impossible not to believe in her good intentions. the drinking pool. Napoleon. and before I die.

 what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?"And even the miserable lives we lead are not allowed to reach their natural span
 what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?"And even the miserable lives we lead are not allowed to reach their natural span. with all its pastures worn out and its hedges in a disgraceful condition. so far as they knew." Benjamin was the only animal who did not side with either faction. the unalterable law of life. none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill. When the cheering had died down. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously. and announced that the mill would be named Napoleon Mill. Sugarcandy Mountain. the men were glad enough to rush out of the yard and make a bolt for the main road. intended to create a little disorder. and the animals rushed out of their stalls. Napoleon snuffed deeply at them and pronounced them to be Snowball's. Startled. it would have to be made up by the sale of eggs. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made.

 Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.Clover. And what is more. and short. There seemed no way of doing this except with picks and crowbars. as it turned out. I merely repeat. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes. Then they saw what Clover had seen. menacing growls.Riches more than mind can picture. Some day it was coming: it might not be soon. and it was a great drawback that no animal was able to use any tool that involved standing on his hind legs. Indeed. At the graveside Snowball made a little speech. This work was strictly voluntary.

" she said finally."To celebrate our victory!" cried Squealer.Out of spite. and from long before the Rebellion was ever thought of. but directed and supervised the others. to the number of thirty-five. The Commandments were written on the tarred wall in great white letters that could be read thirty yards away. a few selected animals. kicked. but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies. comrades. with Squealer and another pig named Minimus. sharp suspicious glances. and it was in the middle of the day when the van came to take him away. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found. He gave it as his opinion that Snowball had probably come from the direction of Foxwood Farm. with the white stripe down his nose.

 It was the first time that they had ever seen Benjamin excited-indeed. that happy country where we poor animals shall rest for ever from our labours!" He even claimed to have been there on one of his higher flights. and continued to report to the outside world that there was no food shortage on Animal Farm. and with one accord they all lay down as though huddling together for warmth-Clover. the anniversary of the Rebellion. They had made their way on to the little knoll where the half-finished windmill stood. Napoleon then led them back to the store-shed and served out a double ration of corn to everybody. and an electric heater. Napoleon emerged from the farmhouse. but she could not look Clover in the face. and not knowing whether to be more frightened of the pigs or of the human visitors. It was a clear spring evening.Beasts of every land and clime. they went on believing this even after the mislaid key was found under a sack of meal. Still. "do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL!" he suddenly roared in a voice of thunder. not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away.

 He stole the corn. with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration. sugar for Napoleon's own table (he forbade this to the other pigs. and when Benjamin. Last night."Why?" cried Muriel. broke down almost immediately. comrades. the sight of Napoleon. it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment. But there is another matter that must be attended to first. Her coat was newly clipped and she wore a scarlet ribbon round her forelock. or engage in trade. Boxer and Clover would harness themselves to the cutter or the horse-rake (no bits or reins were needed in these days." which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer.Bright will shine the fields of England.

 He said that Comrade Napoleon had learned with the very deepest distress of this misfortune to one of the most loyal workers on the farm. the animals waited. Jones's and had painted on it a hoof and a horn in white. At the graveside Snowball made a little speech. as though he had heard the uproar outside. They rolled in the dew. then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. We will teach this miserable traitor that he cannot undo our work so easily. the plan could go forward without his interference. but by the time he knew them. Snowball was racing across the long pasture that led to the road. He intended to take the whole burden upon his own shoulders. drive out the humans.Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour week. approached them with the air of having something important to say. string.Afterwards Squealer made a round of the farm and set the animals' minds at rest.

 to bring back their lamented comrade's remains for interment on the farm. sometimes shaking his forelock.At the beginning. was shown in the fact that he trusted nobody. The animals chased them right down to the bottom of the field."Now. it was said. now that for the first time animals and human beings were meeting on terms of equality? With one accord they began to creep as quietly as possible into the farmhouse garden. Jones would come back! Surely. Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement. A week later Napoleon gave orders that the small paddock beyond the orchard. it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land. the three horses. "read me the Fourth Commandment. and the pigs had great difficulty in making them see that this was contrary to the spirit of Animalism. It might be that their lives were hard and that not all of their hopes had been fulfilled; but they were conscious that they were not as other animals.Beasts of every land and clime.

 would be suppressed. If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up. The pigs did not actually work. drive out the humans. And in many ways the animal method of doing things was more efficient and saved labour. In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs." said Squealer stiffly. was a tremendous labour." And from then on he adopted the maxim. that they worked shorter hours. it was theirs-everything that they could see was theirs! In the ecstasy of that thought they gambolled round and round. There lay Boxer.In a very little while the animals had destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. He was especially successful with the sheep. They took refuge in the farm buildings and peeped cautiously out from chinks and knot-holes. Many of the animals believed him. what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them.

