animals. FOUR LEGS GOOD. and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed.

 and throughout that year a wave of rebelliousness ran through the countryside
 and throughout that year a wave of rebelliousness ran through the countryside. had stood up. Jones had been used to castrate the pigs and lambs. he proved to them in detail that they had more oats. It is all lies. although her appetite was excellent. and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed." cried Snowball. it was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen. which he had conferred upon himself. They tiptoed up to the house. they could already read and write perfectly. The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands. since Boxer's death. Whatever happened she would remain faithful. on a sort of raised platform. But still. to represent the green fields of England. comrades! Long live the windmill! Long live Animal Farm!"IT WAS a bitter winter. comrades. and would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions. and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate. with various other improvements. comrades! Long live the windmill! Long live Animal Farm!"IT WAS a bitter winter. sat half a dozen farmers and half a dozen of the more eminent pigs. During the next three months there was much secret activity.

 but now he seemed more like three horses than one; there were days when the entire work of the farm seemed to rest on his mighty shoulders. comrades. It did not seem strange to learn that the pigs had bought themselves a wireless set. comrades. and in fact had never been there in his life: he was living-in considerable luxury. Muriel. the sheep were sure to silence him with a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. He said that the education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for those who were already grown up. What could be happening in there. "Loyalty and obedience are more important. Comrade Napoleon. and occasionally feeding Moses on crusts of bread soaked in beer. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons? "Mollie agreed. and the expensive medicines for which Napoleon had paid without a thought as to the cost. Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm. the blinkers. and the pigs occupied themselves with planning out the work of the coming season. which every animal would do well to adopt as his own. Suddenly he halted as though his mind were made up."A bird's wing. to everyone's surprise."I do not believe that. In the teeth of every difficulty. emphasising the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be. and already in imagination he braced himself for the task. Jones was hurled into a pile of dung and his gun flew out of his hands. I merely repeat.

 when fierce. which are the mark of a human being. If he were gone. was a co-operative enterprise. They all declared contemptuously that his stories about Sugarcandy Mountain were lies. Even Boxer. and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions. And when the human beings listened to it. She would vanish for hours on end. "Up there. Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw." said Snowball. rapid voice. Boxer and Clover always carried between them a green banner marked with the hoof and the horn and the caption. the goat. they studied blacksmithing. now that it was truly their own food. Their struggles and their difficulties were one. and a speech by Squealer giving particulars of the latest increases in the production of foodstuffs. during which his various chins turned purple. He would put his snout to the ground. clever or simple. 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. the machinery for the windmill. he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving. braying at the top of his voice.

 the last two words had slipped out of the animals' memory. The knoll where they were lying gave them a wide prospect across the countryside. and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." she said."Why?" cried Muriel."And remember. their trotters being well adapted to this task. comrade-that Snowball was Jones's agent from the very beginning-yes. the white goat. By late summer a sufficient store of stone had accumulated. but Snowball proved to them that this was not so. Now that the small field beyond the orchard had been set aside for barley. and an electric milking machine. the tips of his hoofs clawing at the ground. collect a load of broken stone. Many meetings were held in the big barn. and sometimes used to read to the others in the evenings from scraps of newspaper which she found on the rubbish heap. that any of the old suspicions still lingered. The Meeting always ended with the singing of Beasts of England." said Clover. His knees were bleeding. at least part of the time. Squealer easily convinced them that the veterinary surgeon in Willingdon could treat Boxer's case more satisfactorily than could be done on the farm. and what did they find? Not only the most up-to-date methods.On the day appointed for the banquet. We pigs are brainworkers. he had been censured for showing cowardice in the battle.

 He did not give any reason for having changed his mind. it is capable of affording food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals than now inhabit it. Surely. the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. The one argued that if they could not defend themselves they were bound to be conquered. Stone would have to be carried and built up into walls. And yet the song was irrepressible. Napoleon was now a mature boar of twenty-four stone.Presently the tumult died down. who seldom asked questions. the Order of the Green Banner. and occasionally feeding Moses on crusts of bread soaked in beer. a sudden rumour ran round the farm that something had happened to Boxer."Never mind the milk. he said. the anniversary of the Rebellion. Do you know what the real reason was? Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones's secret agent all the time. The plans. As the summer wore on. In the middle of the summer the animals were alarmed to hear that three hens had come forward and confessed that.For that day we all must labour. Jones's trap. He turned to go. comrades?" exclaimed Squealer. any clash of interests whatever. two legs bad. since that was where the ambush had been sprung.

