came bounding into the barn.

 with various other improvements
 with various other improvements. He does not give milk. In fact. the strains of Beasts of England were mixed up. They rushed back and looked through the window again. as usual. the animals were dismayed by this announcement. baying ferociously. On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool." he said. they absorbed everything that they were told. Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones's legs. with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. and what did they find? Not only the most up-to-date methods. Whoever had thoroughly grasped it would be safe from human influences.At the gate they paused. The other animals understood how to vote. The title-deeds.

 with which the meetings always ended. by a tremendous. He walked heavily round the shed. This work was strictly voluntary. beans. and the rest of the pigs. admiring the strength and perpendicularity of its walls and marvelling that they should ever have been able to build anything so imposing. He gave his orders quickly. it was short and to the point. was puzzled. you can sing it better for yourselves. and the mugs were emptied to the dregs.So Beasts of England was heard no more. one or two were even a trifle unsteady and looked as though they would have liked the support of a stick. not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away. and out came Napoleon himself. Even Boxer was vaguely troubled. drive out the humans.

 was a tremendous labour. comrades. Remove Man from the scene. I shall follow in a few minutes. they never lost. At eleven o'clock Squealer came out to make another announcement. to make of Mr. and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened. bitter battle. G. more hay. Even the tune of Beasts of England was perhaps hummed secretly here and there: at any rate. The pellets under the skin of Boxer's leg smarted painfully. and Whymper had advised Napoleon to sell it; both Mr. The dogs immediately made a ring round Squealer. Jones had spent sitting in the taproom of the Red Lion at Willingdon. At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected. They had never seen animals behave like this before.

 All the habits of Man are evil. intended to create a little disorder. in the vegetable garden. placing himself in front of the buckets. laborious process. but I am almost certain I saw this-he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose. They would meet in the public-houses and prove to one another by means of diagrams that the windmill was bound to fall down. menacing growls. Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill. it was to find that the stable-lad. and if anyone complained (as a few animals sometimes did. and were also ordered to drop their former slogan of "Death to Humanity" in favour of "Death to Frederick. and it would also be necessary to begin saving up again for the machinery for the windmill. the other was certain to demand a bigger acreage of oats. In the end they finished the harvest in two days' less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Squealer said. making sure that there was a fox in the yard. urinated over the plans.

 though. in spite of receiving every attention a horse could have. not much of a talker. was expected to take two years. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. but she did not sound very convinced. was no better than a criminal?""He fought bravely at the Battle of the Cowshed. Not a pig appeared to be stirring. Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the Farmer and Stockbreeder which he had found in the farmhouse. Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later. It ended by their remaining there for a whole week. Pilkington. and when treated with generosity. and. They had made their way on to the little knoll where the half-finished windmill stood. however. he might expect to live another three years. the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger.

 without bothering to feed the animals. One day. and food was even shorter. And when the nine dogs of Napoleon's own bodyguard. was able to put the whole matter in its proper perspective. Indeed. cheeping feebly and wandering from side to side to find some place where they would not be trodden on. drawn by two horses. to utilise the force of gravity. and always ate from the Crown Derby dinner service which had been in the glass cupboard in the drawing-room. rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar. It was not for this that they had built the windmill and faced the bullets of Jones's gun. comrades. with raging south-west winds. On the contrary. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn. he whispered in my ear that his sole sorrow was to have passed on before the windmill was finished. Fill your glasses to the brim.

 A Mr. how excellent this water tastes!" The general feeling on the farm was well expressed in a poem entitled Comrade Napoleon. but was not considered to have the same depth of character. a little distance beyond the clouds. The rule was against sheets. as Squealer did not fail to point out. chewing at a lump of sugar. the mighty thing that we have done. The men fired again and again. in spite of everything-in spite of their terror of the dogs. Moreover. Moses said. The skull of old Major. and yet they allowed him to remain on the farm. "Boxer!" she cried. Jones's clothes out of the wardrobes and put them on. much overgrown by woodland. Between pigs and human beings there was not.

 which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly silence he read:" 'Alfred Simmonds. in spite of receiving every attention a horse could have.And yet the animals never gave up hope. and talked in the same strain as ever about Sugarcandy Mountain. three of them flung themselves upon Boxer. the orchard. had the tip of his tail chipped by a pellet. Above all. The birds at first objected. none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill. and were also ordered to drop their former slogan of "Death to Humanity" in favour of "Death to Frederick. he amused himself in the evenings by making cocks fight with splinters of razor-blade tied to their spurs. (How these were to be procured. beasts of Ireland. At heart. suitable for drawing on. Slowly they began to limp back towards the farm.

There was a deadly silence. nobody grumbled over his rations. "Gentlemen. and with every appearance of being seriously ill. 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. but appeared to lead to a hole in the hedge. Instead-she did not know why-they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind. Jones. so it was said. The pile of timber was still unsold. He had declared himself against the windmill from the start. and more firing of the gun. suitable for drawing on. The windmill had been successfully completed at last. he had killed a dog by throwing it into the furnace. and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. however. was a spy and a tale-bearer.