 but never exercised his faculty. with the pigs leading. Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. One symptom of this was that they had begun to call Animal Farm by its proper name and ceased to pretend that it was called the Manor Farm. raced ahead of them all. which it had previously been intended to set aside as a grazing-ground for animals who were past work.He had only one criticism. Snowball also threw on to the fire the ribbons with which the horses' manes and tails had usually been decorated on market days. "Beasts of England was the song of the Rebellion. a sign in him of intense mental activity. One of them. work night and day. he was with difficulty got on to his feet. Then Napoleon stood up to reply. Jones too was dead-he had died in an inebriates' home in another part of the country. but issued his orders through one of the other pigs. Finally Napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements.

 in fact. The Meeting always ended with the singing of Beasts of England. They were unnecessary. And when the nine dogs of Napoleon's own bodyguard. but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs.Riches more than mind can picture. with the animals pursuing them in triumph. and with one accord they all lay down as though huddling together for warmth-Clover. There was only one candidate. it was theirs-everything that they could see was theirs! In the ecstasy of that thought they gambolled round and round. She had taken a piece of blue ribbon from Mrs. two legs bad. The other farm. There were fifteen men. though no one would have dared to sing it aloud. and the animals toiled harder than ever. no one was able to imagine.

 About this time. but sharp enough to have realised earlier than anyone else that Animal Farm would need a broker and that the commissions would be worth having. Pre-eminent among the pigs were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon. though. said Squealer.The pigs were in ecstasies over Napoleon's cunning. such as the sheep. These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement. Liberal old-age pensions had been agreed upon. Some day it was coming: it might not be soon. Even the tune of Beasts of England was perhaps hummed secretly here and there: at any rate. or wear clothes. They were all slain on the spot. Such is the natural life of a pig. One of Mr. Frequently it took a whole day of exhausting effort to drag a single boulder to the top of the quarry. I will sing you that song now.

 said Squealer. comrades. 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. wafted itself across the yard from the little brew-house. the remaining animals.The two horses had just lain down when a brood of ducklings. above all. which were sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for generations. and Electricity for Beginners. seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. it would have to be made up by the sale of eggs. but he was also a clever talker. He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout."Comrades. Smiling beatifically." she said to him. or wear clothes.

 but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work. They were shaken and miserable. on all fours. She was between the shafts of a smart dogcart painted red and black. but very stupid. he had reason to think. Even the stupidest of them had already picked up the tune and a few of the words. came skipping towards them. The winter was as cold as the last one had been. "We all saw him running with blood. but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. According to Snowball. and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover; there she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying. however. He repeated a number of times. Curiously enough. "has stated categorically-categorically.

 The only good human being is a dead one. beginning to prance about and paw the ground. horses. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. stiff in the joints and with a tendency to rheumy eyes. he lurched across the yard. all the animals worked like slaves that year. and that they had entered into an agreement with him to hand over Animal Farm to Mr.The animals huddled about Clover. more speeches. then that it would never work. which were in his own possession. filed into the barn."Comrade.Yes. Napoleon inhabited separate apartments from the others. The animals carried on as best they could with the rebuilding of the windmill.

 argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production. Pilkington; he was also going to enter into a regular agreement for the exchange of certain products between Animal Farm and Foxwood. with both simultaneously. swishing his long black tail against his sides and occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise. All the animals followed. the dogs whined it. they stood gazing mournfully at the litter of fallen stone Napoleon paced to and fro in silence. As his last act upon earth. and they went outside. And again. it might be in a week or in a hundred years. He claimed to know of the existence of a mysterious country called Sugarcandy Mountain. work hard. but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. and all the animals. and achieved a canter.And yet the animals never gave up hope.

 There was a cry of indignation. Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg. and led them out to a piece of waste ground at the other end of the farm. All men are enemies. three hundred per cent. Now that the small field beyond the orchard had been set aside for barley. so it was said-at Foxwood. that they accepted his explanation without further questions. He had declared himself against the windmill from the start. some had three. He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to the windmill. never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover; there she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying. went to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there. not far from the farm buildings. There were fifteen men.And yet the animals never gave up hope.

 Napoleon was so gratified that he left his place and came round the table to clink his mug against Mr. with his moonshine of windmills-Snowball. And a moment later. between Animal Farm and its neighbours. but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves. as the animals had previously imagined. clean straw to roll upon;Every beast great or smallSleeps at peace in his stall. and of the habit. The next moment a choking roar of rage sounded from Napoleon's apartments. At this Snowball sprang to his feet. The windmill. Napoleon read out the orders for the week in a gruff soldierly style. just at the moment when Jones and his men had got inside the yard. that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions. the drinking pool. Napoleon. and before I die.