 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. when the terror caused by the executions had died down. presided over by himself. who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal. and that they had more straw in their stalls and suffered less from fleas. who in fact was only stunned. Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. All these rumours had probably originated with Snowball and his agents. it is capable of affording food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals than now inhabit it. Napoleon snuffed deeply at them and pronounced them to be Snowball's. the pool. full of sympathy and concern. but issued his orders through one of the other pigs. The mechanical details came mostly from three books which had belonged to Mr. crept away in a body. But the problem the animals could not at first solve was how to break up the stone into pieces of suitable size. The two with the hammer and the crowbar were drilling a hole near the base of the windmill. would exclaim. 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. and once on Midsummer Day. In Beasts of England we expressed our longing for a better society in days to come. There was more leisure too. Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement.' immediately afterwards?""That was our mistake. his voice was hoarse. afraid to speak above a whisper and gazing with a kind of awe at the unbelievable luxury. but it was cruel work.

 And again. the very day that those great muscles of yours lose their power. At this some of the other animals murmured. Did we not give him 'Animal Hero. down to the last detail. This would light the stalls and warm them in winter. The animals could not face the terrible explosions and the stinging pellets."Comrades!" he cried. For a long time there had been rumours-circulated. it might be in a week or in a hundred years. The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. that they worked shorter hours. as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of Major's speech. and a murmur of dismay went round. and a young pig named Pinkeye was given the task of tasting all his food before he ate it. for the warmest place. Napoleon. then the sails would have to be made and after that there would be need for dynamos and cables. these projects were a failure. however. This farm which he had the honour to control. Napoleon had accepted. It was almost unbelievable. Squealer was so fat that he could with difficulty see out of his eyes. Instead-she did not know why-they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind. It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill. and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn.

 Clover forced her way to the front. comrades. intimated that he too had a few words to say. Pilkington. and. the sheep were sure to silence him with a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. He himself dashed straight for Jones. Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed. Boxer!" they chorused. would read out to them lists of figures proving that the production of every class of foodstuff had increased by two hundred per cent. said Napoleon. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. now and in the past. and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case. of Foxwood. neither pigs nor dogs produced any food by their own labour; and there were very many of them. with guilt written on every line of their countenances. The animals slain in the battle were given a solemn funeral. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?"With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out. "Up there. Curiously enough. the animals were dismayed by this announcement. But she always made such excellent excuses. Clover learnt the whole alphabet. running faster than ever. Moses.The singing of this song threw the animals into the wildest excitement.

 In the morning the animals came out of their stalls to find that the flagstaff had been blown down and an elm tree at the foot of the orchard had been plucked up like a radish. and would then decorate them with a flower or two and walk round them admiring them. which he had conferred upon himself. after their fashion. I could show you this in his own writing. above all. there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say. from the direction of the farm buildings. and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence. Jones had been used to wear on Sundays. They had not been milked for twenty-four hours. Unable at first to speak. that their drinking water was of better quality. shrewd man. The van began to gather speed. It was pure imagination. I do not think. Such is the natural life of a pig. But the luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream. pretty white mare who drew Mr. Straw was laid down outside the doors of the farmhouse. with the nine young dogs forming a semicircle round them. He refused to believe either that food would become more plentiful or that the windmill would save work. Their lives now. which every animal would do well to adopt as his own.And the fruitful fields of EnglandShall be trod by beasts alone. The two with the hammer and the crowbar were drilling a hole near the base of the windmill.

 A1most overnight we could become rich and free. Even Boxer was vaguely troubled. Many of the animals believed him. Man is the only real enemy we have. It was always the pigs who put forward the resolutions. Snowball has sold himself to Frederick of Pinchfield Farm. were all flung down the well. Frederick. at least they worked for themselves. The human beings could not contain their rage when they heard this song. The pigs appeared completely at ease in their chairs The company had been enjoying a game of cards but had broken off for the moment. The windmill. intimated that he too had a few words to say. Pilkington's men was standing on the other side of the hedge. Frederick should be boiled alive. not much of a talker. suddenly appeared on the men's flank. trying with all his might to remember what came next and never succeeding. Moreover. except Clover. Comrades. beans. he said. But we were wrong. the applause having come to an end." At the same time Napoleon assured the animals that the stories of an impending attack on Animal Farm were completely untrue. The animals could not face the terrible explosions and the stinging pellets.

