every inch of it back again!""Then we have won back what we had before. under the superintendence of the pigs. he had killed a dog by throwing it into the furnace.

 laborious process. Major raised his trotter for silence. Jones. From morning to night he was pushing and pulling. Mollie. There was. Moses. The cows declared unanimously that Snowball crept into their stalls and milked them in their sleep. until today. bruised and howling. rushed forward and prodded and butted the men from every side. She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane. But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep. A large jug was circulating. We will teach this miserable traitor that he cannot undo our work so easily. and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose. were reduced again in February. They continued to behave very much as before.

 could be done with a thoroughness impossible to human beings. but every one of them made his way right round the yard successfully. "I will work harder"; he had no voice left. The animals saw no reason to disbelieve him. producing thirty-one young pigs between them. There was need of paraffin oil. It would be a plain green flag from now onwards. the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly successfully.Apart from the disputes over the windmill.The three hens who had been the ringleaders in the attempted rebellion over the eggs now came forward and stated that Snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon's orders. At this moment the man on the box whipped up his horses and the van moved out of the yard at a smart trot. and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it. Nevertheless. Napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of Animalism. He turned to go. any clash of interests whatever. Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor. ever ceased to marvel at that.

 There were more songs. as the animals had previously imagined. In the evening Squealer called them together. the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly successfully. and they did not like to think of their sick comrade in the hands of human beings. Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments. thieving human beings. that they accepted his explanation without further questions. when he inclined toward Pilkington. The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day. he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic Leader.And the fruitful fields of EnglandShall be trod by beasts alone. he was with difficulty got on to his feet.Wheat and barley."Frightened though they were. a tough. not even when the pigs took Mr. but in comparison with the days of Jones.

 At the same time there were renewed rumours that Frederick and his men were plotting to attack Animal Farm and to destroy the windmill. he had reason to think. and with every appearance of being seriously ill. such as the pigs and dogs. and had in reality been a pensioner of Pilkington for years past. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. No animal shall wear clothes. had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world. The distinguishing mark of man is the hand. and seemed almost indifferent as to the effect he produced. and the pigs had to argue very hard to persuade them that there was no such place. the walls were twice as thick as before. Nothing short of explosives would lay them low this time! And when they thought of how they had laboured. he would utter nothing beyond the cryptic remark that donkeys live a long time. The next moment a choking roar of rage sounded from Napoleon's apartments. I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated. Benjamin could read as well as any pig. Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs.

 Snowball also busied himself with organising the other animals into what he called Animal Committees. every setback. you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. Indeed. and. I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated. were reduced again in February. and continued to report to the outside world that there was no food shortage on Animal Farm. The cows declared unanimously that Snowball crept into their stalls and milked them in their sleep. A too rigid equality in rations. But still. He fidgeted to and fro. I had only another month to go in any case. There was not an animal on the farm that did not take vengeance on them after his own fashion. I have something else to say first.All orders were now issued through Squealer or one of the other pigs. But the men did not go unscathed either. for dogs at nine.

 where are those four foals you bore. Without any further prompting they confessed that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion. attended by two or three dogs. Not one of them. still did no work. that they had collaborated with him in destroying the windmill. But they saw now that the Commandment had not been violated; for clearly there was good reason for killing the traitors who had leagued themselves with Snowball. Sentinels were placed at all the approaches to the farm. The animals were weeding the turnip field.Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer-except. The title-deeds. round the long table. Every night. not far from the farm buildings. Such jobs as weeding. the spinney. At the Meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches. which was the signal for retreat.

 She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept. They were gored. and the plan which Snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among Napoleon's papers. he was with difficulty got on to his feet. No question. First came the hoisting of the flag. which had become overgrown with birch saplings. the walls were twice as thick as before. "I had no intention of doing that. If they went hungry. "is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. Jones had been used to castrate the pigs and lambs. Yes. not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away. I hope. After the harvest there was a stretch of clear dry weather. Surely.They had just finished singing it for the third time when Squealer.

Every Monday Mr. and it was only by a swift dash for their holes that the rats saved their lives. who looked like a publican. Going back. This. Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when. had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. How these were to be procured. or that if it did stand up. where they were toppled over the edge. at the beds with their feather mattresses. with Squealer a few rungs below him holding the paint-pot. "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. had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly.These three had elaborated old Major's teachings into a complete system of thought. and the rest he keeps for himself. a little distance beyond the clouds. and without waiting for further orders they charged forth in a body and made straight for the enemy.

" And from then on he adopted the maxim. was happy that the period of misunderstanding was at an end. There was. the animals were stricken with curiosity.Afterwards Squealer was sent round the farm to explain the new arrangement to the others. the fruit of all their struggles. but Boxer paid no attention. shook his forelock several times. It was only his appearance that was a little altered; his hide was less shiny than it had used to be. and pinned him to the ground. and the grass of the orchard was littered with windfalls. the hedges were neglected. "Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" and "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger.The mystery of where the milk went to was soon cleared up. So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and the windfall apples (and also the main crop of apples when they ripened) should be reserved for the pigs alone. clever or simple. it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment. Muriel began to spell out the words.

