had quieted down.Napoleon decreed that there should be a full investigation into Snowball's activities.

 when no pigs or dogs were near) that they wasted time and meant a lot of standing about in the cold
 when no pigs or dogs were near) that they wasted time and meant a lot of standing about in the cold. but Squealer was soon able to convince them that their memories had been at fault. now. one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. he believed. tortured one another with red-hot horseshoes. The harvest was a little less successful than in the previous year. it came back to me in my dream. sand. And so. And at the end. came racing up the path on his bicycle. But in the morning a deep silence hung over the farmhouse. was something called tactics. He seldom talked. The pigs' ears were bleeding.Bit and spur shall rust forever. life would go on as it had always gone on-that is.

 was shown in the fact that he trusted nobody. the sheep were sure to silence him with a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones. tell them the story of the Rebellion. No one noticed the wondering faces of the animals that gazed in at the window. How these were to be procured. Kennels Supplied. and if anyone complained (as a few animals sometimes did. Their struggles and their difficulties were one. and an electric milking machine. Sometimes the older ones among them racked their dim memories and tried to determine whether in the early days of the Rebellion. terrified." he said. who looked round. H. Fill your glasses to the brim. It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. and two geese were killed.

 he was sure. willing workers and good comrades. They had just noticed this when a cry of despair broke from every animal's throat. They had never seen animals behave like this before.Hearken well and spread my tidingsOf the golden future time. they will let him retire at the same time and be a companion to me. in spite of everything-in spite of their terror of the dogs. Snowball did not deny that to build it would be a difficult business. "Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed. Her old eyes looked dimmer than ever. Smiling beatifically. never to make use of money-had not these been among the earliest resolutions passed at that first triumphant Meeting after Jones was expelled? All the animals remembered passing such resolutions: or at least they thought that they remembered it.Early in October. the animals were dismayed by this announcement. the lithograph of Queen Victoria over the drawing-room mantelpiece. the instrument with which he does all his mischief. some of the animals were disturbed when they heard that the pigs not only took their meals in the kitchen and used the drawing-room as a recreation room. On Sunday mornings Squealer.

 Some progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed. and which stood beyond the kitchen. drawn by two horses. Nothing short of explosives would lay them low this time! And when they thought of how they had laboured. on the ground that it made them fat). One day. swishing his long black tail against his sides and occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise. the chance to utter any protest had passed. however. he said. Since Jones had left the farm. or even carried her off with them.Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out. by chasing him round and round a bonfire when he was suffering from a cough. never criticising. that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions. and the animals walked on tiptoe. body and soul.

"Boxer!" she cried. He intended to take the whole burden upon his own shoulders. unable to make up his mind. And a moment later. The pigeons swirled into the air. It was decided to set the gun up at the foot of the Flagstaff. their trotters being well adapted to this task. they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm. a violent quarrel was in progress. it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment. First came the three dogs."Is it not crystal clear.Now. 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. but with a reputation for getting his own way. He fell silent for a moment.On the day appointed for the banquet. feeling against Frederick continued to run high.

 F. It was also more suited to the dignity of the Leader (for of late he had taken to speaking of Napoleon under the title of "Leader") to live in a house than in a mere sty. and plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses. presided over by himself. and had a way of leaving work early on the ground that there was a stone in her hoof. There was. life would go on as it had always gone on-that is. without bothering to feed the animals." said one of the hens. asked somebody. Suddenly he halted as though his mind were made up. Hidden under the straw was a little pile of lump sugar and several bunches of ribbon of different colours. His two slogans. but also slept in the beds. Snowball stood up and. They would meet in the public-houses and prove to one another by means of diagrams that the windmill was bound to fall down. and they opened fire as soon as they got within fifty yards. the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger.

 he would ask the company to rise to their feet and make certain that their glasses were full. and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin. No animal shall drink alcohol. One afternoon in late February a warm. and he decided to make use of Mr.One day in early summer Squealer ordered the sheep to follow him. I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated. Any animal caught singing it was given a flogging on the spot. and would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions. together with the regular work of the farm. A terrible sight had met their eyes. lashing out in all directions. This work was strictly voluntary. seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen. It was a savage. For a minute or two they stood gazing at the tatted wall with its white lettering. Frederick of Pinchfield-but never. who seldom moved out of a walk.

 But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made. The two with the hammer and the crowbar were drilling a hole near the base of the windmill. There seemed no way of doing this except with picks and crowbars. which was the signal for retreat. When they were all gathered together. Jones had been used to wear on Sundays. I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech.AS WINTER drew on. 'Animal Hero. the instrument with which he does all his mischief. the animals crept back into the barn."Bravery is not enough. and they did not like to think of their sick comrade in the hands of human beings." said one of the hens. Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been."And now. They had started the rebuilding of the windmill the day after the victory celebrations were ended Boxer refused to take even a day off work.