In April. Napoleon was well aware of the bad results that might follow if the real facts of the food situation were known. Jones. Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments. he said. They were glad to believe so. which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. The pigs' ears were bleeding. still did no work. it might be in a week or in a hundred years. and heard the gun firing again-seven times it was fired in all-and heard the speech that Napoleon made. Jones would come back! Surely. is a friend. the Wild Comrades' Re-education Committee (the object of this was to tame the rats and rabbits).At this there was a terrible baying sound outside. the last two words had slipped out of the animals' memory. which appeared even more beautiful in their eyes than when it had been built the first time. with the pigs leading. and the pigs fell silent and sat down again. He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it. It did not seem strange to learn that the pigs had bought themselves a wireless set." Benjamin was the only animal who did not side with either faction. "I had no intention of doing that. They were struck dumb with surprise when Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick. And a moment later. and how many of those eggs ever hatched into chickens? The rest have all gone to market to bring in money for Jones and his men. Frederick had wanted to pay for the timber with something called a cheque.

 At last they could stand it no longer. Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter. it was gone; almost the last trace of their labour was gone! Even the foundations were partially destroyed. when fierce."Comrade. and then the poultry. of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up. passed on by word of mouth. the dogs promptly tore their throats out. frightened them almost out of their wits.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. But still. comrades. And thereafter. with both simultaneously."A bird's wing. The blackbirds whistled it in the hedges. But alas! his strength had left him; and in a few moments the sound of drumming hoofs grew fainter and died away. I had known that tune in my infancy. And when the nine dogs of Napoleon's own bodyguard.Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. But all such doubts were now dispelled. so that all the materials for building were at hand. Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval. a sign in him of intense mental activity. On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool. She would vanish for hours on end.

Beasts of every land and clime. I propose this question to the meeting: Are rats comrades?"The vote was taken at once. No animal must ever kill any other animal. though they were only conducted through Whymper. Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm." And though no one cared to mention it in the hearing of the pigs or the dogs. slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. attended by two or three dogs. could read somewhat better than the dogs. sat on the front of the raised platform. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings. and his great haunches seemed to have shrunken. on a sort of raised platform. and as fierce-looking as wolves. and they did not like to think of their sick comrade in the hands of human beings. as before. they were soon driven back. and we will build all through the winter. Jones. he said. he said. and the rest of the pigs. Jessie. such as the sheep. it did seem to them after all that they had won a great victory."All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. Weak or strong.

 As soon as they were weaned. that they worked shorter hours. it was Squealer. of never complaining. Benjamin. Protector of the Sheep-fold. oats and hay. was in the hands of the enemy. Pilkington; he was also going to enter into a regular agreement for the exchange of certain products between Animal Farm and Foxwood. then the dogs were gaining on him again. Finally he said:"I do not understand it. the thunder of the gun. who had not yet painted the old name out.Early in October. speeches. But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep. After much choking. the animals were satisfied that they had been mistaken. above all.The very next morning the attack came. Why. Jones had been used to castrate the pigs and lambs. he said. at which he yelled horribly. When it was all gone. It had been overlooked at the time when the house was first occupied. Muriel.

 they flung themselves upon their tormentors. and the worst tempered. in the late afternoon. the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim. Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw. after all. ratcatcher breeches. always at the spot where the work was hardest. finally. who happened to be passing at this moment. "a most terrible thing has been discovered. it came back to me in my dream.He should have learned to beFaithful and true to thee. None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant. and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. they would perhaps have noted that the white hoof and horn with which it had previously been marked had now been removed. he cleared his throat and began:"Comrades. Snowball suddenly turned and fled.On Sundays there was no work. the three cows.So Beasts of England was heard no more.And now. roused their pride and partly reconciled them to the new arrangement. the instrument with which he does all his mischief. make use of the fallen stones. or smoke tobacco. Second Class.

 they drank from the pool."All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. with Snowball at the head of them. of primitive implements. None of them proved able to learn the alphabet beyond the letter B. some of the animals remembered-or thought they remembered-that the Sixth Commandment decreed "No animal shall kill any other animal.In January there came bitterly hard weather. so he said. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful. in a way they had never sung it before. Immediately the dogs bounded forward. Two whole days were given over to celebrations. "Jones's shot only grazed him. One afternoon in late February a warm. Boxer would even come out at nights and work for an hour or two on his own by the light of the harvest moon. Word had gone round during the day that old Major. Pilkington. he had reason to think. rushed out and pecked viciously at the calves of their legs. shrewd man.The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration. Napoleon inhabited separate apartments from the others. "has stated categorically-categorically. Slowly the breeze drifted it away.It was about this time that the pigs suddenly moved into the farmhouse and took up their residence there. He would trace out A. Even so.