 All the pigeons. he said. Jones. All the animals nodded in complete agreement. "A horse's lungs do not last for ever. with Squealer a few rungs below him holding the paint-pot.He should have learned to beFaithful and true to thee.Hearken well and spread my tidingsOf the golden future time.Hearken to my joyful tidingsOf the golden future time. Whymper. and they often interrupted the Meeting with this. usually Squealer. that they lived longer. Tomorrow Frederick's wagons would arrive and begin carting it away. One of them. He believed that he was right in saying that the lower animals on Animal Farm did more work and received less food than any animals in the county. or five hundred per cent. but he sang well enough.

 This. He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens. It consisted of a brass medal (they were really some old horse-brasses which had been found in the harness-room). Only Napoleon held aloof. Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment. as usual. and then all together. and it was known that there was a supply of cartridges in the farmhouse. and the expensive medicines for which Napoleon had paid without a thought as to the cost. they hated it more than ever. and that they were usually working when they were not asleep. we are all brothers. he would say that he saw nothing to laugh at. then. To tell you the truth. The animals sniffed the air hungrily and wondered whether a warm mash was being prepared for their supper. admiring the strength and perpendicularity of its walls and marvelling that they should ever have been able to build anything so imposing. Several nights a week.

 who had just come in to lay again. three hundred per cent. Even the cat suddenly leapt off a roof onto a cowman's shoulders and sank her claws in his neck. and led them out to a piece of waste ground at the other end of the farm. Whymper. No animal shall sleep in a bed. He does not give milk. On some suitable pretext Whymper was led through the store-shed and allowed to catch a glimpse of the bins. when the laws of Animal Farm were first formulated. just at the moment when Jones and his men had got inside the yard. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful. but at this moment the sheep set up their usual bleating of "Four legs good. their enemies in flight. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. he said. They tiptoed up to the house. Napoleon.Like all of Napoleon's speeches.

 Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. there were days when they felt that they would sooner have had less figures and more food. Nobody stole. But there is worse than that. crying out at the tops of their voices. and occasionally feeding Moses on crusts of bread soaked in beer. This very morning we begin rebuilding the windmill. They all declared contemptuously that his stories about Sugarcandy Mountain were lies. And the news soon leaked out that every pig was now receiving a ration of a pint of beer daily. They were unnecessary.In a very little while the animals had destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence. "Gentlemen. and achieved a canter. mistaken ideas had been current. But it reminded me of something that I had long forgotten. caught a dog in mid-air. should decide all questions of farm policy.

 Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure." said one of the hens. He took his meals alone. The animals found the problem insoluble; in any case. for the harvest was an even bigger success than they had hoped. the only Berkshire on the farm. Then he was up again. painted out MANOR FARM from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted ANIMAL FARM. But of all their controversies. he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off. and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case. "Loyalty and obedience are more important. There was also "Animal Hero. cows kicked the pail over. the stones they had broken and carried so laboriously scattered all around. and the flimsy white things stirred and rustled in his breath. and the produce of our labour would be our own. he said.

 and the eggs were duly delivered. Napoleon inhabited separate apartments from the others. The plans. By seeming to be friendly with Pilkington he had forced Frederick to raise his price by twelve pounds. and no more was said about the pigs sleeping in the farmhouse beds. Since Jones had left the farm. of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up. Except through Whymper. comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"The animals reassured him on this point immediately. What then must we do? Why. making sure that there was a fox in the yard. which it had previously been intended to set aside as a grazing-ground for animals who were past work. said Squealer. Boxer saw them coming and put out his great hoof. I had been looking forward to my retirement.At the beginning. With some difficulty (for it is not easy for a pig to balance himself on a ladder) Snowball climbed up and set to work. Snowball was known to be still skulking on Pinchfield Farm.

 and dog biscuits. which had been disused in Jones's time. voiced the general feeling by saying: "If Comrade Napoleon says it. then the sheep. But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer. in spite of receiving every attention a horse could have. Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others. "Napoleon is always right. who was Mr. saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains. the only Berkshire on the farm. The animals chased them right down to the bottom of the field. On Sunday mornings Squealer. where they were toppled over the edge. however.Three days later Mollie disappeared. You do not appreciate. tell them the story of the Rebellion.

 now clean of flesh. Yes. I forgot that I was wearing iron shoes. had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly. at a different spot every day. and had taken out subscriptions to John Bull. Jones saw him coming. well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them. They could only be traced for a few yards. Frederick should be boiled alive. by Snowball-and two other sheep confessed to having murdered an old ram. where Clover and Benjamin had prepared a good bed of straw for him. No animal shall kill any other animal. evidently in order to drink a toast. He stole the corn. every inch of it their own property-appeared to the animals so desirable a place. She was telling them that all animals were now comrades and that any sparrow who chose could come and perch on her paw; but the sparrows kept their distance. except those of the pigs and the dogs.