 He sets them to work. He was closeted there for hours at a time."Comrades. and various new buildings had been added to it. but directed and supervised the others. They took their exercise in the garden. As yet no animal had actually retired on pension. The fear and despair they had felt a moment earlier were drowned in their rage against this vile. The seasons came and went. rich. rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. at which he yelled horribly. Pilkington; he was also going to enter into a regular agreement for the exchange of certain products between Animal Farm and Foxwood. The banknotes were forgeries! Frederick had got the timber for nothing!Napoleon called the animals together immediately and in a terrible voice pronounced the death sentence upon Frederick. The truest happiness. He would perch on a stump. And when they heard the gun booming and saw the green flag fluttering at the masthead. the Order of the Green Banner.

 not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away.The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses. Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm. One false step. "Do you not see what they are doing? In another moment they are going to pack blasting powder into that hole. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him. and shouting down the sheep. now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech. They were fine upstanding beasts. No animal in England is free. I propose this question to the meeting: Are rats comrades?"The vote was taken at once. then the cows.As they approached the farm Squealer. Then there was a deafening roar. He too. the object of which was to celebrate the struggles and triumphs of Animal Farm. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. They did not know when the Rebellion predicted by Major would take place.

 the lithograph of Queen Victoria over the drawing-room mantelpiece. Of the two. and of the habit. it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. it was usually to make some cynical remark-for instance. At this Snowball sprang to his feet. through Whymper. who in fact was only stunned. and the animals were underfed. then the pigeons reported that they had seen her on the other side of Willingdon." concluded Mr. It was almost unbelievable. and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it. on all fours. but Boxer never faltered. They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting. no one was able to imagine. they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment.

On the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion. and had worked out a complicated scheme for all the animals to drop their dung directly in the fields. and made his way up to bed. a mangel-slicer. A few animals still felt faintly doubtful. asked somebody. not even when the pigs took Mr. comrades!" they shouted. Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble in the yard. But there is another matter that must be attended to first. who is even now plotting to attack us and take our farm away from us! Snowball is to act as his guide when the attack begins. and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever. Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler. but. In desperation the animals began appealing to the two horses which drew the van to stop. Many meetings were held in the big barn. To that horror we all must come-cows. their enemies in flight.

 Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs. 'Forward in the name of the Rebellion. each recounting his own exploits in the battle at the top of his voice. who happened to be passing at this moment. the dog-chains. as usual. while Benjamin turned around and lashed at them with his small hoofs. and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. and in summer by the flies. And Boxer put out his nose to sniff at the bank-notes. the sheep. He seldom talked. said that he refused to meddle in such matters. mistaken ideas had been current. although her appetite was excellent. said Napoleon. We pigs are brainworkers. and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose.

 there must be no alteration in our plans: they shall be carried out to the day.4. as Benjamin is growing old too.The animals were thoroughly frightened. and on occasion a shot was fired from the gun. All the habits of Man are evil. Moreover. After the harvest there was a stretch of clear dry weather. who were generally recognised as being the cleverest of the animals. executed by Squealer in white paint. "read me the Fourth Commandment."Frightened though they were. perfect comradeship in the struggle. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him. more hay.5. who. This time they did not heed the cruel pellets that swept over them like hail.

 "Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed. Even when you have conquered him.At about the same time it was given out that Napoleon had arranged to sell the pile of timber to Mr. Mollie?""He didn't! I wasn't! It isn't true!" cried Mollie." he said quietly. and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. was smaller and better kept."Mollie! Look me in the face. which was started in March. Today we begin the hay harvest. comrades. And when the nine dogs of Napoleon's own bodyguard. Such were her thoughts. For the time being. would you. with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut. it might even be necessary to reduce their rations. They were the same four pigs as had protested when Napoleon abolished the Sunday Meetings.

 It was Clover. and his eyes were full of tears. I dislike them myself. were hungry and laborious; was it not right and just that a better world should exist somewhere else? A thing that was difficult to determine was the attitude of the pigs towards Moses. a solicitor in a very small way of business. Pilkington's before emptying it. Jones. was Comrade Napoleon's cunning. then paused and added impressively: "I warn every animal on this farm to keep his eyes very wide open. bangings on the table. The pigs did not actually work. I cannot describe that dream to you. Soon there were five buckets of frothing creamy milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest. but he would not offer a reasonable price. he came creeping in under cover of darkness and performed all kinds of mischief.Yes. the stones they had broken and carried so laboriously scattered all around. the horses whinnied it.

 it might not be with in the lifetime of any animal now living. where the human beings had been turned out and the animals managed their own affairs. which appeared even more beautiful in their eyes than when it had been built the first time. for sheep at seven. Pilkington's men was standing on the other side of the hedge. No creature called any other creature "Master.Yes. Surely. had entered the five-barred gate and were coming up the cart-track that led to the farm. huddling together. two legs bad!" But by and large the animals enjoyed these celebrations. "has stated categorically-categorically. The attempt to tame the wild creatures. Many animals had been born to whom the Rebellion was only a dim tradition. you do not want Jones back?"Once again this argument was unanswerable. the short animal lives fled by. and with every appearance of being seriously ill. and what did they find? Not only the most up-to-date methods.

 and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm. This. it got into the din of the smithies and the tune of the church bells. Much of this work was of a kind that the other animals were too ignorant to understand. when the corn was cut and stacked and some of it was already threshed. The hens. Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. For some time nobody spoke. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him. Snowball suddenly turned and fled. and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence. the sheep were sure to silence him with a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. and with a piece of chalk gripped between the knuckles of his trotter. at a squeal from Snowball. Finally Napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements. One of them. And by the time the sheep had quieted down.Napoleon decreed that there should be a full investigation into Snowball's activities.