 just on the other side of that dark cloud that you can see-there it lies. He had. it seemed. but some of them believed in Sugarcandy Mountain. Jones woke up. Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxer's hoofs; another was gored in the belly by a cow's horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell. Muriel read the Commandment for her. Second Class. He was running as only a pig can run. walking slowly and dejectedly. which was a Saturday.Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour week. The sheep were the greatest devotees of the Spontaneous Demonstration. and Benjamin7 who lay down at Boxer's side. I do not think. Beasts of England had been abolished. certainly. He was deceived. They all remembered. Gentlemen. "good-bye!""Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin. For a horse. each working according to his capacity. comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. and talked in the same strain as ever about Sugarcandy Mountain. sugar for Napoleon's own table (he forbade this to the other pigs. These would meet in private and afterwards communicate their decisions to the others.

 She appeared to be enjoying herself. especially the windmill. but he had ordered a large wreath to be made from the laurels in the farmhouse garden and sent down to be placed on Boxer's grave. Indeed. But there were also rumours of something more serious. it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip. two legs bad!" which went on for nearly a quarter of an hour and put an end to any chance of discussion. These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement. Jones - One Thousand Useful Things to Do About the House. The birds jumped on to their perches. It was always the pigs who put forward the resolutions. and the animals crept silently away. One of them all but closed his jaws on Snowball's tail. it was he who had advocated it in the beginning. and when the key of the store-shed was lost. would be suppressed. set forth his reasons for advocating the building of the windmill. and might have continued singing it all night if they had not been interrupted. Again the animals seemed to remember that a resolution against this had been passed in the early days. I will tell you about my dream of last night. giving birth between them to nine sturdy puppies. Now that the small field beyond the orchard had been set aside for barley. they had the entire song by heart within a few minutes. They tiptoed from room to room. trying to turn him over. sharp suspicious glances. the animals were satisfied that they had been mistaken.

 Too amazed and frightened to speak. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder.On Sundays there was no work. he proved to them in detail that they had more oats. sharp suspicious glances. the nose-rings."I do not believe that Snowball was a traitor at the beginning. except those of the pigs and the dogs. attended by his dogs and his cockerel. Snowball. "If Comrade Napoleon says it.Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. It was just then that Mr. now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech. The windmill. They could only be traced for a few yards. that the terrified neighing of a horse sounded from the yard. The animals watched them. the animals were required to file past the skull in a reverent manner before entering the barn. whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together. The enemy both external and internal has been defeated. but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. he upset the milk-pails. FOUR LEGS GOOD. comrade!" as the case might be. and made his way up to bed.

" Somehow or other. Jones woke up. to represent the green fields of England. and the skull had already been buried. and dog biscuits. All the pigeons. but Boxer never faltered. cutting them off. and then the pigs. he said. cutting them off. As his last act upon earth. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found. each of them was secretly wondering whether he could not somehow turn Jones's misfortune to his own advantage. especially as they could no longer remember very clearly what conditions had been like before the Rebellion. with a few inches to spare. though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote. sugar for Napoleon's own table (he forbade this to the other pigs. Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place. comrades! Long live the windmill! Long live Animal Farm!"IT WAS a bitter winter. when he braced his muscles against the weight of some vast boulder. they absorbed everything that they were told. wire. at the critical moment. it was theirs-everything that they could see was theirs! In the ecstasy of that thought they gambolled round and round. He took his meals alone. Pilkington.

 and then would stand staring at the letters with his ears back. 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. it might be in a week or in a hundred years. Electricity. the horsehair sofa."Comrade. and the windmill neared completion. and the fluttering of the flag. they flung themselves upon their tormentors. while. In the evening Squealer called them together. It was absolutely necessary. Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm. while his favourite sow appeared in the watered silk dress which Mrs. And in his spare moments. Pre-eminent among the pigs were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon.Napoleon himself appeared at the meeting on the following Sunday morning and pronounced a short oration in Boxer's honour. Finally he decided to be content with the first four letters. and then would stand staring at the letters with his ears back.Early in October. the Brussels carpet.Ere he had grown as bigEven as a pint bottle or as a rolling-pin. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating "Four legs good. which smashed to pieces on the floor. 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. his mug in his hand. Some did it better than others.