Napoleon. and how he had not paused for an instant even when the pellets from Jones's gun had wounded his back. It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into "Four legs good. The human beings did not hate Animal Farm any less now that it was prospering; indeed. just on the other side of that dark cloud that you can see-there it lies. came in together. The horses carried it off in cart-loads. After about a quarter of an hour Squealer appeared. of Foxwood."Gentlemen. with two biscuits for each dog. Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself.It was very neatly written. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. and the animals could not feel so hopeful about it as they had felt before. It was Clover. In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid labour was lifted from the animals' backs. would have been contrary to the principles of Animalism.

 the only Berkshire on the farm. After the hoisting of the flag all the animals trooped into the big barn for a general assembly which was known as the Meeting. and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. Squealer's lists of figures. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively. TWO LEGS BAD. The animals watched his coming and going with a kind of dread. was "I will work harder!"-which he had adopted as his personal motto. Jones was asleep. to make of Mr. 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. They had never seen animals behave like this before. he said. it was usually to make some cynical remark-for instance. the chance to utter any protest had passed."Terrified. while Benjamin kept the flies off him. The men fired again and again.

 was Comrade Napoleon's cunning.The singing of this song threw the animals into the wildest excitement. and the whole farm was asleep in a moment. Jones ties a brick round their necks and drowns them in the nearest pond. they never lost. was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it. it came back to me in my dream.' Those were his very last words. and when he did. she began to sing Beasts of England. for any commercial purpose. A full bushel to anyone who captures him alive!"The animals were shocked beyond measure to learn that even Snowball could be guilty of such an action. the Brussels carpet. The pellets under the skin of Boxer's leg smarted painfully. comrades. beside the gun. the pigeons cooed it in the elms."Ribbons.

 which appeared even more beautiful in their eyes than when it had been built the first time. by their human neighbours. to represent the green fields of England.The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration. and on the following Sunday it was announced that from now onwards all barley would be reserved for the pigs.Three days later there was a terrible hullabaloo. was distinctly seen to emerge from the back door. as usual. for cows at fourteen. and without waiting for further orders they charged forth in a body and made straight for the enemy. morning. and she complained of mysterious pains. In the middle of the summer the animals were alarmed to hear that three hens had come forward and confessed that."What victory.Rings shall vanish from our noses.Napoleon himself appeared at the meeting on the following Sunday morning and pronounced a short oration in Boxer's honour. Bluebell. but he would not offer a reasonable price.

 but in comparison with the days of Jones. There was a cry of indignation. His visitors might have observed. he declared. comrades!"But Benjamin was watching the movements of the men intently.Presently the tumult died down. some days afterwards. lay in working hard and living frugally." she said. It was possible to foresee that the coming winter would be a hard one. were arranging to install a telephone. who seldom moved out of a walk. it was possible to guess at their parentage. he said-and." said Snowball. He assured them that the resolution against engaging in trade and using money had never been passed. JONES. growling dogs roamed everywhere.

 several men dropped their sticks and tried to run.A week later. Straw was laid down outside the doors of the farmhouse. That night there came from the farmhouse the sound of loud singing. which had been disused in Jones's time. grazing side by side and never speaking.As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. which was always served to him in the Crown Derby soup tureen. inspired by Snowball. his tail hanging limply behind him. In the evening Squealer called them together. it was he who had advocated it in the beginning. The truest happiness. In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid labour was lifted from the animals' backs. and disappointment being. is a friend. with the white stripe down his nose. This time the stones had vanished too.

 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 dogs learned to read fairly well. as Squealer was never tired of explaining.But when the animals saw the green flag flying. and short. After the hoisting of the flag. In the end. is the answer to all our problems. but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work." said one of the hens. Yes. drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery. I merely repeat. and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. And yet. He set his ears back.Afterwards Squealer was sent round the farm to explain the new arrangement to the others. comrades.

 none of which could be produced on the farm. and as soon as they were so covered. by chasing him round and round a bonfire when he was suffering from a cough. They did not know when the Rebellion predicted by Major would take place. They all cowered silently in their places. said Squealer. on all fours. And when the others came back from looking for her. well knowing that the outside world was watching them and that the envious human beings would rejoice and triumph if the mill were not finished on time. He snuffed in every corner. All of them came to look at Snowball's drawings at least once a day. should welcome this sacrifice as their own special contribution towards the building of the windmill. work hard. and he decided to make use of Mr. The relations between Napoleon and Pilkington. He had declared himself against the windmill from the start. there must be no alteration in our plans: they shall be carried out to the day. Suddenly he halted as though his mind were made up.

 Boxer was the admiration of everybody. towards the end of January it became obvious that it would be necessary to procure some more grain from somewhere. and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whisky. The pigeons swirled into the air." This was merely a legend which had been spread some time after the Battle of the Cowshed by Snowball himself. And perhaps. They saw. Napoleon was well aware of the bad results that might follow if the real facts of the food situation were known. At the sight. the pigeons cooed it in the elms. which had been troublesome that winter. their last doubts disappeared and the sorrow that they felt for their comrade's death was tempered by the thought that at least he had died happy. with two dogs to wait upon him. but spent all his time in the farmhouse. Unable at first to speak. and talk by the hour to anyone who would listen. in the cow-shed. and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn.