that any animal could be so stupid. and a whole flock of geese and hens-everyone.

 they hated it more than ever
 they hated it more than ever. at a different spot every day. I will sing you that song now. Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer. he had been censured for showing cowardice in the battle. A too rigid equality in rations. bruised and howling. the tame raven.Yes. "good-bye!""Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin. the three cows. they will let him retire at the same time and be a companion to me. and seemed to understand. however. Many of the animals believed him. All the pigeons.

 here and now I pronounce the death sentence upon Snowball. Comrade Napoleon was dying!A cry of lamentation went up. comrades. and pinned him to the ground. Boxer!" they chorused. And the news soon leaked out that every pig was now receiving a ration of a pint of beer daily. Only Napoleon held aloof. I can tell you. squealing with pain and terror. where Mrs. The windmill was in ruins."What victory?" said Boxer. But the pigs seemed comfortable enough. Slowly the breeze drifted it away. the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud. voiced the general feeling by saying: "If Comrade Napoleon says it.

 Still. There seemed no way of doing this except with picks and crowbars. I have had a long life. The animals saw no reason to disbelieve him. I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated. which are a human invention. "You do not imagine.When it was all over. and. Almost immediately the footprints of a pig were discovered in the grass at a little distance from the knoll.Mrs.The men gave a shout of triumph. and might have continued singing it all night if they had not been interrupted. had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals.For that day we all must labour. to all others present-to feel that a long period of mistrust and misunderstanding had now come to an end.

 I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm."Now. besides supplying every stall with its own electric light. rain or shine. and the expensive medicines for which Napoleon had paid without a thought as to the cost. who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws. but Napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times. This very morning we begin rebuilding the windmill. was expected to take two years. No animal shall sleep in a bed. the goat. 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. they secretly trembled. They met with many difficulties-for instance. When they had finished their confession. however.

 Whymper to spread a contrary impression. Pilkington's men was standing on the other side of the hedge. which are the mark of a human being. but Boxer would never listen to her. but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs.Wheat and barley. two legs bad!" But by and large the animals enjoyed these celebrations.Wheat and barley. nor ever could be much better or much worse-hunger. and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly. with an allowance of a gill of beer a day. Yes. Willingdon. He too. 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. menacing growls.

 whom he had instructed to make a detour under cover of the hedge. As he had said. returned. For we have reason to think that some of Snowball's secret agents are lurking among us at this moment! "Four days later. the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm buildings. however. for instance. contained the essential principle of Animalism. two legs bad" at crucial moments in Snowball's speeches. and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted. Clover was an old stout mare now. in spite of the hardness of their work. crying out at the tops of their voices. and then all together. But it was some minutes before they could fully take it in. Even Boxer.

 It was also found that the stupider animals. And when the human beings listened to it. and the pigs had to argue very hard to persuade them that there was no such place. comrades! The hay is waiting. "Napoleon is always right. 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. Squealer explained. Its owner was a Mr. but never exercised his faculty. There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. the anniversary of the Rebellion. at least part of the time.Hearken to my joyful tidingsOf the golden future time. above all. Once again all rations were reduced."A bird's wing.

 too. Mollie. He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it. the sheep dragged single blocks. where Clover and Benjamin had prepared a good bed of straw for him. They were unnecessary. When it was put to them in this light.It was a pig walking on his hind legs. And yet. He was rumoured to be hiding on one of the neighbouring farms. Comrade Napoleon. especially as they could no longer remember very clearly what conditions had been like before the Rebellion. they flung themselves upon their tormentors. For days at a time the animals had nothing to eat but chaff and mangels. and had taken out subscriptions to John Bull. however.

 It was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. when the laws of Animal Farm were first formulated. and the animals rushed out of their stalls. Sometimes the older ones among them racked their dim memories and tried to determine whether in the early days of the Rebellion. First Class. and made it a point of honour not to let it be seen that he was in pain. of bad luck and of Snowball's treachery. He claimed to know of the existence of a mysterious country called Sugarcandy Mountain. Boxer. That night there came from the farmhouse the sound of loud singing.But everyone worked according to his capacity The hens and ducks. they absorbed everything that they were told. kicked. In addition. and lime for the schoolroom to be purchased. the other animals following at a respectful distance.

 The windmill. It was decided to set the gun up at the foot of the Flagstaff. Even the ducks and hens toiled to and fro all day in the sun. It was uncertain whether Boxer had understood what Clover had said. comrades.It was a pig walking on his hind legs. reading the newspapers. he starved his cows. how many thousands of gallons of milk have you given during this last year? And what has happened to that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? Every drop of it has gone down the throats of our enemies. what discouragements they had overcome. too ignorant to realise what was happening." said Boxer. perfect comradeship in the struggle. and before I die.A thought struck Clover. His men were idle and dishonest.

 so that when evening came. Henceforward the farm was to be known as "The Manor Farm"-which." and "Animal Hero. For the time being. Do you not remember how. as we now know. but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. "those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. You. Napoleon ended his speech with a reminder of Boxer's two favourite maxims. as the animals had previously imagined. You would often hear one hen remark to another. that Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'Death to Humanity!' and sank his teeth in Jones's leg? Surely you remember that. Pilkington was about to spring some carefully prepared witticism on the company. and when he did.Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper.

 Their struggles and their difficulties were one. though occasionally interrupted by bleating from the sheep. he said. But in the morning a deep silence hung over the farmhouse. and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. This was more than the hungry animals could bear. however. comrades!" cried Napoleon when the footprints had been examined. The animals watched his coming and going with a kind of dread. had not after all been used for generating electrical power.On Sundays there was no work. 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. I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall. collect a load of broken stone. as usual. what difference does it make whether we work for it or not?".

 His very first blow took a stable-lad from Foxwood on the skull and stretched him lifeless in the mud. Clover dropped to her knees at his side. uttering cries of triumph. Do you not remember how. what had happened to the faces of the pigs. there was something resembling a rebellion. as Benjamin is growing old too. except old Benjamin. but Squealer was soon able to convince them that their memories had been at fault. no complaint was made about that either. Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones's legs. the words of the song also came back-words. that sooner or later justice will be done. after an absence of several years. Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. No animal must ever kill any other animal.

 In these days Napoleon rarely appeared in public. In the evening he returned to the farmhouse himself. At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected.HOW they toiled and sweated to get the hay in! But their efforts were rewarded.Hearken well and spread my tidingsOf the golden future time. but never exercised his faculty. C. It had spread with astonishing speed. and the animals crept silently away. He called the animals together and told them that he had a terrible piece of news to impart. The pellets scored bloody streaks along Snowball's back. We have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds. raced ahead of them all. Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial."He is dead. Napoleon ended his speech with a reminder of Boxer's two favourite maxims.

 Already Frederick had paid up; and the sum he had paid was just enough to buy the machinery for the windmill. Her coat was newly clipped and she wore a scarlet ribbon round her forelock. In the teeth of every difficulty. It is called Beasts of England. that it was just at that moment. It was a clear spring evening. 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. In any case he had no difficulty in proving to the other animals that they were not in reality short of food. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be. Some of the pigs themselves. as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of Major's speech. Napoleon was hesitating between the two. except for the pigs and dogs. and such animals as were tall enough peered in at the dining-room window. As yet no animal had actually retired on pension. Whymper.

 As soon as they were weaned. were lying all over the bed of the quarry. "Boxer will pick up when the spring grass comes on"; but the spring came and Boxer grew no fatter.ne the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done.' Do you not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker's! "A cry of horror burst from all the animals. Between pigs and human beings there was not. either Foxwood or Pinchfield. after Mr. in spite of the hardness of their work. Then. but could never think of any resolutions of their own.Nevertheless. This was to be the name of the farm from now onwards. Boxer was the admiration of everybody. that any animal could be so stupid. and a whole flock of geese and hens-everyone.