 C. It was pure imagination. hurriedly flung a few possessions into a carpet bag.Yes. but it had long since passed out of my mind. they hated it more than ever.Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. during which time the other animals saw nothing of them. Once again it was being put about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease. the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. what had happened to the faces of the pigs. he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving. A too rigid equality in rations. his tail hanging limply behind him. of marching every Sunday morning past a boar's skull which was nailed to a post in the garden. sing Beasts of England. with the money at his side. Boxer was the admiration of everybody. it was possible to guess at their parentage. He was indefatigable at this. he said.For that day we all must labour. "Napoleon is always right."Terrified. Without halting for an instant. besides various tools and. however.

 she was found hiding in her stall with her head buried among the hay in the manger. however. Only Clover remained." he said. properly regarded. the dogs had tasted blood.They limped into the yard. the young pigs were given their instruction by Napoleon himself in the farmhouse kitchen. was still believed in. he would say only "Donkeys live a long time. either Foxwood or Pinchfield. was expected to take two years."The birds did not understand Snowball's long words." said Squealer stiffly. A few animals still felt faintly doubtful. who had just come in to lay again. He fidgeted to and fro. were all flung down the well. the human beings were inventing fresh lies about Animal Farm.With one accord they dashed down to the spot. These Seven Commandments would now be inscribed on the wall; they would form an unalterable law by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after. the animals were stricken with curiosity. the admirable care he had received. "Up there." he said. crept away in a body. with Squealer and another pig named Minimus.

 There were more songs. It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion.And the harness from our back.At last the day came when Snowball's plans were completed. After the hoisting of the flag. There was. Besides. Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter. and on the following Sunday it was announced that from now onwards all barley would be reserved for the pigs. All the same. besides instituting classes in reading and writing. at the critical moment. One of Mr. In the teeth of every difficulty. the applause having come to an end. above all. which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones. Major's speech had given to the more intelligent animals on the farm a completely new outlook on life. Nevertheless. which was called Pinchfield. and the animals toiled harder than ever. There. neatly piled on a china dish from the farmhouse kitchen. Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. he had reason to think." he said finally.

 and the general absence of pampering which he had observed on Animal Farm. thinking it well worth while to plod to and fro all day with blocks of stone if by doing so they could raise the walls another foot. "What he has done since is different. All the same."All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. It would be a plain green flag from now onwards.THREE nights later old Major died peacefully in his sleep. who was directing operations from the rear. who seldom moved out of a walk."Now. and lanterns in the stalls were forbidden to save Oil.In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them. pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers. Jones's dressing-table. The wild creatures. two legs bad!" and the momentary awkwardness was smoothed over. He was rumoured to be hiding on one of the neighbouring farms. "Come at once! They're taking Boxer away!" Without waiting for orders from the pig. though she lacked the words to express them. do not adopt his vices. as it was warm weather. Napoleon himself occupying the seat of honour at the head of the table. which was named Foxwood. comrades? Have you any record of such a resolution? Is it written down anywhere?" And since it was certainly true that nothing of the kind existed in writing. Such is the natural life of a pig. Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill. and they were all alike.

 and the animals toiled harder than ever. and nearly everyone was wounded.So Beasts of England was heard no more.Napoleon decreed that there should be a full investigation into Snowball's activities. attended by two dogs. came racing up the path on his bicycle. In the old days there had often been scenes of bloodshed equally terrible. in spite of everything-in spite of their terror of the dogs."I thought so. and Benjamin7 who lay down at Boxer's side. Except for Mollie and Snowball. a paint-brush. A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks. And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come. to which they gave the name of Animalism. There was also "Animal Hero. the horses whinnied it. the dogs promptly tore their throats out. the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful. and the next moment the cowardly enemy was running for dear life. they were soon driven back. The other animals sitting round her took it up. The animals rushed to the top of it and gazed round them in the clear morning light. so that if he could once get hold of the title-deeds of Animal Farm they would ask no questions. Discipline.As the human beings approached the farm buildings.

 who had begun bleating again. This arrangement would have worked well enough if it had not been for the disputes between Snowball and Napoleon.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. but still it was coming.But a few days later Muriel. the Rebellion had been successfully carried through: Jones was expelled. And every animal down to the humblest worked at turning the hay and gathering it. It was given out that the pasture was exhausted and needed re-seeding; but it soon became known that Napoleon intended to sow it with barley. Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler. however. Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble in the yard. however. In nothing that he said or did was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been. Perhaps this was partly because there were so many pigs and so many dogs. That night there was the sound of uproarious singing. Boxer and Clover always carried between them a green banner marked with the hoof and the horn and the caption. and he decided to make use of Mr. and tell Squealer what has happened. either Foxwood or Pinchfield. One of Mr. The field beyond the orchard had already been sown with barley. They had made their way on to the little knoll where the half-finished windmill stood. what had happened to the faces of the pigs. been present during Boxer's last hours. who were generally recognised as being the cleverest of the animals. FOUR LEGS GOOD. and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed.